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Patience & trialsFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 17, 2025.

Meet hardship with patience and dua

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“In life, not everything goes our way.”

The khateeb, at 12:12

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In one sentence

The khutbah teaches that Muslims should meet hardship with patience, dua, forgiveness, and trust that Allah can bring hidden good from painful events.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Explains the Prophet’s decade of calling Quraysh to Islam and their resistance.
  2. Describes the Year of Sorrow after Khadijah and Abu Talib died.
  3. Follows the journey to Ta’if, its rejection of Islam, and the stoning of the Prophet.
  4. Connects the Prophet’s hardship with Musa’s dua, patience, and trusting Allah during loss.
  5. Uses Addas’s conversion to illustrate unexpected good emerging from suffering.
  6. Recounts the angel of the mountains and the Prophet’s refusal to seek revenge.
  7. Closes with reminders to attend Jumu’ah early and maintain the five daily prayers.
Try this week
Attend Jumu’ah early, allowing time for traffic, parking, and preparation.
Say Bismillah before eating and remind family and friends to do so.
Respond to hardship with patience and dua rather than complaining against Allah.
Maintain the five daily prayers and remind household members and friends to pray.
Choose forgiveness and hope over revenge when harmed.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih al-BukhariThe angel of the mountains offered to destroy Ta’if, but the Prophet refused and hoped for believing descendants.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“In life not everything goes our way Things might happen in our life That we wonder Why is this happening to us?”
KCIC · Armourdale, KS
Play from 12:12
“Remember your daily prayers Make sure your children And make sure your wife is praying It only takes a few minutes”
KCIC · Armourdale, KS
Play from 30:27
Where it was given

The masjid

Kansas City Islamic Center923 S Bethany St, Kansas City, KS 66105Jumu'ah Khutba 1:00 PM · Salah 1:30 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at KCIC8 khutbahs
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