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Humility is the cure for arrogance

Uqbah · Abu Humayd Jamal ibn Luqman

“Every lawful chore you feel that is beneath you is exactly where your arrogance is hiding.”

The khateeb, at 19:21

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In one sentence

Humility is the cure for arrogance, cultivated through service, accepting correction, hidden worship, simple work, and companionship with the overlooked, and it earns Allah’s love.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Defines humility as a lived state and warns that arrogance leads to contempt, injustice, and destruction.
  2. Identifies humility’s signs: avoiding the spotlight, accepting truth, admitting fault, apologizing, and correcting suspicion-based harm.
  3. Explains that humility brings Allah’s love, gentleness, justice, and lasting benefit, while arrogance corrupts character and deeds.
  4. Offers practices for disciplining the ego: study the fate of the arrogant, challenge thoughts of superiority, worship privately, do mundane chores, and sit with the weak.
  5. Returns to Luqman’s counsel against boastful behavior and urges self-examination regarding praise, correction, and private thoughts.
Try this week
Admit fault, apologize, and seek forgiveness when you wrong someone.
Perform private worship and charity without seeking recognition.
Take on lawful household chores that feel beneath you.
Spend time with poor people, orphans, widows, and others society overlooks.
Examine how you respond when praised or corrected.
Avoid suspicion and do not speak or accuse others without knowledge.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 31Provides the khutbah’s closing framework for recognizing arrogance in behavior.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Every lawful chore you feel that is beneath you is exactly where your arrogance is hiding.”
Uqbah · Cleveland, OH
Play from 19:21
“For humility is not claimed, it is felt. And arrogance is not announced, it is noticed by others.”
Uqbah · Cleveland, OH
Play from 22:57
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today's khutbah reminded us that humility means treating others with care instead of thinking we are better than them. The Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, showed humility by serving his family, mending his belongings, and living simply among people. The khateeb encouraged us to accept the truth even from a child, admit our mistakes, and seek forgiveness when we hurt someone. He also reminded us that private worship and everyday chores can help us stop chasing attention and praise. As a family, we can practice humility by helping one another, welcoming correction, and caring for people who are often overlooked, seeking Allah's pleasure.

  1. What ordinary job could you do this week to help someone at home?
  2. When someone points out a mistake, what could help you listen before defending yourself?
  3. How could we help someone who is often left out feel welcome?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Uqbah ibn Naafi2222 Stokes Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106Jumu'ah 1:30 PMKhateebAbu Humayd Jamal ibn LuqmanMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Uqbah27 khutbahs
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