Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 30, 2026.
Arrogance rejects truth and corrupts worship
“Pride is disdaining from the truth out of self-conceit and contempt for the people.”
In one sentence
Kibr (arrogance) is spiritually dangerous because it can lead people to reject truth, despise others, and show off, so believers must pursue humility, sincerity, repentance, and obedience to Allah.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Opens with praise and defines kibr through a Sahih Muslim hadith, distinguishing pride from wearing fine clothes.
- Explains pride against truth, including rejection by disbelievers, hypocrisy, and the danger for Muslims.
- Urges self-awareness, fear of Allah, learning correct belief, avoiding innovations, and seeking forgiveness.
- Explains pride against people as contempt, insult, and assuming superiority, including impatience with delayed duas.
- Clarifies that beauty and good presentation are permissible, but showing off is minor shirk and undermines accepted deeds.
Try this week
Acknowledge the possibility of having kibr and fear Allah while hoping in His forgiveness.
Learn what nullifies Islam, avoid those actions, and repent if you fall into them.
Seek Allah’s forgiveness regularly and repent after making mistakes.
Learn the truth, follow the Quran and Sunnah, and avoid religious innovations.
Do not insult or look down on others; trust Allah when duas are delayed.
Dress well and present yourself professionally without showing off.
Examine thoughts, words, and actions for arrogance and make a plan to avoid repeating them.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih MuslimDefines kibr as rejecting truth and looking down on people, and warns against even mustard-seed-sized pride.
Sahih al-BukhariShows that the Prophet sought Allah’s forgiveness more than 70 times daily.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Pride is disdaining from the truth out of self-conceit and contempt for the people.”
“The only ones that may be safe from kibber are the ones that fear kibber for themselves.”
“Ponder if there's anything you have thought of, said, or done that is arrogant, and plan accordingly to try and never make those mistakes again.”
Where it was given
The masjid
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