Allah gives a way through every test
“The very one who created the test is the very one who has an exit from this test.”
Because everyone, including the righteous, will face tests such as fear, hunger, loss, illness, and death, believers should turn to Allah through prayer and persistent dua while trusting His wisdom and timing.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Warns against assuming illness or poverty prove someone is sinful.
- Applies the Quranic warning about tests to employment, food insecurity, financial loss, refugees, and Gaza.
- Shows through the Prophet Muhammad that even the most righteous face severe tests and may receive greater reward.
- Urges believers to make wudu, pray, prostrate, and ask Allah directly during hardship.
- Uses the speaker’s mother’s persistent dua for Madinah and al-Baqi as an example of trusting Allah’s timing.
- Explains that dua may be answered immediately, delayed, changed for one’s good, or saved for the Hereafter.
In the khateeb's words
“The very one who created the test is the very one who has an exit from this test.”
“Regardless and irrespective when it will be answered, it is in the hands of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
For the dinner table
The khateeb reminded us that everyone faces tests, even the prophets, and that someone's sickness or poverty is not a reason to judge them. He asked us to notice people experiencing hunger and hardship when we have plenty ourselves. When painful things happen, we can turn to Allah in prayer and speak honestly about our needs. He shared how his mother kept making a specific dua to live in Al-Madina and be buried in Al-Baqi, and how that wish was fulfilled. He encouraged us never to stop making dua, while trusting Allah's wisdom about when and how our requests are answered.
- What could we say or do to comfort someone having a hard day?
- What is one way our family could share with someone who has less food?
- What would you like to ask Allah for, and why does it matter to you?
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