15:23 my naf sometimes wants…22:28 everyone else is…23:38 once we know him we…
The Prophets & seerahFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 22, 2026.

Know the Prophet to love and follow him

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“Once we know him, we will love him the way we ought to love him.”

The khateeb, at 23:38

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In one sentence

Muslims should deepen their love for Prophet Muhammad by learning his life and character, then express that love by emulating him to perfect their faith and seek Allah’s love.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Introduces love for the Prophet as essential to perfected faith.
  2. Explains Umar’s reasoning that Prophetic guidance is better than the nafs’s harmful desires.
  3. Encourages later believers by noting that the Prophet’s life is fully recorded.
  4. Uses examples from his family life and treatment of Anas to illustrate exemplary character.
  5. Presents the sequence of knowing, loving, and following the Prophet.
  6. Closes with supplication, prayer, safety reminders, and a brief masjid-support announcement.
Try this week
Read and learn about the Prophet’s life and exemplary manners.
Teach children about the Prophet and how he lived.
Emulate his character, speech, dress, attention to others, and family conduct.
Make dua for love of the Prophet and the ability to follow him.
Keep shoes and slippers out of stairways, landings, and hallways; straighten prayer rows and fill gaps.
Support the next-door masjid and involve friends and relatives in its funding.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“my naf sometimes wants to do things that it should not do but Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam everything that he tells me is for my own good”
DIC · The Loop, IL
Play from 15:23
“everyone else is filled with imperfection Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is perfection and this is the great blessing that we have”
DIC · The Loop, IL
Play from 22:28
“once we know him we will love him the way we ought to love him we will perfect our iman and love him more than ourselves”
DIC · The Loop, IL
Play from 23:38
Where it was given

The masjid

Downtown Islamic Center of Chicago231 S State St, Chicago, IL 60604Jumu'ah Khutbah 1:10 PM · Prayer 1:30 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at DIC4 khutbahs
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