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The Prophets & seerahFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 5, 2025.

Know the Prophet to follow his Sunnah

WCMA · Mohammad Yahia

“In order to be able to follow the Prophet, you need to know him first.”

The khateeb, at 13:35

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In one sentence

Muslims honor the Prophet Muhammad by believing everything he brought, obeying him, worshiping Allah through his guidance, loving him above all else, and learning and sharing his Sunnah.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Rabi al-Awwal is presented as a month connected to major events in the Prophet’s life.
  2. The khutbah identifies four rights: belief, obedience, worship through his guidance, and love above oneself and family.
  3. The Sunnah is explained as essential for practical worship, especially prayer and Hajj.
  4. Listeners are urged to study the Prophet’s seerah, hadith, and guidance in order to follow him knowingly.
  5. The Prophet’s role in bringing peace and guidance is recalled, along with hope for his intercession and companionship.
  6. Families are encouraged to share the message after Jumu'ah and make it a weekly habit.
Try this week
Study the Prophet’s seerah and hadith to know him better.
Send salutations upon the Prophet, mention him, and imitate his guidance.
Apply the Sunnah in prayer, Hajj, and other acts of worship.
Share the four rights with family after Jumu'ah and make it a weekly habit.
Donate generously and regularly to the masjid.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 20Used to discuss the Prophet’s promised satisfaction and intercession for his followers.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“you cannot find in the Qur'an how to pray your salat and how many records for Salat al-Maghrib for Salat al-Isha and so forth”
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“if you try to deliver this message to your family after Salatul Jum'a when you make it home this is great”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Rabi al-Awwal is presented as a month connected to major events in the Prophet Muhammad’s life. The khutbah says Muslims honor him through four rights: believing what he brought, obeying him, worshiping Allah through his guidance, and loving him above ourselves and our families. To live those rights, we should learn his seerah and hadith, send salutations, and imitate his example. The speaker encourages families to share this message after Jumu'ah and turn it into a weekly habit. Love for the Prophet is also connected to hope for his intercession and companionship.

  1. Which of the Prophet’s four rights can we practice more intentionally this week?
  2. What can we learn about the Prophet together as a family?
  3. How could we share one lesson about the Prophet after Jumu'ah?
Where it was given

The masjid

West Cleveland Muslim Association1255 Columbia Road, Westlake, OH 44145Jumu'ah 1:15 PM & 2:15 PMKhateebMohammad YahiaMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at WCMA23 khutbahs
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