Trust Allah's guidance over your feelings
“You start out by changing yourself and the environment that you're in.”
The khutbah argues that Muslims should recognize their total dependence on Allah, trust divine guidance over changing human feelings, and shape themselves and their families around Islam rather than consumerist or non-Islamic religious influences.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Opens with praise, testimony of faith, gratitude for Jumu'ah, and dependence on Allah.
- Explains Allah as Rabb al-'Alamin, Lord of all systems of knowledge and the sustainer of creation.
- Uses divine knowledge to argue that believers should trust Allah's guidance over personal desires and feelings.
- Calls listeners to wholehearted commitment to Islam, beginning with changing themselves and their environment.
- Warns parents about commercial holiday messaging and Christian claims about divine sonship while affirming Isa's miraculous birth.
- Closes with prayer, recitation, gratitude for community service, and a commitment to continue feeding the neighborhood.
In the khateeb's words
“even over our feelings. You know, I'm gonna go with my gut feeling. No, you better not!”
“But you start out by changing yourself and the environment that you're in.”
For the dinner table
The khateeb reminded us to thank Allah for waking us up and to begin our daily activities by asking for His help. He encouraged us to reflect on creation and the knowledge Allah has placed within it. He explained that our feelings do not always tell us what is good for us, so we need to take Allah’s guidance seriously. He urged us to begin improving the world by changing ourselves and our immediate surroundings. He also warned about holiday commercial pressure and misleading children about gifts, emphasizing honesty and appreciation for parents’ hard work. At the end, he celebrated the community’s effort to feed neighbors and hoped it would become more consistent.
- What is one ordinary activity where you could pause and ask Allah for help?
- What is something good for you that can feel hard to do?
- How could our family help a neighbor this week?
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