5:26 words have the power…9:55 the lower you bring…16:29 Guard the boundaries…
Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 26, 2025.

Words reveal the heart and shape lives

ICB Wayland · Mohamed Lazzouni

“Words have the power to put out fires and restore peace.”

The khateeb, at 5:26

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In one sentence

Words are a divine trust whose power to heal, guide, reconcile, and develop people depends on a heart educated by the Quran and Sunnah and on compassionate delivery.

The khutbah in 4 steps

  1. Contrasts the good and evil trees in Surah Ibrahim to show that words produce either lasting benefit or instability.
  2. Explains that words can free, empower, heal, unite, and restore peace when rooted in a pure, educated heart.
  3. Highlights the Prophet’s reassurance to Abu Bakr and argues that speech reveals the condition of the heart.
  4. Recounts the Prophet’s concise advice to Ibn Abbas as an example of words shaping a young person’s purpose and potential.
Try this week
When conflict escalates, lower your voice and pause the conversation rather than competing through louder speech.
Cultivate a heart educated by the Quran and Sunnah through sustained learning and practice.
Guard Allah’s boundaries and seek a relationship with Him during times of ease.
Use brief, empathetic, carefully delivered words to encourage children and help them recognize their potential.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 14The good and evil trees illustrate how words bear either beneficial or harmful fruit, while the firm word steadies believers.
Surah 3
Surah 9The Prophet’s reassurance, “Allah is with us,” demonstrates words that restore serenity during crisis.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“words have the power to put out fires and restore peace but there is a price to pay for this to happen these words have to emanate from the heart”
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“the lower you bring the pitch, the more attention you get.”
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“Guard the boundaries of Allah and He will act like your lighthouse to always guide you about where you're going.”
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Play from 16:29
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that our ability to speak is a gift from Allah, and our words can bring lasting good or cause harm. He compared good words to a fruitful tree and shared how encouragement can help someone who feels exhausted find hope and strength. When a disagreement gets heated, a gentle voice and a pause can help restore peace. He explained that kind, wise speech grows from a heart nurtured by the Quran, the Sunnah, faith, and compassion. Through the Prophet’s reassurance to Abu Bakr and caring guidance to Ibn Abbas, he showed how a few thoughtful words can comfort someone in fear and help a young person grow.

  1. What is something someone said that still helps you feel hopeful or brave?
  2. What could you say gently when a conversation starts turning into a shouting match?
  3. Who could use a few encouraging words from you this week, and what would you say?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Boston, Wayland126 Boston Post Road, Wayland, MA 01778Jumu'ah Khutbah 1:00 PM · Iqamah 1:30 PMKhateebMohamed LazzouniMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at ICB Wayland45 khutbahs
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