Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 26, 2026.
Build your day around the five prayers
“Whenever someone gives us a compliment, we say, Alhamdulillah, the praise belongs to Allah.”
In one sentence
Believers should resist ego, organize life around prayer and Quranic guidance, serve their communities, and travel lightly through this temporary life.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Attribute talents and praise to Allah rather than inflating the ego.
- Recognize human imperfection while trusting Allah’s guidance and forgiveness.
- Recount the speaker’s journey from Christian upbringing and racialized religious imagery to Islam.
- Treat the Quran and the Prophet’s example as comprehensive guidance for solving social problems.
- Prioritize the five daily prayers and separate beneficial habits from harmful ones.
- Live as a traveler by limiting attachment to possessions and remembering death.
Try this week
Attribute talents and compliments to Allah by saying Alhamdulillah when praised.
Read the Quran daily and study the seerah of Muhammad.
Build the day around the five daily prayers rather than squeezing prayers into an existing schedule.
Separate beneficial habits from harmful ones, clean up one’s life, and seek Allah’s forgiveness.
Gather as a community to address homelessness and other local problems.
Live more lightly by limiting attachment to possessions and remembering life’s temporary nature.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 103Used the passage’s focus on time and loss to urge purposeful living and prayer.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Whenever someone gives us a compliment, we say, Alhamdulillah, the praise belongs to Allah.”
“This book helped raise amazing children. This book helped me protect my mother. This book will help you navigate the society.”
“But if you have a daily planner. You should put your five prayers in there. And then put all the other stuff that you got to do.”
Where it was given
The masjid
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