Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 7, 2026.
Salvation requires humility over greed and desire
“We have to train ourselves and train ourselves to be humble and to keep ourselves level.”
In one sentence
Believers attain salvation by resisting greed, desires, and self-admiration while cultivating humility, self-rectification, and concern for suffering Muslims.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Defines true success as following revelation rather than self-interest.
- Explains excessive greed as destructive because it harms others.
- Warns against treating desires as moral authority instead of following Allah's guidance.
- Connects self-admiration and arrogance with rejecting truth and belittling others.
- Calls for daily self-correction, humility, dua, awareness, and solidarity with suffering Muslims.
Try this week
Resist and curtail personal greed rather than pursuing wants at others' expense.
Submit moral choices to Allah's revelation rather than personal desires or changing social norms.
Train yourself daily to remain humble and avoid putting others down.
Rectify your relationship with Allah and your interactions with fellow Muslims.
Make dua, raise awareness, and avoid becoming desensitized to Muslims suffering locally and internationally.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“the Muslim who believes in Allah and believes in the messenger then they take guidance from revelation it is revelation that they refer back to to find what are those affairs that will lead them to salvation”
“the human being in the name of trying to achieve something for themselves would be willing to harm others because of their greed”
“being impressed with yourself this is why we have to train ourselves and train ourselves to be humble and to keep ourselves level”
“If a portion of the ummah is in pain, the believers have to feel that pain.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminds us that success is not simply getting what we want; it is following Allah's guidance. The speaker highlights three destructive habits: obeying greed, following desires instead of revelation, and admiring ourselves while looking down on others. He calls us to discipline ourselves, stay humble, repair our relationship with Allah and fellow Muslims, and care about suffering in the wider ummah. We can make dua, raise awareness, and refuse to become numb to people in pain.
- What is one desire we can learn to control this week?
- How can our family show humility and care for someone who is suffering?
- What is one helpful way to raise awareness or make dua for people in need?
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