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Patience & trialsFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Why suffering does not disprove divine justice

Masumeen · Jaffer H. Jaffer

“Real hope is when we do the things that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala expects.”

The khateeb, at 23:23

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In one sentence

Divine justice operates through an ordered system of cause and effect, while human choices can create apparent inequalities; therefore believers should maintain realistic hope and respond to suffering with prayer and action.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Defines divine justice as differentiation rather than discrimination, affirming equal opportunity for hereafter success.
  2. Explains vertical and horizontal orders of creation and Allah’s unchanging system of causation, or sunnatullah.
  3. Argues that human manipulation of causes can produce poverty, illness, and other apparent deficiencies without injustice from Allah.
  4. Applies the discussion to Los Angeles wildfire victims and Palestinians, urging compassion, prayer, and practical help.
  5. Presents hope as essential but realistic, requiring obedience, charity, advocacy, and action alongside dua.
Try this week
Pray for people affected by the Los Angeles wildfires and by Palestine’s suffering.
Help affected people in whatever practical ways are possible.
Examine the causes behind perceived deficiencies instead of immediately attributing injustice to Allah.
Pair dua with obedience, responsible conduct, charity, and action.
Give a voice to people who are voiceless and resist becoming numb to repeated suffering.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 35:43Used to establish that Allah’s precedent or sunnah does not change.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Allah simply carries out the effects of cause and effect, the system of causation. We may manipulate the causes, all it will do is produce a different effect.”
Masumeen · Brampton, ON
Play from 13:29
“Real hope is when we do the things that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala expects and then I hope in Him that He will shower me with His mercy.”
Masumeen · Brampton, ON
Play from 23:23
“And so we pray for others, we try to be charitable with others, to give a voice for others who are voiceless.”
Masumeen · Brampton, ON
Play from 24:17
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today’s khutbah reminded us that Allah is just, even though people have different abilities, situations, and tests. The speaker explained that life follows causes and effects, and human choices can create suffering and inequality, so we should not quickly blame Allah for every hardship. He asked us to keep hope in Allah, but to make that hope realistic by pairing dua with obedience and action. We should remember people suffering in Los Angeles and Palestine, pray for them, help where we can, remain compassionate, and speak up for those without a voice. Hope becomes strongest when it moves us to do good.

  1. What does realistic hope look like when life is difficult?
  2. What is one practical way we can help someone suffering this week?
  3. How can we avoid becoming numb when we repeatedly hear bad news?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masumeen Islamic Centre7580 Kennedy Road South, Brampton, ON L6W 0A1KhateebJaffer H. JafferMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Masumeen84 khutbahs
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