Reject violence and strengthen the community
“No decent Muslim will want to take a life without any justification.”
A sincere Muslim should reject violence against innocents, strengthen the community through humility and mutual care, and live righteously because Allah alone provides support and every person will face death.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Condemns 9/11 and the killing of innocents as contrary to the Qur'an and Sunnah.
- Uses executions timed during Eid and Ramadan to argue that Muslims should uphold justice and dignity.
- Defines Muslim as one who submits to Allah and calls for mutual love, care, solidarity, and community support.
- Reframes jihad as the inner struggle for sincerity, humility, patience, and righteous conduct, drawing on Ibrahim's trials.
- Warns that worldly power cannot prevent death and urges listeners to live righteously in preparation for the afterlife.
In the khateeb's words
“No decent Muslim, no decent Muslim will want to take a life without any justification. Especially when the people you are going to attack are innocent. Men, women and children.”
“How? When we humble ourselves. We respect each other. We take care of each other. We love each other. We protect the reputation of each other.”
“100 years from today, all of us will be gone. All of us. As a matter of fact, 100 years is too much.”
“Let's do our best to live a righteous life. So that when the angel comes, taking my life or your life, we don't have to struggle.”
For the dinner table
The khutbah begins by condemning the killing of innocent people and reminding us that terrorism has nothing to do with the Qur'an or Sunnah. It teaches that being Muslim means submitting to Allah while supporting, respecting, and caring for fellow Muslims, especially when someone is suffering. The speaker presents jihad as an inner struggle to become sincere, humble, and righteous, not simply as physical fighting. Because life is short and death is certain, we should live righteously and strengthen our community.
- How can we show care when someone else is suffering?
- What does inner struggle or self-discipline look like in daily life?
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