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Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Guarding prayer brings forgiveness and success

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“You're greater than my job, you're greater than my wealth, you're greater than my health, you're greater than my school, you're greater than every single thing on this earth.”

The khateeb, at 26:26

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In one sentence

The khutbah teaches that guarding the five daily prayers on time with humility is the central path to Allah’s forgiveness, Jannah, and success.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Announces a December 14 youth question-and-answer event and urges families to bring their children.
  2. Imagines the rewards of Jannah and Allah’s ultimate pleasure for righteous believers.
  3. Explains that successful believers pray with humility and protect all five daily prayers.
  4. Uses hadith to describe prayer as an expiation for sins and the first deed judged.
  5. Presents the Prophet’s final concern, “the prayer, the prayer”, as a lasting instruction to the ummah.
  6. Urges listeners to resist distractions, prioritize prayer, and improve sincerity and khushu.
Try this week
Attend the December 14 question-and-answer event and bring children, including those who seem confident in their faith.
Pray all five daily prayers at their prescribed times and use alarms when necessary.
Prepare carefully for prayer, maintain wudu, and seek khushu and humility throughout salah.
Prioritize prayer over work, school, wealth, health concerns, and other distractions.
Repent regularly and return to Allah after sins.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 23Used to identify successful believers through humility in prayer and guarding the prayers.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the khushu, the humbleness, the humility the consciousness that Ya Allah I've left everything to come speak to you Ya Allah five times a day I leave everything to come speak to you come talk to you”
EPIC · Plano, TX
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“Ya Allah you're greater than my job You're greater than my wealth You're greater than my health You're greater than my school You're greater than every single thing on this earth”
EPIC · Plano, TX
Play from 26:26
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminds us that salah is the central daily connection between us and Allah. The speaker describes Jannah as a reward beyond anything we can imagine, but says reaching it requires sincere faith and steadfast prayer. He reminds us that everyone makes mistakes, while regular prayer and repentance bring cleansing and mercy. We should protect the five prayers, pray them on time, and remember that Allah is greater than our work, school, health, and every worldly concern.

  1. What helps you remember salah when school, work, or activities get busy?
  2. What does saying “Allahu Akbar” mean about what comes first in your life?
Where it was given

The masjid

East Plano Islamic Center4700 14th Street, Plano, TX 75074Jumu'ah First Jumu'ah 12:30 PM · second Jumu'ah 2:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at EPIC165 khutbahs
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