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Family & marriageFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 4, 2026.

Lower your wings through humble care

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“You want your kids to take care of you, then take care of your parents.”

The khateeb, at 11:29

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In one sentence

The khutbah teaches that true spiritual greatness comes from lowering our wings through humility, protection, comfort, mercy, and responsibility toward parents, family, leaders, and fellow believers.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Defines wings through Quranic examples of birds, angels, and Musa, emphasizing protection, comfort, and mercy.
  2. Applies lowering the wings to parents through humility, gratitude, service, and modeling care for one's children.
  3. Extends the metaphor to parents, leaders, bosses, and anyone responsible for others.
  4. Calls believers to mutual mercy and community care, illustrated through stories of Muslim solidarity, Gaza, and communal tragedy.
  5. Concludes with Ja'far ibn Abi Talib's charity and sacrifice, promising that Allah raises those who show mercy.
Try this week
Call, visit, serve, and show humility toward parents; avoid complaining or yelling at them.
Model care for your parents so your children learn to care for you.
As a parent, leader, boss, or caregiver, protect, comfort, and take responsibility for those in your care.
Reconcile people and offer practical support to believers facing illness, grief, travel, or hardship.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 15Uses the command to lower one's wing to believers to teach communal mercy.
Surah 26Extends lowering the wing to those who follow the believers and to mutual care.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is telling us with the smallest word Don't complain, don't say to your parents Don't yell at them, subhanAllah”
ISGOC · Oklahoma City, OK
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“You want your kids to take care of you, then take care of your parents.”
ISGOC · Oklahoma City, OK
Play from 11:29
“Lower your wings in mercy here And trust that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala Would raise you in honor Over there”
ISGOC · Oklahoma City, OK
Play from 30:57
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The speaker compared mercy and humility to lowering our wings. We should lower our wings to our parents by serving them, speaking gently, and remembering how they cared for us. Parents and leaders should also protect and care for the people entrusted to them. Muslims are called to support one another across cultures, families, and communities, especially during illness, grief, and hardship. The khutbah concluded that Allah raises people in honor when they show mercy to others.

  1. Who in our community might need comfort or practical help right now?
  2. What does being truly great mean according to the khutbah?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City / Masjid An-Nasr3815 N. St. Clair Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73112Jumu'ah First khutbah 12:15 PM · second khutbah 2:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at ISGOC36 khutbahs
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