8:26 Everything had its due…13:14 we need to treat and…26:37 If the words came from…
Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 10, 2026.

Leadership begins with sincere self-purification

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“If the words came from the heart, then they will reach the hearts.”

The khateeb, at 26:37

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In one sentence

True leadership is an amanah (trust) that begins with sincerity and self-purification, then becomes accountable service in worship, family life, work, and community.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Gratitude for another Jumu'ah and reminder of mortality and repentance.
  2. Defines leadership as service and amanah across worship, work, marriage, and parenting.
  3. Urges parents to teach discipline and accountability and make the home a place of prayer and Islamic practice.
  4. Connects self-purification and heartfelt example to effective counsel and leadership.
  5. Calls listeners to examine their prayer, fasting, zakah, relationships, intentions, and plans for the next Jumu'ah.
  6. Concludes by emphasizing regular prayer, Quran and Sunnah, scholarly learning, and safeguarding family faith.
Try this week
Reflect honestly on the quality of your salah, fasting, zakah, and relationships.
Organize the home around prayer, adhan, Quran, and visible religious practice.
Teach children discipline, accountability, responsibility, and resilience from an early age.
Examine your relationship with Allah and make a concrete plan before the next Jumu'ah.
Seek religious knowledge through the Quran, hadith, tafsir, fiqh, seerah, and qualified scholars.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 55Used to frame clear speech as a gift Allah taught humanity.
Sunan an-Nasa'iPresented deen as sincere counsel, supporting sincere guidance.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Everything had its due and the due of knowledge is to share it.”
UICA · Glendale, AZ
Play from 8:26
“we need to treat and train and teach our children how to become responsible, how to live with mashakka and hardship.”
UICA · Glendale, AZ
Play from 13:14
“If the words came from the heart, then they will reach the hearts. But if they came from the tongue, then they will only manage to reach the ears.”
UICA · Glendale, AZ
Play from 26:37
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah says that every role we hold, parent, spouse, child, worker, or community leader, is a trust from Allah. We should carry those trusts with sincerity, knowledge, discipline, and service rather than treating leadership as power. Parents are urged to teach children responsibility and make the home a place where prayer, adhan, and Islamic practice are visible. The speaker also asks us to examine the quality of our salah, fasting, zakah, relationships, and intentions. This week, we can choose one area to improve and plan to return to Jumu'ah with a more honest relationship with Allah.

  1. What is one responsibility you can take more seriously this week?
  2. How can our family make prayer part of our home routine?
  3. What does it mean to speak from the heart?
Where it was given

The masjid

United Islamic Center of Arizona19250 N 35th Ave, Glendale, AZ 85308Jumu'ah Jumu'ah 1 12:45 PM · Jumu'ah 2 1:45 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at UICA22 khutbahs
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