Honor Allah's house through regular attendance
“We can't sit for half an hour in the masjid but we can spend five hours in the mall, in the market.”
The masjid is Allah’s house, so believers should honor it through regular attendance, unity, cleanliness, quiet conduct, and properly teaching children its etiquette.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Describes the spiritual rewards of frequent masjid attendance, including mercy and light on Judgment Day.
- Contrasts limited patience in the masjid with hours spent in malls and markets.
- Warns against creating rival mosques over board or management disputes.
- Calls everyone to keep the masjid, wudu area, and washrooms clean.
- Explains that commerce, lost-item announcements, arguments, and loud voices do not belong in the masjid.
- Instructs parents to supervise children, teach them etiquette, and teach older children salah before closing with prayers for oppressed Muslims.
In the khateeb's words
“we can't sit for half an hour in the masjid but we can spend five hours in the mall, in the market”
“keeping the masjid clean and the responsibility of all of us every one of us”
“do not raise a pure voice even with the recitation of the Qur'an in the masjid let alone arguing fighting in the meetings”
“You tell him you sit down. Bring him beside you. But you bring four, five years old child and then you leave him in the masjid.”
For the dinner table
The khutbah presents the masjid as Allah’s house, a place where regular worship brings mercy and light on the Day of Judgment. We are asked to value time there, keep it clean, avoid turning it into a place for sales, lost-item announcements, arguments, or loud voices, and preserve its purpose for remembrance and Qur’an. Parents should bring children with teaching and close supervision, matching the care they use in public places. The sermon closes by asking Allah to help the community honor mosque manners and support oppressed Muslims, including those in Palestine and Gaza.
- What is one way we can help keep our masjid cleaner?
- How should we help younger children behave respectfully in the masjid?
- Why might quietness be important when people are praying or reading Qur’an?
The masjid
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