Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, May 1, 2026.
Worship must shape our character
“Haya bashfulness is part of faith if you don't have haya you don't have faith.”
In one sentence
True Islam joins worship to excellent character, requiring Muslims to cultivate haya and adab, teach them to their children, and act responsibly together in society.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Calls listeners to taqwa and grounds Muslim life in the Quran and Sunnah.
- Explains that the Prophet’s mission included completing noble manners and character.
- Shows how salah, zakah, and fasting should reform behavior, not remain empty rituals.
- Uses the bankrupt-person hadith to warn against worship alongside abuse and violated rights.
- Urges parents to teach children adab, respect, modesty, and appropriate speech.
- Defines haya as part of faith and calls Muslim Americans to face challenges collectively and vote.
Try this week
Use the Quran and Sunnah to guide questions of manners and conduct.
Perform salah as a discipline that restrains indecency and wrongdoing.
Pay zakah as purification while supporting its eligible recipients.
Fast Ramadan seeking taqwa rather than merely avoiding food and drink.
Teach children to respect teachers, parents, elders, and private spaces.
Practice haya by avoiding haram, abusive speech, and violations of others’ rights.
Face community challenges together and cast a vote in the election.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“so after inviting people to worship one God also to shape the humanity to be the best in manners and characters”
“these children they come in my class different than the other students why because the parents they told these children to respect the teacher”
“haya bashfulness is part of faith if you don't have haya you don't have faith”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Allah wants our worship to shape the way we treat people. The khutbah reminds us that prayer, zakah, and fasting should help us avoid wrong and grow in taqwa and good character. Parents should teach children adab by respecting teachers, parents, elders, and private spaces. Haya means remembering that Allah sees us and feeling shy about disobeying Him. As Muslim Americans, we should face challenges together and take responsible part in our community, including voting.
- Which act of worship helps you make a better choice during the week, and how?
- What does respectful speech look like at home, school, or the masjid?
- What is one way our family can help our Muslim community this week?
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