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Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 6, 2025.

Faith calls us to everyday excellence

At-Thohir

“The most beloved actions to Allah are the most consistent even if they are small.”

The khateeb, at 27:11

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In one sentence

The khutbah argues that ihsan, doing everyday actions with excellence while remembering that Allah sees us, should shape worship, relationships, and consistent daily habits.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Introduces Hadith Jibreel and presents ihsan as a higher level beyond Islam and iman.
  2. Defines ihsan as worshipping with awareness that Allah sees every action, illustrated through driving.
  3. Connects ihsan to Quranic rewards, beauty, and excellence.
  4. Applies ihsan to worship, family, parents, social dealings, and humane treatment.
  5. Encourages incremental practices such as extra prayer, fasting, charity, generosity, and Quran reading.
  6. Concludes that consistent small actions are beloved to Allah and offers a closing dua.
Try this week
Perform extra prayers beyond the five obligatory prayers, including sunnah and tahajjud.
Fast additional days, especially the lunar middle days known as Ayyam al-Beed.
Give charity both publicly and secretly, beyond obligatory zakat.
Treat family and parents with excellence, avoiding even dismissive expressions.
Give more help and generosity than others may strictly deserve or return.
Choose one small act, such as reading one Quran verse or praying two rakahs, and repeat it consistently.
Review the day with Allah in dua and identify moments when restraint or sincerity reflected ihsan.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 49Distinguishes outward submission from deeper faith in the heart.
Quran 10:26Connects ihsan with paradise and an additional divine reward.
Quran 17:23Places excellence toward parents immediately after worshipping Allah alone.
Sahih al-BukhariTeaches that the most beloved actions are consistent, even when small.
Quran 55:60Promises that excellence is repaid with excellence.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“You interact with others, with your family, with strangers, with Muslims, with non-Muslims, with the person who cut you off on the road, with the cashier at the grocery store.”
At-Thohir · Koreatown, CA
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“we don't need you to be perfect you try your best and Allah will give you something that you could not have even imagined inshallah”
At-Thohir · Koreatown, CA
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“the most beloved actions to Allah are the most consistent even if they are small”
At-Thohir · Koreatown, CA
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today’s khutbah teaches that ihsan means excellence: worshipping as if we see Allah, and remembering that Allah always sees us. It should appear not only in prayer and fasting, but also in how we treat parents, family, and the people around us. The speaker encourages us to give a little more than required, expect a little less in return, and begin with one small practice we can repeat consistently. Allah promises that those who practice ihsan will receive ihsan, so our imperfect efforts can bring us closer to Him.

  1. What is one small good deed you could repeat every day?
  2. How can we show ihsan when someone at home annoys us?
  3. Where could you give more help without expecting something back?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid At-Thohir Los Angeles1200 S Kenmore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90006Jumu'ah Khutbah 1:00 PM · Prayer 1:30 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at At-Thohir57 khutbahs
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