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Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 2, 2026.

Worship should reform our character

ICPC Paterson

“What does Allah want for me?”

The khateeb, at 5:05

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In one sentence

True worship should purify the heart, produce good character and justice, and transform how a person treats family, community, and society.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Worship is meant to transform morality, not remain isolated ritual.
  2. Prayer, fasting, Hajj, and Qur'an recitation should reform conduct and purify the heart.
  3. Righteousness is defined through good character, fairness, and resistance to attachment to wealth.
  4. Qur'anic examples connect taqwa, honest dealings, accountability, and social ethics.
  5. Worship should expand concern from personal reform to family, community, and the wider ummah.
  6. Ramadan, prayer, and the Qur'an should shape everyday behavior beyond the mosque and sacred times.
Try this week
Before and after worship, ask: "What does Allah want for me, and what does He want from me?"
Use prayer, fasting, and Qur'an recitation to identify and remove wrongdoing from your conduct.
Examine attachment to money and pause before taking what belongs to someone else.
Practice good character by being fair, honoring others' rights, and changing how you speak and act at home and in the community.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 65Used to highlight taqwa as protection and guidance in difficult circumstances.
Surah 2Used to connect righteousness with graciousness and fairness between people.
Surah 83Used to condemn cheating in weights, measures, and people's rights.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“What does Allah want for me? And what does He want from me?”
ICPC Paterson · Paterson, NJ
Play from 5:05
“this is how I should consider my worship this is what the Quran tells me to do”
ICPC Paterson · Paterson, NJ
Play from 11:08
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that prayer, fasting, Hajj, and Qur'an recitation are meant to change us, not simply fill our schedule. They should clean the heart, pull us away from wrongdoing, and show up in good character, honest dealings, and fairness with other people. The speaker warns us to examine our attachment to money and our treatment of others, remembering that even the smallest good or bad deed is known to Allah. Worship also widens our concern from personal improvement to the well-being of our families, communities, and ummah. The goal is for Ramadan, prayer, and the Qur'an to shape our everyday lives beyond the mosque and beyond sacred times.

  1. What is one way our family can let prayer change how we speak to one another?
  2. When might wanting more money or possessions make it harder to be fair?
  3. What small good deed could each of us do this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Passaic County152 Derrom Ave, Paterson, NJ 07504Jumu'ah 1st khutbah 12:00 PM · 2nd khutbah 1:15 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at ICPC Paterson38 khutbahs
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