The Hijrah teaches trust and responsibility
“Start praying for the vulnerable and you will change the world.”
The Hijrah should be remembered as a living lesson in balancing reliance on Allah with practical means, protecting family and vulnerable people, modesty, generosity, and transmitting faith-filled history to the next generation.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Warns against envy, retaliation, and publicly displaying every blessing.
- Uses Yaqub’s advice to show that practical precautions must accompany reliance on Allah.
- Introduces the Hijrah and Islamic calendar through Umm Salma’s family background and early migrations.
- Recounts Umm Salma’s painful separation from her husband and child before reaching Medina.
- Highlights Uthman bin Talha’s modest, honorable escort and applies it to protecting vulnerable people.
- Calls families to revive Hijrah history, nurture youth, fulfill family roles, and transmit moral values.
In the khateeb's words
“when Islam tells you rely on Allah it doesn't tell you abandon means and when he tells you embrace means and resources it doesn't tell you to abandon your reliance on Allah”
“Imagine this is the discussion on the dinner table versus speaking about world politics or world sports or other related things.”
“We live in a world today. We P, R, E, Y on the vulnerable. Convert the E into A and start praying for the vulnerable and you will change the world.”
For the dinner table
Today’s khutbah invited us to learn from Hijrah, the migration that marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar. The khateeb reminded us to take sensible steps while trusting Allah, and to avoid answering hurtful words with more hurtful words. He encouraged generosity and reminded us to fulfill our responsibilities in each family role. Through Umm Salma’s story, he described the pain of separation from her husband and child and her later journey to join her husband. He highlighted the respectful help of Uthman bin Talha, who was not Muslim at the time, and encouraged us to reflect on these stories together and care for vulnerable people.
- What is one practical step you can take this week while also trusting Allah?
- Which part of Umm Salma’s story would you want to talk about more, and why?
- How could you help someone who feels alone while making sure they feel respected?
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