Civic engagementFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 4, 2025.
Stand for justice even at personal cost
“May Allah show us truth as truth and provide for us to follow it.”
In one sentence
The khutbah teaches that believers must stand for justice, even when it costs them personally, and seek Allah’s help through sincere nightly prayer, dua, faith, and gratitude.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Opens with Quranic recitation and blessings upon the Prophet.
- Explains Surah an-Nisa 4:135’s command to uphold justice against oneself, family, rich, and poor.
- Connects global and local injustice to each listener’s responsibility.
- Compares the rewards of prayer in al-Aqsa, Medina, and Mecca.
- Presents two nighttime rakahs and dua as accessible ways to seek justice and personal help.
- Closes with supplications for truth, forgiveness, love, justice, and gratitude, followed by prayer and announcements.
Try this week
Stand for justice even when the truth goes against yourself, parents, relatives, rich, or poor.
Pray two rakahs in the middle of the night and make dua for justice.
Bring financial, marital, family, relationship, and forgiveness concerns to Allah in nighttime supplication.
Ask Allah to reveal truth, help you follow it, expose falsehood, and keep you grateful.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 4:135Used to command believers to uphold justice even against themselves, relatives, the rich, or the poor.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“even if it's against yourselves and it goes on, the same ayah even if it's against yourselves or your parents or your relatives”
“every single night Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala comes down to the lowest heaven who is asking that i can answer their call who is asking for me that i can give to them”
“if you truly wish for anything every night Allah is asking what do you want you want justice in the world you want some uh to help with your financial situation”
“this is available to you every single night may Allah show us truth as truth and provide for us to follow it”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminds us that Allah asks believers to stand for justice, even when fairness costs us or challenges people we love. When the world feels full of injustice, we are not powerless: the speaker urges us to turn to Allah in the quiet of the night, pray two rakahs, and make sincere dua. We can bring Allah our hopes for the world as well as our financial, family, and relationship struggles. The message calls us to faith, gratitude, clean hearts, and steady commitment to what is right.
- What is one situation where being fair might be difficult for you?
- If you could ask Allah for one change in the world tonight, what would it be?
- What helps you tell the difference between truth and falsehood?
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