8:14 the kalima, la ilaha…9:42 by turning this time…14:39 So it's five times…
Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Jun 20, 2026.

The five daily prayers come first

Daar-ul-Ehsaan

“It's five times salat, right? So, fifty minutes every day.”

The khateeb, at 14:39

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In one sentence

The five daily prayers performed on time are the first and highest priority Allah will ask about, and this small daily investment secures paradise, purification, and protection in the grave.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Correcting Fatiha pronunciation: even expert reciters must review their recitation
  2. Gratitude for Allah's blessings and the gift of gathering for Jumu'ah
  3. The kalima is active obedience, not a club membership
  4. Life is brief; willing obedience turns short years into eternal paradise
  5. The five daily prayers on time are the first and top priority
  6. Hadiths on the immense reward, purification, and protection of salat
  7. Local announcement: masjid parking-lot closure July 15, 19
Try this week
Listen to a qualified reciter such as Muhammad al-Husri and correct your Fatiha pronunciation
Perform the five daily salat at their fixed times, treating them as the top priority
Walk to the masjid regularly, especially for Fajr and Isha in darkness
Make explicit tawbah for major sins rather than relying on prayer alone to erase them
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 1speaker stresses correct pronunciation of Shaddah and vowels in daily recitation
Jami` at-Tirmidhififty daily prayers were prescribed then reduced to five, yet reward remains as fifty
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the kalima, la ilaha illallah, for those who, who say it, it's not just a club. You know, like you buy a membership in a gym. It's not a club. It is, it is, it is action.”
Daar-ul-Ehsaan · Bristol, CT
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“by turning this time that we have here, of these, however long we live, into a time of a willing obedience to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
Daar-ul-Ehsaan · Bristol, CT
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“So it's five times salat, right? So, fifty minutes every day. Fifty minutes every day. And we get to have the opportunity of going to paradise without his sab, right?”
Daar-ul-Ehsaan · Bristol, CT
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today the khateeb reminded us that saying la ilaha illallah is not like joining a club; it is a promise of belief and action. He asked us to think about how short life is and how the five daily prayers are the first thing Allah will question us about. For less than an hour each day, we receive the chance to enter paradise without strict reckoning and to have peace in the grave. He also encouraged everyone to check their Fatiha pronunciation and not rely on old habits. Let's make salah our top priority this week, starting with praying on time.

  1. What is one thing you can do this week to make sure you pray on time?
  2. The speaker said prayer is not a club membership. What does that mean to you?
  3. Why do you think Allah gave the Prophet the command of prayer during a special night journey?
Where it was given

The masjid

Daar-ul-Ehsaan USA739 Terryville Avenue, Bristol, CT 06010Jumu'ah Khutbah 1:15 PM, iqamah 1:45 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Daar-ul-Ehsaan84 khutbahs
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