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Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 16, 2026.

Sincere deeds can open a way through hardship

FMCCNJ · Ahmad Alsardary

“What is my relationship like with my parents?”

The khateeb, at 15:24

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In one sentence

The story of three men trapped in a cave teaches that sincere deeds, reliance on Allah, honoring parents, resisting sin, and honest dealings, can open a path through hardship.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Gratitude for visible and hidden blessings introduces the hadith of three men trapped in a cave.
  2. The first man’s care for his elderly parents illustrates tawakkul and honoring parents.
  3. The second man’s refusal of illicit sex demonstrates abstinence, God-consciousness, and resisting phone-based temptation.
  4. The final lesson is sincerity: keep a private deed for Allah and identify your personal path to Jannah.
  5. The khutbah closes with calls to repair relationships, practice halal dealings, make supplication, and pray.
Try this week
Make dua to Allah first during trials while still taking practical means.
Ask living parents for forgiveness, serve them, and repair strained relationships.
For deceased parents, continue honoring them through dua and charity.
Guard what you view on your phone and ask Allah for help overcoming haram addictions.
Honor agreements, pay workers what they are owed, and complete work with excellence.
Keep at least one good deed private and solely for Allah’s sake.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih al-BukhariThe story of three men trapped in a cave whose sincere deeds cause the boulder to move after each supplication.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the first step you should do is to make it to lift your hands and to make dua to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala”
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“what is my relationship like with my parents what relationship do I have with that mother that asks me simple things”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb centered the sermon on the hadith of three men trapped by a boulder in a cave. Each man called on Allah through a sincere deed: caring for parents, resisting a forbidden desire, and treating an employee’s wages honestly. The sermon asks us to turn to Allah in hardship, keep our relationship with Him alive in easy times, and choose friends who remind us of Him. It also urges us to repair ties with parents, be careful with what we view on our phones, honor work agreements, and keep at least one good deed private for Allah. Each person should ask what sincere action can become his or her path toward Jannah.

  1. What does honesty look like in our family’s everyday responsibilities?
  2. What good deed could we do without telling anyone else?
Where it was given

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