Speak truth even when results are unseen
“Sometimes they worship the power, the money, the prominence, the political influence.”
Believers should sincerely speak and act for truth despite oppression or unseen results, trusting that their duty and ultimate reward are with Allah.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Opens with exhortations to monotheism, God-consciousness, following the Sunnah, and doing good.
- Introduces the story of the people of the town in Surah Ya-Sin.
- Describes the messengers’ rejection and the town’s escalating hostility.
- Highlights an ordinary man who urges his people to follow truth without seeking payment.
- Explains that modern idols can include wealth, status, power, and political influence.
- Connects the story to oppression, including Palestine, and urges perseverance regardless of visible outcomes.
- Closes with repentance, blessings upon the Prophet, remembrance of Allah, and prayer.
In the khateeb's words
“They could never save me, these false gods, these idols.”
“And sometimes the idols that people worship are actual physical statues and sculptures. But sometimes they worship the power, the money, the prominence, the political influence.”
For the dinner table
The khutbah centers on the story in Surah Ya-Sin about a town that rejected Allah’s messengers. An ordinary man, described as Habib al-Najjar, hurried from outside the city to tell his people to follow the truth, even though they threatened and killed him. The speaker said that today’s idols may be statues, but they can also be wealth, status, power, or political influence. He connected this lesson to oppression, including Palestine, and reminded us that our responsibility does not disappear because we cannot see immediate results. We should keep faith, speak truth sincerely, and do the good work Allah has given us.
- What can become an “idol” in someone’s life besides a statue?
- How can we keep doing good when we do not see quick results?
- What does speaking truth kindly and bravely look like at school or home?
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