Muslims must actively oppose public wrongdoing
“We stand for what is right, and we must do that in a proactive manner, not in a lackadaisical fashion.”
Muslims must remove ego and proactively enjoin good and forbid evil, including resisting the modern normalization of LGBT behavior, using Muharram fasting as a means to purify the soul and protect the community.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Prophet Muhammad completed the universal duty of enjoining good and forbidding evil
- The Muslim ummah is uniquely tasked with this mission for all humanity
- Ego corrupts both giving and receiving correction
- Apply this duty to contemporary public moral issues, including LGBT pride month
- Fasting in Muharram is the practical tool to subdue ego
- Closing supplication for sincerity and community protection
In the khateeb's words
“We stand for what is right, and we must do that in a proactive manner, not in a lackadaisical fashion. Because, if that is something that has resided only within our homes, then, that is when the community is going to suffer.”
“And, when we don't condemn it, this is the trap that our children and our offspring will fall into. When they feel it in their hearts, they feel a softening towards this idea that it is okay to be this way.”
“If we do not take this as a duty to protect each other, we will let each other slip and fall into the darkness. And, as a result, the children and the offspring and our future generations will also slip into the darkness.”
“When we do things outside of the vision of others only for the sake of Allah. only Allah can see our deeds. He is the only one that will truly know whether we are completing our fast in the proper manner.”
For the dinner table
The khateeb taught that Muslims are called the best community when they encourage good, discourage wrong, and believe in Allah, protecting one another from harm. He emphasized that ego can spoil both our advice and our response to advice, so guidance should be sincere, gentle, and given with wisdom. He also urged Muslims to hold firmly to Islamic guidance when society normalizes behavior the khutbah regards as wrong, while avoiding unnecessary intrusion into private lives. Finally, he encouraged voluntary fasting in Muharram as a way to grow closer to Allah, strengthen taqwa, and weaken the ego.
- What is one kind way we can help a friend without embarrassing them?
- What private good deed could you do this week just for Allah?
- How can we tell whether our advice comes from care or from wanting to feel superior?
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