8:20 you make your Muslim…17:33 if someone has…
Civic engagementFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 30, 2026.

Care for others and oppose injustice

Islamic Association of

“They should go and do their due diligence searching through the different candidates.”

The khateeb, at 17:33

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In one sentence

Islam requires Muslims to care for society, oppose injustice, and turn that concern into responsible civic action rather than relying on private worship or complaint alone.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Opens with Quranic calls to taqwa, truthful speech, and self-change.
  2. Contrasts Islam’s concern for people and creation with modern individualism.
  3. Uses prophetic guidance to elevate making others happy, relieving hardship, paying debt, feeding the hungry, and meeting needs.
  4. Retells the Bani Israel Sabbath story to argue that believers should actively oppose wrongdoing rather than remain neutral.
  5. Applies the principle to Muslims’ treatment and political situation in Texas, urging voting, candidate research, and concern for communal and societal welfare.
  6. Connects civic effort with tawakkul, raises education and religious-freedom concerns, and closes with a call to justice and prayer.
Try this week
Care for people nearby by making them happy, relieving hardship, helping with debt, or feeding them.
Speak up and take constructive action when witnessing wrongdoing or injustice.
Registered Muslims should research candidates and vote in elections.
Balance dua with personal and collective effort while trusting Allah.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 21:107The Prophet was sent as a mercy to all worlds, grounding universal care and concern.
Quran 7:163-166The Bani Israel Sabbath story supports actively commanding good and forbidding wrongdoing.
Quran 13:11Allah does not change a people’s condition until they change themselves, supporting effort alongside prayer.
Quran 1:5Collective worship precedes seeking Allah’s help, illustrating action followed by reliance.
Quran 16:90The closing reminder commands justice and excellence while forbidding wrongdoing.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“you make your Muslim brother or you make your Muslim sister happy”
Islamic Association of · Flower Mound, TX
Play from 8:20
“if someone has registered to vote they should vote they should go and do their due diligence searching through the different candidates”
Islamic Association of · Flower Mound, TX
Play from 17:33
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that Islam asks us to care about people around us, not only ourselves. It presents helping someone smile, easing hardship, paying debt, feeding the hungry, and meeting a need as beloved deeds. The story of Bani Israel is used to show that believers should not stay neutral when wrongdoing is happening. The speaker connected this responsibility to Muslims’ treatment, education, religious freedom, and civic participation in Texas, urging registered Muslims to research candidates and vote. He closed by reminding us to combine effort with trust in Allah and to stand for justice.

  1. What is one way you can make someone in our family or neighborhood feel cared for this week?
  2. When you notice something unfair, who could you talk to and what helpful action could you take?
  3. How can we learn about candidates and make voting choices that help our whole community?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Association of Lewisville-Flower Mound3430 Peters Colony Road, Flower Mound, TX 75022Jumu'ah “the service is held every Friday from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM”ArchiveAll khutbahs at Islamic Association of11 khutbahs
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