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Patience & trialsFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 17, 2026.

Allah's relief comes in His wisdom

SNMC · Hesham Alaghbari

“Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala only acts according to His will and according to His wisdom.”

The khateeb, at 8:57

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In one sentence

The Israa and Mi'raj teaches that Allah's relief comes in His wisdom, confirms the Prophet's rank and the centrality of prayer, and calls Muslims to persevere, pray, and stand together for their faith and rights.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Opening praise and Quranic call to taqwa and kinship.
  2. The Prophet's persecution, boycott, losses, and hardship in Makkah and Ta'if.
  3. Israa and Mi'raj as divine consolation before the Hijrah, with clarification about its disputed date.
  4. Lessons about Allah's timing, the Prophet's rank, unity of prophetic messages, and the centrality of salah.
  5. Applying these lessons to the Quebec mosque shooting, anti-Muslim hostility, community solidarity, Green Square, and Bill C9.
  6. Funeral, illness, and closing supplications for healing, Ramadan, faith, and protection.
Try this week
Maintain the five daily prayers with proper wudu, punctuality, ruku, and khushu.
Study the detailed Israa and Mi'raj narrative through seerah books.
Come together as a community to protect Muslim faith, rights, and safety.
Participate in the Green Square campaign commemorating the Quebec mosque shooting.
Contact one's MP and relevant Muslim civil-rights organizations regarding Bill C9.
Join the funeral prayer and pray for the sick.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 17Used to establish the Prophet's night journey from the Sacred Mosque to al-Aqsa.
Surah 53Used to support the account of Mi'raj and the Prophet seeing Allah's great signs.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala Wants us to Deep deeper And dig deeper To these things So we draw These lessons And we take Practical steps Towards implementing In our lives”
SNMC · Nepean, ON
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“But Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala Only acts According to His will And according to His wisdom”
SNMC · Nepean, ON
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“we have to come together as communities to protect our Islam to protect our rights to be together because when we are together we are able to address these challenges”
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Play from 18:06
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The imam connected the Prophet's difficult years to the lesson that Allah's relief comes according to His wisdom and timing. Israa and Mi'raj honored the Prophet, strengthened his certainty, and highlighted the central place of the five daily prayers. The sermon encouraged Muslims today to pray carefully, support one another, and respond to hardship with faith and organized community action. It also urged civic engagement around concerns about religious freedom, while remembering victims, supporting the sick, and preparing spiritually for Ramadan.

  1. When have you had to wait for relief or an answer, and what helped you stay patient?
  2. What is one small way our family can improve our prayers this week?
  3. What could our family do to strengthen and support our community?
Where it was given

The masjid

South Nepean Muslim Community3020 Woodroffe Ave, Nepean, ON K2J 4G3Jumu'ah 12:00 PM & 1:15 PMKhateebHesham AlaghbariMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at SNMC58 khutbahs
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