12:44 Only, we can only…26:45 The more true strength…28:58 Accepting the unknown…
Patience & trialsFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 11, 2026.

Trust Allah when you cannot control outcomes

Al-Muminun

“Accepting the unknown is not weakness, nor is giving up.”

The khateeb, at 28:58

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In one sentence

True faith responds to uncertainty by replacing suspicion and the desire for control with taqwa, trust in Allah, patient surrender, and disciplined good action.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Identifies conjecture and negative suspicion as spiritual diseases, presenting taqwa as their cure.
  2. Explains fujur and taqwa through emotional reactions, fight-or-flight instincts, and Iblis's arrogance.
  3. Urges listeners to pause, seek refuge, make dua, assume good, and remember Allah controls outcomes.
  4. Uses the oak-and-reed fable to contrast rigid control with humble spiritual resilience.
  5. Closes with practical guidance: prayer, extra worship, reliance on Allah, saying inshallah, and contributing to the community.
Try this week
Pause and take a breath when fear, anger, or suspicion arises.
Make dua for the person or situation instead of feeding negative assumptions.
Verify facts patiently rather than treating suspicion as certainty.
Redirect attention inward and ask whether you are doing what Allah requires.
Perform the obligatory prayers and add voluntary worship and extra dua.
Say inshallah when speaking about future plans.
Contribute sadaqah toward the academy, maintenance, and community initiatives.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 91:7-8Frames the soul as containing both moral failing and God-consciousness.
Quran 49:12Warns against excessive suspicion, spying, envy, hatred, and fault-finding.
Quran 13:28Supports the claim that remembrance of Allah brings hearts rest.
Quran 6:76-79Uses Ibrahim's observation of celestial bodies to illustrate rejecting things that fade.
Quran 29:2Explains that believers will be tested rather than merely claiming faith.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Only, we can only control how we feel and how we react.”
Al-Muminun · Winston-Salem, NC
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“The more true strength is not found in self-resistance, in stiff resistance, but in the humble surrender to what is beyond your control.”
Al-Muminun · Winston-Salem, NC
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“Accepting the unknown is not weakness, nor is giving up. It is recognizing that while we cannot control the wind, we belong to the one who commands the storm.”
Al-Muminun · Winston-Salem, NC
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today’s khutbah teaches that uncertainty often awakens fear, suspicion, and the desire to control other people. Taqwa means pausing, remembering that Allah is in control, and choosing a good response instead of letting anger or suspicion lead us. The khateeb used Ibrahim and the image of a reed bending in the wind to show that honest questions and humble surrender can strengthen faith. We should take our worries directly to Allah through prayer, dua, patience, and trust, while focusing on what Allah asks of us. We do not need to know everything about tomorrow to live faithfully; we need to remember who holds tomorrow.

  1. What is one worry you can hand over to Allah this week?
  2. When might pausing before reacting help you choose a better response?
  3. What does it mean to be like the reed instead of the oak?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Al-Muminun1510 Harriet Tubman Dr., Winston-Salem, NC 27105Jumu'ah First adhan 12:15 PM · Jumu'ah starts 1:30 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Al-Muminun18 khutbahs
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