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Seeking knowledgeFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 10, 2026.

Knowledge and good deeds strengthen iman

ICO Jama Masjid · Tariq Rasheed

“The more knowledge you have, the more inshaAllah you will do good deeds.”

The khateeb, at 12:52

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In one sentence

Because Allah alone controls provision and the unseen, believers should strengthen iman through knowledge and good deeds, detach from worldly possessions, and live humbly before death.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Allah is the provider of material needs, while maintaining iman requires personal effort.
  2. Wealth, losses, gains, and large homes are temporary and should not dominate life or lead to depression or haram.
  3. Iman grows through knowledge and good deeds; listeners are urged to study Surah Luqman’s final ayah.
  4. The five unseen matters known only to Allah are explained: the Hour, rain, a child’s sex before formation, future provision, and place of death.
  5. Examples involving a cardiologist, weather forecasts, finances, and deaths abroad reinforce humility and trust in Allah.
  6. The service concludes with Arabic reminders, prayer, community announcements, and supplications for the sick and deceased.
Try this week
Make sustained effort to preserve and strengthen iman.
Seek Islamic knowledge and translate it into good deeds.
Read and reflect repeatedly on the last ayah of Surah Luqman after Jumu'ah and over the weekend.
Do not make wealth or a large house the purpose of life, especially through haram means.
Remember death and Allah’s control of the unseen to cultivate humility and emotional balance.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 31Used to identify five matters whose complete knowledge belongs only to Allah.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Everything is owned by Allah. I am the custodian of these things that I have only for some time. Then these things will pass on to somebody else.”
ICO Jama Masjid · Orlando, FL
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“The more knowledge you have, the more inshaAllah you will do good deeds. And when you do good deeds, your iman would be higher and higher and stronger and stronger.”
ICO Jama Masjid · Orlando, FL
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Allah promises to provide for us, but keeping and strengthening our iman, or faith, requires our own effort. We grow through learning, doing good deeds, and reflecting on what Allah has taught us. Wealth and possessions are temporary trusts, so loss should not destroy us and gain should not make us arrogant or forgetful. Only Allah knows the Hour, the rain, what a child will be, future provision, and where each person will die. Remembering these limits should make us humble, grateful, and less attached to worldly things.

  1. What is one thing you can learn or do this week to strengthen your iman?
  2. How can we be grateful for what we have without becoming attached to it?
  3. What helps you remember Allah when life changes unexpectedly?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Orlando (Jama Masjid)11543 Ruby Lake Road, Orlando, FL 32836Jumu'ah 1st 1:15 to 2:05 PM · 2nd 2:35 to 3:05 PMKhateebTariq RasheedMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at ICO Jama Masjid39 khutbahs
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