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Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, May 3, 2026.

Sacred months should reform our souls

Al Huda · Ali Hasaba

“The Quran, brothers and sisters, is the only book that's among us.”

The khateeb, at 18:32

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In one sentence

The khutbah teaches that sacred months and acts of worship should be used to reform the soul, avoid wronging oneself and one's family, remember Allah, and pursue Hajj when able.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Calls listeners to taqwa and following the Prophet as the path to Paradise.
  2. Explains the four sacred months and urges believers not to wrong themselves during them.
  3. Connects self-oppression with neglecting spiritual growth, Quran reflection, prayer, and dhikr.
  4. Extends the warning against oppression to spouses, children, and everyday dealings.
  5. Presents Hajj as leaving worldly distraction and turning toward Allah.
  6. Urges those able to perform Hajj not to delay and closes with communal supplications.
Try this week
Read and ponder Quranic verses word by word with the intention of understanding and obeying them.
Improve prayer, actions, taqwa, knowledge, and daily remembrance of Allah.
Work continually against the nafs and Shaytan.
Give spouses and children their rights, care, and proper upbringing.
If financially, physically, and logistically able, make Hajj plans without unnecessary delay.
Make dua for the deceased, the sick, families, and the wider Muslim community.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 9Identifies the twelve months and four sacred months, warning against wrongdoing.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the Quran brothers and sisters is the only book that's among us the words of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is like a letter”
Al Huda · Chelsea, MA
Play from 18:32
“the benefit of the prayer the benefit of the hajj the benefit of the Quran it penetrates the heart”
Al Huda · Chelsea, MA
Play from 28:04
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

This khutbah centers on taking Allah’s words seriously and using the sacred months as a time for self-improvement. The speaker reminds us that prayer, Quran, fasting, and Hajj should change our hearts and character, not remain outward routines. We should work against the nafs and Shaytan, remember Allah often, and seek the knowledge and taqwa we need. This responsibility also reaches our families: we must not wrong our spouses or children, but give them their rights and care. He encourages those able to make Hajj not to delay and closes with prayers for the community, the deceased, and the sick.

  1. What is one way worship has changed how you behave?
  2. How can our family give one another our rights more faithfully?
  3. What would taking the Quran seriously look like this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Al Huda Society60 Willow Street, Chelsea, MA 02150Jumu'ah 1:00 PMKhateebAli HasabaMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Al Huda20 khutbahs
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