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Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 2, 2026.

Good company helps us live with taqwa

Masjid Fatima

“Be with the truthful people, be with the righteous people, be with the saliheen, be with the pious people.”

The khateeb, at 15:11

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In one sentence

Taqwa, living with awareness of Allah, is strengthened by righteous companionship, reflection on death and exemplary lives, and gratitude that protects the believer from pride.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Explains taqwa as awareness of Allah amid widespread immorality and sin.
  2. Presents righteous companionship as the Quranic solution for making obedience easier.
  3. Uses Surah al-Tawbah and the example of those who stayed behind to stress communal adherence and hope.
  4. Recommends studying pious biographies, remembering death and punishment, and cultivating gratitude.
  5. Connects gratitude with humility, warns against pride, and closes with supplication.
Try this week
Stay close to truthful, righteous, and pious people.
Reflect on the biographies and stories of pious people.
Remember death and the consequences of sin.
Cultivate gratitude to Allah for family, support, community, and the mosque.
Practice patience during calamities.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 9:118-119The command to fear Allah and be with the truthful is presented as a path to taqwa, with the three who stayed behind providing context.
Surah 1Its repeated praise of Allah is used to emphasize gratitude in a believer’s life.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“be with the truthful people be with the righteous people be with the saliheen be with the pious people”
Masjid Fatima · Catonsville, MD
Play from 15:11
“everything that we have everything that we were blessed with in this world is not from our own side”
Masjid Fatima · Catonsville, MD
Play from 21:02
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that taqwa means living with awareness of Allah, even when society makes goodness difficult. One of the best helps is to keep close company with truthful and righteous people, because their example makes obedience feel natural and gives hope. We can also learn from the lives of pious people, remember death and the consequences of sin, and practice gratitude. Gratitude reminds us that our families, support, community, and mosque are gifts from Allah, so we should not become proud. The khutbah ends by asking Allah to make us grateful, patient, and close to the righteous.

  1. Who is someone whose good character helps you remember Allah?
  2. What is one blessing you can thank Allah for today?
  3. What is one way our family can make doing good easier this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Fatima1928 Powers Ln, Catonsville, MD 21228Jumu'ah 1:20 PM & 2:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Masjid Fatima27 khutbahs
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