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Civic engagementFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 9, 2026.

Enjoining good protects the whole community

Uqbah · Abu Humayd Jamal ibn Luqman

“The matter of al-ma'roof, everything Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has commanded and al-munkar, everything that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has made forbidden is not a small affair.”

The khateeb, at 5:12

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In one sentence

Enjoining good and forbidding evil is a clear communal obligation that preserves faith, morality, and the ummah, requiring sincere action alongside prayer and worship.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Luqman’s advice connects prayer, moral reform, and patience.
  2. The Quran and hadith establish enjoining good as essential to the ummah’s identity and survival.
  3. Neglect normalizes sin, weakens knowledge, and invites communal punishment.
  4. The duty begins with tawhid and includes sincere, compassionate advice.
  5. Quranic examples show that righteous communities uphold this obligation.
  6. Prayer and charity are likened to a city’s water, while moral reform guards its walls.
  7. Listeners are urged to reform themselves and prepare for Ramadan through worship and community action.
Try this week
Reform yourself and those around you, including family and friends.
Use sincere, compassionate advice to encourage good and discourage wrongdoing.
Increase fasting, charity, remembrance, and Quran engagement before Ramadan.
Rectify homes, families, and neighborhoods through patient moral example.
Prepare for Ramadan with purified intentions and abundant deeds.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 31Luqman advises his son to pray, enjoin good, forbid evil, and remain patient.
Surah 9Believing men and women are allies who enjoin good, forbid evil, pray, give zakah, and receive Allah’s mercy.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“The matter of al-ma'roof, everything Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has commanded and al-munkar, everything that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has made forbidden is not a small affair.”
Uqbah · Cleveland, OH
Play from 5:12
“In such a time, silence is not safety. Silence is participation.”
Uqbah · Cleveland, OH
Play from 11:23
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For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that our faith should lead us to encourage good and help one another turn away from wrong. He began with Luqman's advice to his son, connecting prayer with this responsibility and with patience when it becomes difficult. He compared our worship to a spring inside a city and our shared responsibility to the walls that protect it. He explained that sincere advice should come from love and compassion, and that receiving advice takes humility. He encouraged us to begin with ourselves and our families, turning hope in Allah's mercy into good deeds and preparing for Ramadan through worship, charity, and time with the Quran.

  1. How would you like someone to advise you when you make a mistake?
  2. What could we do together to make the Quran more part of our day?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Uqbah ibn Naafi2222 Stokes Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106Jumu'ah 1:30 PMKhateebAbu Humayd Jamal ibn LuqmanMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Uqbah27 khutbahs
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