The Prophets & seerahFrom the masjid's own video, Jun 20, 2026.
The Hijra puts faith before homeland
“The perfect time, sometimes, is right now.”
In one sentence
The Hijra was the decisive turning point that transformed Islam from a persecuted message into a living ummah, teaching that faith must come before homeland and that great challenges should never delay decisive action.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Opening: welcoming the new Hijri year by remembering the Hijra as a turning point in history
- Lesson 1: The Hijra marked the birth of the Muslim ummah, why Umar and the companions chose it to start the Islamic calendar
- Lesson 2: Faith comes before homeland, the migrations to Abyssinia and Medina, and the Quranic obligation to migrate when one's deen is oppressed
- Lesson 3: Great challenges should not prevent decisive action, the Prophet's immediate institution-building in Medina (mu'akhah, masjid, market)
- Conclusion: commitment to religion outweighs attachment to place and tribe; start good deeds with small steps now
- Post-khutbah announcements: parking restrictions, da'wah workshop, masjid donation appeal
Try this week
Start good deeds now with small steps instead of waiting for perfect circumstances
Seek knowledge from scholars when in doubt about whether an action is correct
Migrate away from any place where you cannot preserve your deen, if you have the means
Fill the gaps in the prayer rows and move forward to accommodate others
Attend the da'wah workshop after maghrib
Do not park in the neighboring lot except Fridays 1, 4 pm
Donate generously to support the masjid and the new building project
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 9:40Opened the khutbah: 'Do not grieve, Allah is with us', the cave scene framing the Hijra
Quran 9:100The forerunners among the Muhajireen and Ansar and those who followed them with excellence, used to argue Muslims must follow the Prophet and companions' example
Quran 4:97'Was not the earth of Allah spacious enough for you to migrate therein?', obligation to leave a land where one cannot preserve their deen
Quran 4:98Exception for the truly helpless who have no means to migrate, Allah's mercy on those unable to leave
Quran 4:100Whoever emigrates for Allah and dies on the way has his reward guaranteed by Allah, intention must be purely for Allah
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“religion took precedence over attachment to land, to family, to tribes.”
“I'm going to wait for the perfect time because the perfect time might never come. The perfect time, sometimes, is right now.”
“No, start with baby steps, with small steps now. That way, in six months, if you're doing one good action, one good deed today, in six months, it's going to be multiplied.”
“It demonstrated that commitment to religion outweighs attachments to a place, to tribes, to anything else.”
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