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Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 15, 2025.

Reset your life around prayer

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“What do I want to accomplish for the next six months?”

The khateeb, at 13:33

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In one sentence

As summer ends and school resumes, Muslims should reset their hearts, refocus their lives around worship and purposeful goals, and recharge through prayer, Qur'an, charity, time discipline, and good companionship.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Frames the end of summer and new academic year as a time to recognize time and blessings as trusts from Allah.
  2. Calls for resetting the heart through repentance, renewed prayer, and consistent Qur'an reading.
  3. Urges listeners to refocus around life's purpose, set six-month spiritual goals, and balance dunya with akhirah.
  4. Uses the image of a boat tied to a dock to encourage releasing distractions and unhelpful habits.
  5. Calls for spiritual recharging through prayer, Qur'an, charity, kindness, time discipline, and good companionship.
  6. Closes with prayers for people suffering in Gaza and humanity, followed by an announcement about a family night.
Try this week
Repent sincerely and return to Allah after neglected worship.
Reestablish the five daily prayers and organize life around salah.
Set six-month spiritual goals, such as memorizing short surahs, reading the Prophet's seerah, or learning ten duas.
Schedule daily Qur'an reading.
Perform some sadaqah or kindness every day, including through a smile.
Limit time-wasting distractions and leave behind habits that hold spiritual growth back.
Surround yourself with a small circle of people whose manners and deeds inspire improvement.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 19Used to connect repentance, seeking forgiveness, faith, and righteous deeds with returning to Allah.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“time itself is one of the greatest trusts from Allah each and every one of us. It's an amanat.”
ICLI · Westbury, NY
Play from 2:58
“What do I want to accomplish for the next six months? How do I balance my responsibilities when it comes to my dunya and my akhira?”
ICLI · Westbury, NY
Play from 13:33
“There should not be a day that passes in your life that you haven't done some sadaqah either through your actions, through your money, or through even a smile at someone that is sadaqah, brothers and sisters.”
ICLI · Westbury, NY
Play from 17:45
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that time is a trust from Allah, especially as summer ends and a new school year begins. He encouraged us to reset our hearts through repentance, prayer, and daily Qur'an. We should also set purposeful spiritual goals, release distractions, and strengthen ourselves through worship. Small daily acts such as charity, kindness, limiting time-wasters, and choosing good companions can change our lives. He also asked us to remember people suffering in Gaza and to use our abilities for goodness.

  1. What is one spiritual goal you would like to work on over the next six months?
  2. What distraction could you untie from your life this week?
  3. What kind act could you do tomorrow that counts as sadaqah?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Long Island835 Brush Hollow Rd, Westbury, NY 11590ArchiveAll khutbahs at ICLI48 khutbahs
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