Community & unityFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 31, 2026.
Faith must be lived by serving others
“Your duty and responsibility is to do the amr bil ma'roof and nahi anil munkar.”
In one sentence
A Muslim's existence is bound to the Ummah, individual piety alone cannot save you; faith must be translated into supporting others, enjoining good and forbidding evil, because Allah loves those who do good to others.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Opening: a Muslim's existence is with the Ummah, shown by plural forms in the Quran
- Surah al-Fatiha's 'na'abudu' and 'nasta'in' are plural even when praying alone
- Hadith: believers are like a building whose parts support one another
- Warning: the one who isolates himself isolates himself into the hellfire
- Mishkatul Masabih story: the righteous man punished first because he never stopped evil around him
- Iman must be paired with righteous deeds; rebuttal of the 'no time in America' excuse
- 'Kuntum khaira ummatin': best nation because of amr bil ma'roof and nahi anil munkar; closes citing Surah an-Nisa 69-70 and promises to continue
Try this week
Support fellow Muslims and carry others' burdens rather than isolating yourself
Enjoin good and forbid evil instead of being content with individual piety
Translate iman into daily behavior, including keeping the five daily prayers despite a busy life
Learn the proper ways of helping others from the Quran and Sunnah rather than one's own desires
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 1The plural forms 'Iyyaaka na'abudu wa iyyaaka nasta'in' prove the believer's bond to the Ummah even in individual prayer
Surah 103Humankind is in gross loss except those who believe, do righteous deeds, and counsel truth and patience; Imam Shafi'i said it alone would suffice for humanity's salvation
Surah 3The Ummah is the best of people precisely because it enjoins good, forbids evil, and believes in Allah
Surah 4Recited as the basis for learning the proper ways of doing good to others; topic deferred to the next khutbah
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“his individual piety is going to be sufficient for him the commandments of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala were broken right in front of his eyes and he never stopped anybody”
“and I request you please when you go home study this surah read the tafsir read the footnotes”
“brother what are you talking about who has time for five daily prayer I live in America I don't have time I don't have time to even die”
“your duty and responsibility is to do the amr bil ma'roof and nahi anil munkar share the beauties of islam prohibit people from indecencies of all kind”
Where it was given
The masjid
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