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Civic engagementFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 2, 2026.

Moral courage means standing against oppression

Community Mosque · Khalid Griggs

“It encourages and builds in us moral courage.”

The khateeb, at 22:00

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In one sentence

Because oppression and passive complicity can destroy societies, Muslims must follow Allah's guidance through moral courage, helping the vulnerable, and responsible use of their surplus.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Frames current global tragedies, genocide, and social unraveling as warnings already explained by Allah.
  2. Uses Quranic history, especially Pharaoh, Musa, and Harun, to argue that systemic oppression causes civilizational collapse.
  3. Calls Muslims to warn against tyranny and share Islamic guidance through everyday relationships.
  4. Connects homelessness and poverty to deliberate structural decisions and highlights the power of the oppressed person's supplication.
  5. Rejects passive spirituality and urges moral courage, generosity, prayer, and protection of the vulnerable.
Try this week
Share Islamic guidance through conduct and conversations with classmates, neighbors, and other daily contacts.
Use surplus resources to help people lacking food, clothing, or shelter.
Stand against oppression and avoid participating in systems that exclude vulnerable people.
Make dua for the oppressed, seek moral courage, and ask Allah for protection from becoming oppressors.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih MuslimThe supplication of the oppressed is presented as having no barrier between it and Allah.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the laws of God has given us in this Quran are unchanging They are laws that apply in every place where human beings are gathered.”
Community Mosque · Winston-Salem, NC
Play from 7:40
“your and my primary responsibility would be to take this message of submission. to those people that we have access to on a day-to-day basis.”
Community Mosque · Winston-Salem, NC
Play from 15:48
“a system of guidance that does not encourage passive spirituality. but it encourages and builds in us moral courage. moral courage to stand up, to take a stand in the society in which we live for that which is right.”
Community Mosque · Winston-Salem, NC
Play from 22:00
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Imam Khalid Griggs reminded us that Allah's guidance should shape both our worship and how we treat people. He warned that oppression harms whole communities and urged us to care about people whose basic needs are unmet. He encouraged us to share Islam through our everyday interactions with classmates, neighbors, and others we meet. He also asked us to see what we have beyond our needs as a test of how we will use it to help others. His message calls us to combine prayer with compassion and the courage to stand up for what is right.

  1. What is one way your actions could show kindness and faith to a classmate or neighbor?
  2. What could we share this week with someone who needs help?
  3. When have you seen someone stand up for another person, and what did you learn?
Where it was given

The masjid

Community Mosque of Winston Salem1419 Waughtown Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27107Jumu'ah Adhan 1:30 PM · Khutbah 1:45 PMKhateebKhalid GriggsMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Community Mosque37 khutbahs
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