Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 5, 2026.
Mercy begins with seeing others' pain
“The most beloved people to Allah are those who are most helpful to other people.”
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Calls listeners to taqwa and frames Allah as merciful and forgiving.
- Presents the Prophet as a mercy to all creation, including animals.
- Shows how mercy applies to enemies, sinners, converts, and struggling Muslims without compromising truth.
- Warns that selfishness and greed destroy empathy, while encouraging engagement and patience with people.
- Applies rahmah to families through attention, affection, empathy, and listening.
- Concludes with prophetic guidance to help others, relieve burdens, conceal faults, and become instruments of good.
Try this week
Practice taqwa and speak truthfully and justly.
Put yourself in other people's shoes before responding to their concerns.
Make dua for sinners and struggling people instead of cursing or humiliating them.
Check in with family members by asking how they are and what help they need.
Listen to someone's pain without redirecting the conversation to your own pain.
Help others with concrete needs, relieve burdens, conceal faults, and serve them patiently.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“A person that is selfish does not have the capacity to have rahmah for other people.”
“Nobody's concerns are insignificant. Every heart is important no matter what the heart is concerned with.”
“The most beloved people to Allah are those who are most helpful to other people.”
“If somebody is mentioning of their pain, don't take that away from them and talk about your pain.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah centers on rahmah, meaning mercy, compassion, and kindness, as a central part of faith. The speaker explains that the Prophet showed mercy to people, animals, families, sinners, and even enemies, while still holding firmly to truth. We are reminded that selfishness makes it hard to notice other people's needs, so empathy begins by imagining what another person is feeling. At home, this can mean showing affection, checking in, listening without redirecting the conversation, and helping with real needs. The khutbah closes by urging us to become instruments of good through service, patience, prayer, and protecting people's dignity.
- What is one way we can show rahmah to someone in our family this week?
- How can we listen better when someone tells us about their pain?
- Who might need practical help, encouragement, or a dua from us right now?
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