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Civic engagementFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 11, 2025.

True faith demands justice and steady worship

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“If you oppress someone in the dunya, no matter how long ago it was, fix it.”

The khateeb, at 24:52

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In one sentence

True faith requires lifelong worship and unwavering justice: repair wrongs, oppose oppression without hatred, and turn concern for Gaza into sustained spiritual and communal action.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Allah’s perfect justice obliges believers to treat people fairly and resist abusing power.
  2. The hadith of al-Muflis warns that harming others can consume one’s good deeds on Judgment Day.
  3. Listeners are urged to repair wrongs, return rights, seek forgiveness, and stop oppression in families and communities.
  4. The Prophet’s equal treatment of a noble thief rejects status-based justice.
  5. Shaytan can turn sincere disagreements into hatred, so believers should communicate, admit error, and worship until death.
  6. Gaza is presented as a school of faith, patience, courage, and communal responsibility.
  7. Listeners are urged toward steady worship, mosque attendance, teaching children, and consistent solidarity rather than temporary emotion.
Try this week
Repair past wrongs, return people’s rights, and ask forgiveness immediately.
Stop or challenge oppression in families, workplaces, and communities instead of turning a blind eye.
Pay workers what was agreed and respect relatives’ inheritance rights.
Communicate through disagreements, admit mistakes, and remain transparent, especially about finances.
Maintain regular prayer and mosque attendance, teach children their Islamic heritage, and sustain concern for Gaza beyond temporary emotion.
Use the announced tap-and-pay system for donations and attend the listed community events.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih MuslimWarns that harming others can transfer one’s good deeds and their sins.
Surah 15Emphasizes worshiping Allah until death and describes Shaytan’s effort to mislead humanity.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“If you oppress someone in the dunya, no matter how long ago it was, fix it.”
MCMC · Piscataway, NJ
Play from 24:52
“Gaza has become a school, my dear brothers and sisters. Gaza has become a school that we take lessons from.”
MCMC · Piscataway, NJ
Play from 139:13
“If you want to defeat your enemy, fill the mosques as you fill the squares.”
MCMC · Piscataway, NJ
Play from 152:08
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

These reminders call us to worship Allah and treat people with justice and kindness. Prayer, fasting, and charity matter deeply, and we are also accountable for the harm we cause others. When we do wrong, we should return people's rights, ask forgiveness, and make things right while we have the chance, trusting in Allah's mercy. We can help those around us by speaking against mistreatment, listening during disagreements, and admitting our mistakes. The reminder about Gaza asks us to care about people who are suffering and make our concern a steady commitment, rooted in prayer and faithful action.

  1. What would treating someone with both fairness and extra kindness look like tomorrow?
  2. How could you help a friend stop being unkind to someone else?
  3. What regular act of prayer or care could our family commit to for people suffering in Gaza?
Where it was given

The masjid

Muslim Center of Middlesex County1000 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854Jumu'ah 1:10 PM & 2:15 PM & 3:30 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at MCMC7 khutbahs
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