25:27 But you cannot count…27:24 What my emir, whom I…28:07 Our deen is to be…
Civic engagementFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 3, 2026.

Small dawah efforts can multiply reward

Daar-ul-Ehsaan

“Our deen is to be practiced.”

The khateeb, at 28:07

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In one sentence

Sincere, organized dawah and consistent worship can multiply lasting reward, so Muslims should regularly share Islam respectfully and practice their faith through Quran and prayer.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. The speaker recounts meeting a Muslim woman on a train who introduced him to Islam.
  2. He describes praying for guidance, taking shahada, and learning Quran and salat.
  3. He explains his decades of dawah work with a local Jamaat.
  4. He argues that small outreach efforts can produce unseen, multiplied rewards.
  5. He urges listeners to devote time each month to dawah.
  6. He closes by emphasizing practical deen, Quran reading, salat, and salat with Jamaat.
Try this week
Set aside at least an hour and a half once a month for dawah.
Approach people politely, ask about their background, and share an organized explanation of Islam.
Prepare through talim and rehearsed, structured bayans before outreach.
Work toward reading half a juz of Quran daily.
Maintain salat and pray with Jamaat.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“But you cannot count the number of apples in that seed. And that is what the dawah and tabliyak of the deenal Islam is like.”
Daar-ul-Ehsaan · Bristol, CT
Play from 25:27
“What my emir, whom I refer to often, what he insisted on, is that we talk about things that people can take hold of and put into practice and do something to better their situation on the day of judgment.”
Daar-ul-Ehsaan · Bristol, CT
Play from 27:24
“Our deen is to be practiced. It is to be practiced.”
Daar-ul-Ehsaan · Bristol, CT
Play from 28:07
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb shared how a Muslim woman on a train took time to tell him about Islam, and that conversation helped lead him to become Muslim. She spoke simply, but her words stayed with him long after their journey ended. He explained that she could share in the reward of the good deeds that followed, even though they never met again. He compared sharing faith to planting a seed: we cannot know how much fruit it may eventually produce. He encouraged everyone to make time for dawah and to put faith into practice through prayer, reading the Quran, and sincere effort.

  1. What would you share if a friend asked what Islam means to you?
  2. Who has helped you learn something good, and how could you pass it on?
  3. What small act of worship could we help each other practice this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Daar-ul-Ehsaan USA739 Terryville Avenue, Bristol, CT 06010Jumu'ah Khutbah 1:15 PM, iqamah 1:45 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Daar-ul-Ehsaan84 khutbahs
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