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Civic engagementFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 11, 2026.

Use your talents to serve Islam

Al-Mustafa · Ibrahim Salman

“Serve Islam through your position, through your talent, through your job, through your work, through your knowledge.”

The khateeb, at 15:23

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In one sentence

Serving Islam does not require abandoning one's career or talents; Muslims should develop and use their God-given abilities, education, and positions for da'wah, leadership, and justice.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Defines serving Islam as excelling in one's own role, talent, education, and work.
  2. Uses Prophet Yusuf's dream interpretation, crisis management, and economic leadership as an example.
  3. Urges Muslims in the West to pursue leadership across education, health, administration, and other fields.
  4. Uses Prophet Sulayman's communication with birds and the Queen of Sheba to illustrate language-based da'wah.
  5. Rejects abandoning education or learning other languages, and urges parents to develop their children's talents.
  6. Uses Dhul-Qarnayn's power to establish justice and restates the central message.
Try this week
Teach children the Quran, Sunnah, Aqeedah, and Islamic studies.
Encourage children to become good leaders and contributors in their communities.
Identify, improve, and develop each child's talents.
Learn useful languages such as Spanish or Chinese and use them for da'wah.
Review the examples of Yusuf, Sulayman, and Dhul-Qarnayn in Surahs Yusuf, al-Naml, and al-Kahf.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 12Prophet Yusuf uses dream interpretation, crisis management, and economic planning to serve people and Islam.
Surah 27Prophet Sulayman uses his understanding of birds and communication to invite the Queen of Sheba to worship Allah.
Surah 18Dhul-Qarnayn uses power and leadership to establish justice among people.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Saving Islam means to do the best in your position. To serve Islam through your position. Through your talent. Through your job. Through your work. Through your knowledge.”
Al-Mustafa · Waterbury, CT
Play from 15:23
“Learn it. If Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala grant you this ni'mah, use it for a da'wah, for the sake of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
Al-Mustafa · Waterbury, CT
Play from 29:05
“That's why we need to check, to see what is the talent of my son, what is the talent of my daughter and try to improve it, to evolve it and try to use it for the sake of Allahu subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
Al-Mustafa · Waterbury, CT
Play from 31:51
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that serving Islam does not mean leaving our studies, jobs, or abilities behind. Instead, Allah gives people different talents, and we can use them for da'wah, leadership, and justice. The examples of Yusuf, Sulayman, and Dhul-Qarnayn show people serving Allah through planning, communication, and responsible power. Parents should teach their children Islam while also helping them discover and strengthen their gifts. We are encouraged to learn useful languages, grow in our fields, and serve our communities with what Allah has given us.

  1. What is one talent you have that could help other people?
  2. What kind of leader would you like to become in your school or community?
  3. What language or skill would you like to learn, and how could it serve others?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Al-Mustafa95 Schraffts Drive, Waterbury, CT 06705Jumu'ah 1:00 PMKhateebIbrahim SalmanMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Al-Mustafa40 khutbahs
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