Safar is a time for responsibility
“Superstition is not something that's part of our tradition.”
Muslims should reject superstition, hold fast to the Quran and Sunnah together, and turn Safar into a time of responsibility, community-building, and justice.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Frames the Quran and Sunnah as a living lifeline requiring collective commitment.
- Explains Safar’s history, sacred-month context, and connection to Hajj traditions.
- Rejects superstition about Safar and urges intellectual and personal responsibility.
- Uses marriage in Safar and the Hijrah to challenge delay and isolation.
- Calls for practical bonds between immigrants and established community members.
- Connects Hijrah to migrants, prisoners, Kashmir, Rohingya, Gaza, and Al-Aqsa.
- Closes with calls to join Justice for All and take immediate action.
In the khateeb's words
“The Quran is not a dead text. It is a living text.”
“To remove from us these misunderstandings. And to set us on the correct understanding. That superstition. Is not something that's part of our tradition.”
“Hijrah means to migrate to leave a bad place for a better one. A bad situation to a better one.”
“We have more power than we know. And we need to lean into that power. During this month of Safar. What a better time to start.”
For the dinner table
Imam Saffet used the month of Safar to teach that Muslims should not fear omens or delay good actions because of superstition. He described the Quran and Sunnah as a living lifeline and urged the community to hold to them together. He encouraged people to take responsibility, build real relationships across immigrant and established communities, and not delay marriage without good reason. He then connected Hijrah to people facing detention, displacement, statelessness, and violence, calling listeners to stand with them. He ended by asking the community to join Justice for All’s work, sign up for alerts, and begin with meaningful action.
- What is one superstition people sometimes believe, and how could faith and reason help us respond?
- How can our family build a stronger relationship with someone from a different background?
- What is one small action we can take for justice this week?
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