Give your time without seeking praise
“It is our opportunity to be carriers of goodness.”
In a time of widespread oppression and moral darkness, Muslims should trust Allah’s final justice and become among the abrar by giving what they love, especially time and private service, without seeking recognition.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Acknowledges the Ummah’s suffering under oppression and tyranny.
- Uses Surah Al-Imran to reassure believers that Allah hears the oppressed and does not waste their deeds.
- Contrasts the limitless wrongdoing of al-fujjar with the elevated status of al-abrar.
- Describes the abrar as people who fulfill commitments, fear Judgment, feed the needy, and give sincerely.
- Calls listeners to cultivate secret good deeds, give time, and pray for the oppressed in sujood.
In the khateeb's words
“wealth is not just money I will argue that the most important resource we have in this day the most confined resource we have in this day is time”
“we are in blessing we are in ni'mah but it is our opportunity to be carriers of goodness”
For the dinner table
The khutbah acknowledged how deeply the Ummah is suffering under oppression, while reminding us that Allah does not let the deeds of the oppressed or the righteous be lost. It contrasted the fujjar, who cross every limit and exploit double standards, with the abrar, whose goodness includes fulfilling commitments, fearing the Day of Judgment, and caring for the needy, orphan, and captive. We were urged to give from what we love, including our time, without seeking praise, and to keep at least one good deed private between ourselves and Allah. The khutbah closed by asking us to become carriers of goodness and to pray for oppressed people in sujood.
- What is one way our family can be a carrier of goodness this week?
- Who deserves more of our time right now, and how can we give it?
- What good deed could you do quietly without telling anyone?
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