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Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 19, 2026.

Make dua in ease and hardship

Masjid Younis · Ismail Hamdi

“Du'a is a very interesting act of worship because it requires no prerequisite or no condition.”

The khateeb, at 18:56

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In one sentence

Believers should keep their hearts connected to Allah and turn to Him in both ease and hardship, especially through dua and faithful responses to calamity.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Renews commitment to worship Allah alone and highlights Friday as a special time for dua.
  2. Explains taqwa, readiness for death, and daily self-assessment through prophetic teachings.
  3. Uses recent community deaths to frame calamity and teaches responding with faith and remembrance.
  4. Explains that dua has no prerequisite and can be made anywhere, in any language.
  5. Uses Musa’s life to show repeated reliance on Allah through danger, poverty, service, and prophetic responsibility.
  6. Closes by urging increased dua and continual return to Allah in all circumstances.
Try this week
When calamity strikes, say “Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un” or otherwise remember Allah immediately.
Regularly self-assess whether your choices are bringing you closer to Jannah or Jahannam.
Make dua in sujood, after salah, while driving, or anywhere else, in any language.
Increase dua and reliance on Allah in both ease and difficulty.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 3Used to command taqwa and dying in a state of submission.
Quran 2:155-157Used to explain testing, calamity, saying inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un, and receiving Allah's mercy.
Surah 28Used as the main example of Musa repeatedly turning to Allah through hardship.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“My desires are not to be worshipped and my sleep is not to be worshipped and my nafs is not to be worshipped and what I want is not to be worshipped.”
Masjid Younis · Prospect Park, NJ
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“My purpose in this dunya is short. My purpose in this dunya is to worship Allah and to make it to heaven.”
Masjid Younis · Prospect Park, NJ
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“Du'a is a very interesting act of worship because it requires no prerequisite or no condition.”
Masjid Younis · Prospect Park, NJ
Play from 18:56
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminds us that Allah should be first in our hearts, not our desires or comforts. When life brings grief, loss, or fear, we can return to Allah and remember that we belong to Him and will return to Him. The speaker encouraged making dua freely, in sujood, after prayer, while driving, or in any language, and remembering Allah when hardship comes. Musa’s story shows that Allah can use difficult seasons to prepare and guide us. The simple goal is to turn to Allah in both ease and difficulty while keeping our prayers and self-reflection alive.

  1. What is one moment this week when you could have turned to Allah more quickly?
  2. How can remembering that life is temporary change the way we handle a difficult day?
  3. What personal dua would you make to Allah right now?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Younis (ICPC-Younis)190 Haledon Ave, Prospect Park, NJ 07508KhateebIsmail HamdiMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Masjid Younis52 khutbahs
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