Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 15, 2026.
Arrogance blocks reminders and mercy
“They will see a life message in the Quran whenever they hear the Quran.”
In one sentence
The khutbah argues that arrogance blocks Quranic reminders and divine mercy, so believers must cultivate humility through accepting truth, remembering mortality, serving the less fortunate, and choosing repentance over pride.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Contrasts people who hear the Quran as melody with those whose hearts respond to reminders of Allah, the afterlife, punishment, and Paradise.
- Explains that arrogance makes Quranic signs, death, and hardship pass without changing a person.
- Reminds listeners of their humble origin and inevitable death, warning against pride in worship.
- Calls for heart-work: filling the heart with Allah’s greatness and humility because arrogance leaves no room for goodness.
- Urges accepting truth regardless of who speaks it and practicing humility among less-fortunate people, following the Prophet’s example.
- Warns that arrogance follows Iblis’s path and excludes a person from Allah’s mercy, then concludes with supplication and salah.
Try this week
Fill the heart with veneration of Allah and deliberate humility.
When presented with truth, suppress the urge to defend the ego and accept it.
Spend time with less-fortunate people and perform humble tasks yourself.
Choose remorse, repentance, and continued striving over self-congratulation after worship.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“they will see a life message in the quran whenever they hear the quran and if they see an event unfolds around them they will start looking at themselves”
“if arrogance is filled what fills your heart nothing else gets into your heart”
“he's with the servants he's with the least with people who would even not think of”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that arrogance makes us hear reminders without letting them change us. Our human beginning and ending should make us remember that greatness belongs to Allah alone. Humility grows when we accept truth even from people we might look down on, stay close to those with less, and follow the Prophet’s simple service. We should choose sincere remorse and repentance over pride in our worship, then keep walking the righteous path.
- What reminder has recently made you reflect on your own life?
- How can we practice humility at home this week?
- What does it look like to accept truth from someone we usually overlook?
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