Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.
Remembering Allah keeps the heart alive
“Zikr will put happiness in the heart and keep sadness and depression away.”
In one sentence
Regularly remembering Allah through dhikr, Quran, obedience, prayer, and reliance keeps the heart alive, brings peace, and strengthens believers through hardship.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Opens with Quranic reminders to fear Allah and avoid being distracted from His remembrance.
- Defines dhikr broadly as verbal remembrance, Quran, obedience, and avoiding sin.
- Explains dhikr’s benefits: spiritual life, peace, satisfaction, mercy, angelic company, ihsan, and reward in Paradise.
- Encourages frequent remembrance and participation in dhikr gatherings.
- Connects constant remembrance with reliance on Allah during hardship, patience, gratitude, and trust in His provision.
- Closes with supplications for the sick, deceased, oppressed Muslims, and Gaza, followed by a call to prayer.
Try this week
Remember Allah throughout ordinary activities such as walking, eating, drinking, resting, and working.
Maintain a continuous connection with Allah instead of turning to Him only during crises.
Turn to Allah for help during hardship while remaining patient, grateful, and trusting in His provision.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 22:1-2The terror of the Hour motivates fear of Allah and spiritual preparation.
Quran 59:19Forgetting Allah causes people to lose awareness of themselves.
Quran 63:9Wealth and children must not distract believers from remembering Allah.
Quran 33:41-42Believers are commanded to remember Allah frequently, morning and evening.
Quran 20:124Turning away from remembrance leads to a constricted life.
Quran 70:19-23Human impatience is contrasted with steadfast prayer and devotion.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Allah wants us to come to Him so He's eager to make us come He doesn't want to punish us He wants to reward us”
“zikr will put happiness in the heart and keep sadness and depression away it is the easiest ibadah”
“don't only come to Him when you have a problem keep that connection always there so you have even when you face a problem you don't panic”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Today’s khutbah taught that remembering Allah is much broader than repeating phrases. Reading Quran, obeying Allah, avoiding sin, and doing good can all be forms of dhikr. Dhikr brings life, peace, happiness, and strength to the heart, and it helps us stay mindful that Allah is watching over us. We should remember Allah during ordinary moments, not only when we face problems. When hardship comes, a heart already connected to Allah can respond with trust, patience, and hope.
- How can remembering Allah help us when we feel worried or sad?
- What family habit could help us stay close to Allah before difficulties come?
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