Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Jun 20, 2026.
Worldly temptations demand spiritual change
“It might be luxurious for us that Allah has given me inaam, a favor.”
In one sentence
Shaytan misleads people by beautifying worldly temptations, while believers must accept responsibility, guard themselves from sinful pathways, and pursue spiritual change through tawbah and obedience.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Iblis blames Allah after refusing the command to prostrate to Adam.
- People similarly blame Allah and others instead of accepting responsibility for their choices.
- Shaytan beautifies luxury, entertainment, sports, and immoral behavior to pull people away from Allah.
- The pathways toward zina include the eyes, ears, tongue, hands, feet, and heart.
- At the beginning of Muharram 1448, believers should assess their spiritual growth and make sincere tawbah.
- Personal worship and character influence children, relatives, neighbors, and the wider community.
Try this week
Do not let sports, entertainment, or luxury interfere with the five daily prayers and other responsibilities.
Guard the eyes, ears, tongue, hands, feet, and heart from pathways leading toward zina and other sins.
Review your spiritual change from the previous year and identify whether you have improved, declined, or remained unchanged.
Make sincere tawbah and istighfar, and ask Allah to remove harmful habits.
Follow the Prophet’s sunnah, attend the masjid, try brief tahajjud, and cultivate good character toward relatives and neighbors.
Model worship and good akhlaq so children are drawn closer to deen.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 15Used to recount Iblis's request for respite and his promise to mislead humanity.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“We blame Allah of our mistakes rather than try to fix our own mistakes. Rather to make tawbah and istighfar and feel regret and sorry. But we blame Allah.”
“It might be luxurious for us that Allah has given me inaam, a favor. But because of that inaam Allah has given, that is a test.”
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