7:38 The one you're calling…10:08 Our mission is this…14:30 Our job isn't to…23:10 To operate together in…
Community & unityFrom the masjid's own video, Apr 3, 2026.

Put the Ummah before your name

Al-Mu'min Mosque

“If someone else is serving this Dean in a capacity better than I am, I should want them to succeed.”

The khateeb, at 10:08

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In one sentence

The Muslim Ummah will advance when individuals and organizations abandon scarcity and fear, stop competing destructively, and cooperate for Allah's mission rather than their own names.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Opening praise, testimony, and reminders about taqwa, kinship, truthful speech, and obedience.
  2. The speaker identifies scarcity thinking and fear as barriers within Muslim communities.
  3. He emphasizes Allah's limitless provision and urges expansive dua.
  4. He criticizes organizations for protecting brands and competing destructively instead of serving the deen.
  5. He applies the critique to his own leadership experience and need for personal change.
  6. He closes by urging cooperation, self-correction, and commitment to advancing the deen without seeking credit.
Try this week
Make expansive dua instead of limiting requests according to human assumptions.
Cooperate with other organizations and want good for them when they serve the deen well.
Share the message without trying to control how people respond.
Examine personal and communal obstacles, then begin changing them.
Follow divine guidance while putting the Ummah's mission ahead of personal or institutional branding.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“The one you're calling on is not limited by your limitations.”
Al-Mu'min Mosque · Fort Worth, TX
Play from 7:38
“Our mission is this Dean. If someone else is serving this Dean in a capacity better than I am, I should want them to succeed.”
Al-Mu'min Mosque · Fort Worth, TX
Play from 10:08
“Our job isn't to change people's minds. Our job is to put the message out there. The law will cause it to do what it's going to do.”
Al-Mu'min Mosque · Fort Worth, TX
Play from 14:30
“To operate together in a way that pushes this deed forward.”
Al-Mu'min Mosque · Fort Worth, TX
Play from 23:10
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah says that Allah's generosity is not limited, so Muslims should not act as if they must fight one another for scarce opportunities. Our shared mission is to serve the faith, even when another person or organization can do part of that work better than we can. The speaker asks us to replace fear, pride, and protecting our names with cooperation, sincere dua, and willingness to change ourselves. We should follow Allah's guidance, help good work succeed, and focus on what benefits the wider Ummah.

  1. What does it mean to want good for someone else’s good work?
  2. When have you seen teamwork accomplish more than competition?
  3. What is one helpful change you could make this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Al-Mu'min Mosque3528 Westfield Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76133ArchiveAll khutbahs at Al-Mu'min Mosque44 khutbahs
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