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Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 8, 2025.

Repent sincerely and never despair

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“Whenever you commit a sin, go and repent to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”

The khateeb, at 7:46

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In one sentence

Sincere repentance is an essential act of worship requiring cessation, remorse, resolve, and restitution, while believers should never despair of Allah’s forgiveness or compromise sound belief.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Defines repentance and its three conditions for sins involving only Allah’s rights
  2. Adds restitution or seeking pardon when another person’s rights were harmed
  3. Uses Quranic commands and the Prophet’s frequent repentance to establish its importance
  4. Urges immediate repentance and rejects despair because the door remains open during life
  5. Distinguishes forgiveness from dying upon shirk and closes with a call to sound creed
Try this week
Stop committing the sin.
Feel genuine remorse and resolve not to return to it.
Return property or other rights taken from people.
Seek pardon when someone was slandered or harmed through backbiting.
Repent immediately, ask Allah’s forgiveness, and preserve sound belief by avoiding shirk.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 4Used to explain that dying upon shirk is not forgiven.
Surah 39Used to affirm that Allah forgives all sins for those who repent during life.
Surah 50Used to emphasize righteous action and avoiding association with Allah.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“it is very important before even doing actions you have to remove any obstacle that your action to be accepted”
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“so if you commit a sin haste to repent whenever you commit a sin go and repent to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala”
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“that feeling and that thought is worse than the sin itself”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that tawbah, or sincere repentance, is required for every sin. For a sin between a person and Allah, repentance means stopping, regretting, and resolving not to return; when someone else was harmed, the wrong must also be repaired or forgiveness sought. The speaker urges us to repent quickly and not despair, because Allah’s door of repentance remains open during life. He closes by stressing sound belief in Allah and avoiding shirk, associating partners with Him.

  1. What might sincere repentance look like in a real situation this week?
  2. How can we repair harm if our words or actions hurt someone?
  3. Why is hope important after making a mistake?
Where it was given

The masjid

London Muslim Mosque151 Oxford St W, London, ON N6H 1S3Jumu'ah First prayer 12:00 PM · second prayer 1:15 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at London Muslim Mosque193 khutbahs
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