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Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Nov 28, 2025.

Mercy is owed to every person

Al-Masjid Islamic Center · Mansour Mahmoud

“Either your brother in Islam or your equivalent in humanity.”

The khateeb, at 7:56

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In one sentence

A believer’s defining quality is universal mercy toward Muslims, non-Muslims, wrongdoers, and the vulnerable, practiced through forgiveness and quiet service.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Defines mercy as a universal quality owed to Muslims and non-Muslims.
  2. Uses Ali’s counsel to frame people as fellow believers or equals in humanity.
  3. Illustrates mercy through prophetic examples, forgiveness, and compassion toward persecutors.
  4. Connects mercy with respecting privacy, concealing faults, and avoiding public wrongdoing.
  5. Contrasts mercy with worldly competition and highlights quiet service through Abu Bakr and Zayn al-Abidin.
  6. Closes by urging hearts filled with mercy and praying for oppressed communities.
Try this week
Practice mercy toward Muslims, non-Muslims, and people who have wronged you.
Forgive those who caused hardship, dishonor, or injury.
Do not spy into private homes; conceal people’s faults rather than expose them.
Visit the sick, attend funerals, care for orphans, and help the needy.
Serve quietly without seeking recognition or repayment.
Reduce competition over money, fame, and authority.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 9Used to show the sorrow of poor believers unable to join the expedition to Tabuk.
Surah 36Used to illustrate compassion toward people who persecuted and killed a believer.
Surah 12Used to highlight Joseph’s restraint and forgiveness toward his brothers.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Either your brother in Islam or your equivalent in humanity.”
Al-Masjid Islamic Center · Greenville, NC
Play from 7:56
“whatever you do in your house that's your business we will not spy on people in their houses”
Al-Masjid Islamic Center · Greenville, NC
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For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that mercy is one of the defining qualities of a believer. We should show mercy to Muslims, non-Muslims, vulnerable people, and even those who have wronged us. The speaker encourages forgiveness, respect for privacy, covering people’s faults, and serving the needy without seeking praise. Since worldly life is temporary, we should fill our hearts with mercy before returning to Allah.

  1. Who could you treat with more mercy this week?
  2. What is one private act of kindness our family could do?
  3. What worldly competition could we care less about?
Where it was given

The masjid

Al-Masjid Islamic Center Greenville1303 South Evans Street, Greenville, NC 27834KhateebMansour MahmoudMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Al-Masjid Islamic Center40 khutbahs
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