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Family & marriageFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Choose marriage for faith, not delay

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“When you are looking for a spouse, look for the deen and religion, and subhanallah, everything else will be okay.”

The khateeb, at 16:49

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In one sentence

Muslims should honor marriage as an Allah-given covenant while guarding their hearts and conduct against hypocrisy through truthfulness, trustworthiness, sincere worship, and humility.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Marriage is presented as a sign of Allah, bringing tranquility, love, mercy, and social stability.
  2. Parents and prospective spouses are urged to prioritize religious character and avoid unnecessary marriage delays.
  3. Wedding celebrations should preserve prayer, moderation, Islamic boundaries, and premarital counseling.
  4. The sermon recommends the prophetic supplication as the best gift for newlyweds.
  5. A second sermon warns that hypocrisy can begin as small, excused habits and grow if untreated.
  6. It explains hypocrisy through lying, broken promises, betrayal of trusts, lazy or showy prayer, and taking advice as an insult.
  7. The khutbah closes with repentance, prayers for purification, healing, forgiveness, and communal well-being.
Try this week
Choose a spouse primarily for deen and religious character.
Parents should investigate compatibility and avoid unnecessarily delaying a suitable marriage.
Plan weddings around salah, especially Maghrib and Isha, while avoiding extravagance and waste.
Provide premarital counseling about marital responsibilities and Islamic practices.
Fight hypocrisy by telling the truth, keeping promises, honoring trusts, praying sincerely, and accepting sincere advice.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 30Marriage is described as a sign of Allah bringing tranquility, affection, and mercy.
Surah 4Hypocrites are described as standing for prayer lazily, showing off, and remembering Allah little.
Surah 63Hypocrites are portrayed as outwardly impressive but inwardly insecure and defensive toward criticism.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“it's one building block it's one brick of the brick of the whole society that has an impact every marriage here has an impact on a family”
ICOM · Owings Mills, MD
Play from 13:49
“when you are looking for a spouse look for the deen and religion and subhanallah everything else will be okay”
ICOM · Owings Mills, MD
Play from 16:49
“make sure when maghrib time comes we pray maghrib salah everyone everything stops ishan salah and that's where we get the baraka”
ICOM · Owings Mills, MD
Play from 20:02
“Islam is a religion that is built entirely on the foundation of speaking the truth.”
ICOM · Owings Mills, MD
Play from 65:02
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

This khutbah teaches that marriage is a gift from Allah meant to bring tranquility, love, and mercy. Families should help good matches move forward, choose faith and character, and make weddings places where salah, moderation, and responsibility are honored. The second message asks us to watch our hearts for hypocrisy by telling the truth, keeping promises, protecting trusts, praying sincerely, and accepting good advice. We can ask Allah to bless marriages, purify our hearts, heal the sick, and show mercy to those who have died.

  1. What does choosing someone for deen look like in real life?
  2. How can we keep prayer central during celebrations?
  3. What helps you accept advice without feeling personally attacked?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Owings Mills11436 Cronhill Dr, Unit 2-3, Owings Mills, MD 21117Jumu'ah 12:20 PM & 1:15 PM
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