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The Prophets & seerahFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 5, 2025.

Love the Prophet by living his Sunnah

ICNVT · Omar Popal

“Where is our portion of mercy?”

The khateeb, at 15:20

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In one sentence

Muslims should honor and love Prophet Muhammad by learning his greatness, embodying his mercy, and following his Sunnah as a complete way of life while worshiping Allah alone.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. The khutbah begins by teaching Friday etiquette, emphasizing that listening attentively is an act of worship.
  2. Rabi al-Awwal is presented as an opportunity to remember the Prophet’s birth and understand why Allah elevated his rank.
  3. The speaker urges balance: avoid shirk and innovation while actively loving the Prophet, sending blessings, and studying his life.
  4. The Prophet is described as a mercy to all creation and the most beautiful example, calling Muslims to show mercy and cultivate beautiful character.
  5. The Sunnah is explained as a practical path and complete way of life, expressed in beliefs, speech, dress, eating, and conduct.
  6. The khutbah concludes with prayers for Muslims, the oppressed in Gaza and Palestine, the sick, and the deceased.
Try this week
Put away phones, avoid side conversations, and listen attentively during the khutbah.
Send blessings upon Prophet Muhammad regularly.
Read the Prophet’s hadith, biography, and life stories of the rightly guided caliphs.
Connect with the Qur’an and cultivate love for hearing its recitation.
Show mercy to spouses, parents, children, fellow Muslims, non-Muslims, and creation.
Apply the Sunnah to daily thinking, speech, dress, eating, and household life.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“there's pride in Sayyidina Muhammad there's pride in getting to be from the best ummah of the best prophet”
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Play from 5:54
“if the most merciful sent the Prophet of mercy then shouldn't we be people of mercy? where is our portion of mercy?”
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Play from 15:20
“the essence is a way of life how we think should be according to the sunnah of the Rasul how we speak according to the sunnah of the Rasul”
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Play from 23:22
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today’s khutbah reminded us that Prophet Muhammad is beloved because Allah praised him, chose him as the final messenger, and made him a mercy to the worlds. Loving him means more than speaking about him; it means learning his life and following his example. The Sunnah is a complete way of life that can guide how we think, speak, dress, eat, and treat people. We were encouraged to show mercy to our families, neighbors, fellow Muslims, non-Muslims, and all of creation. We should also keep the oppressed, the deceased, and everyone facing hardship in our prayers.

  1. Where can we show more mercy in our family this week?
  2. What is one Sunnah we would like to learn and practice?
  3. How can we listen to the khutbah with better focus next Friday?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Northern Virginia Trust4420 Shirley Gate Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030Jumu'ah 11:30 AM · 1:15 PM · 2:15 PMKhateebOmar PopalMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at ICNVT108 khutbahs
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