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Salat connects us to Allah five times daily

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“Salat is my connection with my creator five times a day.”

The khateeb, at 10:49

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In one sentence

Salat is the essential, continuous connection to Allah, so Muslims must establish all five prayers on time with humility, stillness, and sincere effort.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Opens with prayers for deceased and ill community members.
  2. Establishes Salat as an obligatory pillar and the first deed judged.
  3. Classifies worshippers by whether they pray, delay, or lack khushu'.
  4. Urges non-prayers and Jumu'ah-only attendees to repent and commit to five daily prayers.
  5. Calls listeners to perform each prayer at its prescribed time.
  6. Teaches that khushu' requires slowing down and completing ruku' and sujood.
  7. Encourages perseverance, humility, waking children for Fajr, and making dua for established prayer.
Try this week
Repent and begin praying if currently neglecting Salat.
Commit to performing all five daily prayers.
Pray each Salat within its prescribed time.
Slow down and maintain stillness in ruku' and sujood.
Ask Allah to preserve khushu' and avoid pride about one's worship.
Wake children after puberty for Fajr.
Make the dua asking Allah to make oneself and one's descendants establish prayer.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 22Used the prostration of creation to urge listeners to submit to Allah through prayer.
Surah 4Used Salat al-Khawf in battle to emphasize that prayer remains tied to its appointed time.
Surah 14Used Ibrahim's dua for himself and his descendants to encourage establishing prayer in the family.
Sahih al-BukhariReferenced the man told to return and pray to teach stillness and correct performance.
Sahih MuslimReferenced the Prophet's intense khutbah delivery to explain the speaker's urgency.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Salat is my connection with my creator five times a day.”
EPIC · Plano, TX
Play from 10:49
“One of the biggest medicine for stress and depression, the best medicine is the connection with Allah azzawajal.”
EPIC · Plano, TX
Play from 15:32
“Khushu' is not a push of a button Khushu' is a constant 24-hour effort”
EPIC · Plano, TX
Play from 32:07
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that Salat is our connection with Allah five times each day and deserves a central place in our lives. He encouraged those who have stopped praying, or pray only sometimes, to return to all five daily prayers. He urged us to pray at the prescribed times and slow down so that we can give our worship care and attention. Feeling connected takes effort, and even people who pray consistently need to keep asking Allah for help and remain humble. As a family, we can support one another in waking for Fajr and ask Allah to help us, our children, and future generations establish prayer.

  1. What could help you remember that prayer is time to connect with Allah?
  2. Which part of your prayer would you like to slow down and give more attention to?
Where it was given

The masjid

East Plano Islamic Center4700 14th Street, Plano, TX 75074Jumu'ah First Jumu'ah 12:30 PM · second Jumu'ah 2:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at EPIC165 khutbahs
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