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Hajj, Umrah & EidFrom the masjid's own video, May 27, 2026.

Eid al-Adha teaches faith through sacrifice

Abu Huraira

“Today is a day in which we pardon and forgive one another.”

The khateeb, at 13:50

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In one sentence

Eid al-Adha calls Muslims to follow Ibrahim's example by standing firm in faith, sacrificing attachments for Allah, and strengthening family and community ties.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Eid is introduced as a day of joy, forgiveness, love, and togetherness.
  2. Ibrahim's example teaches steadfastness through prayer, gratitude, and independent moral judgment.
  3. Sacrifice means leaving temptations, addictions, and unlawful attachments for Allah's sake.
  4. Family ties are maintained through kindness to parents, righteous upbringing, dua for children, and kinship.
  5. Listeners are urged to visit relatives, help the community, give charity, and remember suffering Muslims worldwide.
Try this week
Ask Allah regularly to keep your heart firm upon the religion.
Practice gratitude through the heart, tongue, and obedient actions.
Evaluate Eid plans against Allah's commands and the Prophet's guidance instead of following people blindly.
Leave temptations, addictions, and unlawful income for Allah's sake.
Visit relatives, help people in the community, give sadaqah, and make dua for imprisoned relatives and suffering Muslims.
Make dua for your children and teach them faith and right from wrong at home.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 16Ibrahim is described as an exemplary nation, devoted to Allah and grateful.
Surah 39Allah's sufficiency is used to encourage listeners to abandon unlawful attachments.
Surah 4The command to maintain kinship is used to emphasize family responsibility.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“today is a day of joy today is a day of happiness today is a day in which we pardon and forgive one another today is a day of love and getting together with one another”
Abu Huraira · Don Mills, ON
Play from 13:50
“these are days of sacrifice sacrificing your temptations sacrificing the things that you are attached to sacrificing the things that you are addicted to”
Abu Huraira · Don Mills, ON
Play from 23:11
“the greatest thing that you as a parent can do for your child is to make dua for them”
Abu Huraira · Don Mills, ON
Play from 29:46
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Eid al-Adha is a day of joy, forgiveness, love, and gathering together. The khutbah teaches us to follow Ibrahim by staying firm through prayer, gratitude, and careful choices rather than blindly following others. It also asks us to sacrifice temptations and unlawful attachments for Allah's sake. We should strengthen family ties by honoring parents, raising children with faith at home, visiting relatives, helping others, and making dua for our families. The speaker also reminded us to care about Muslims suffering around the world.

  1. What is one temptation or habit you could give up for Allah?
  2. Who is a relative we should visit or call this Eid?
  3. What is one dua you want your family to make for you?
Where it was given

The masjid

Abu Huraira Center270 Yorkland Blvd, North York, ON M2J 5C9Jumu'ah 1:30 PM and 2:30 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Abu Huraira66 khutbahs
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