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Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Jun 26, 2026.

True freedom means serving Allah alone

Al Falah

“The highest title you could receive is a slave of Allah.”

The khateeb, at 13:53

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In one sentence

True freedom comes from becoming devoted only to Allah and breaking the heart's enslavement to desires, possessions, debt, and worldly attachments.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Muharram and Ashura introduce the theme of spiritual freedom.
  2. Bilal's declaration of tawheed illustrates freedom before physical liberation.
  3. The story of Musa shows that escaping oppression does not immediately remove slave mentality.
  4. Tawheed means relying on Allah to create a path when none is visible.
  5. Modern attachments, luxury, debt, and desires can enslave the heart.
  6. Listeners are urged to exert themselves, abandon sin, and make an inner hijrah toward Allah.
Try this week
Examine attachments to food, phones, people, possessions, and worldly status, then work to detach the heart from them.
Avoid unnecessary luxuries and debt that can control decisions and family life.
Exert your maximum effort in pleasing Allah, then place your reliance on Him.
Make an inner hijrah by abandoning what Allah has forbidden.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the moment he got his freedom everything after that was just the caveat you know as they say the bonus he already was free”
Al Falah · Bridgewater, NJ
Play from 7:40
“the highest title you could receive is a slave of Allah”
Al Falah · Bridgewater, NJ
Play from 13:53
“we all have an Egypt that we're fleeing we need to remember the days of Allah”
Al Falah · Bridgewater, NJ
Play from 15:51
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah says real freedom begins in the heart, when a person depends on Allah instead of letting desires, possessions, phones, people, or debt control them. The story of Musa shows that escaping oppression physically is not enough if a slave mentality remains inside. Tawheed means trusting Allah’s power and finding a path forward even when we cannot see one. The speaker urges us to limit unnecessary luxury, leave what Allah has forbidden, do our best, and then rely on Allah’s mercy. He closes by reminding us to seek forgiveness and remember oppressed Muslims, including those in Gaza and Palestine.

  1. What is one thing that can quietly become the “Egypt” of our heart?
  2. How can we practice freedom from unnecessary wants this week?
  3. What could an inner hijrah look like in our daily family life?
Where it was given

The masjid

Al Falah Center881 Route 206, Bridgewater, NJ 08807Jumu'ah 1:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Al Falah42 khutbahs
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