Muslims must unite against division
“Hold on to the rope of Allah together and don't divide yourselves.”
Hold together as one united Muslim community on the rope of Allah, raising confident Muslim children, enjoining good and forbidding wrong in society, and building institutions that serve both Muslims and their neighbors in America.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Opening praises and taqwa verses from Surah Aal-Imran
- Hold to the rope of Allah (3:103); avoid the division that befell earlier communities
- Never fight or kill another Muslim; build a community of love and support
- Raise children with confident Muslim identity as school starts; prepare them for bigotry
- Enjoin right and forbid wrong (3:110): speak against injustice in Gaza, West Bank, ICE raids; engage civically and vote
- Hadiths on brotherhood: relieving hardship, praying for one another, treating others as you wish to be treated
- Community announcements: open masjid day, family night with emergency-preparedness workshop, duas for the sick and deceased, lunch program thanks
In the khateeb's words
“hold on to the rope of Allah together and don't divide yourselves.”
“to abuse a Muslim is fashik is fashik is evil it's wicked it's wrong but to kill a Muslim is kufr”
For the dinner table
At Jumu'ah, Br. Wessam reminded us that Allah tells believers to hold tightly to His rope, the Qur'an, together, and not to split apart the way earlier communities did. He said our community here in Southern California is a gift: people from different cities, states, and countries whom Allah brought together as one ummah when we might otherwise have been enemies. He talked about our kids going back to school, and how parents need to give them the confidence to say 'I'm a Muslim, so I don't do that' no matter where they are, at school, at work, or anywhere else, just like he was prepared by his own parents. He also said being the best community means standing up for what's right: speaking against injustice, helping our neighbors, voting, and treating every person the way we would want to be treated. And he reminded us that the masjid's doors are always open, no matter how long someone has been away, they are welcome to come home.
- If you were the only Muslim in your class, what would help you feel confident instead of just trying to fit in?
- The khateeb said Muslims should treat people the way they want to be treated, who is someone outside our family you could show that to this week?
- He said Allah brought our whole community together from different countries, what's something good about having friends from backgrounds different from ours?
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