6:00 Islam is more worried…11:27 You can even smile at…23:35 Whether that du'a is…
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Islam calls us to serve others

Euless Islamic Center · Asif Pochi

“You can even smile at a person.”

The khateeb, at 11:27

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In one sentence

True Islam is lived by serving and relieving others within one's capacity, without seeking repayment, while deepening one's worship and praying for people in distress.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Everyone has changing needs, but Islam calls believers to prioritize the needs of others.
  2. Prophetic teachings present Allah's help as connected to helping and protecting fellow believers.
  3. Relieving hardship includes collective financial support as well as smiles, messages, greetings, and kind words.
  4. The Ansar exemplify helping without seeking thanks or repayment.
  5. The story of Ka'b emphasizes preferring companionship in Jannah and abundant prostration over worldly possessions.
  6. Believers should support suffering people locally and globally through practical care and continued dua.
Try this week
Serve someone in need within your capacity.
Organize friends or community members to meet a person's material needs.
Smile, text, call, greet, welcome, and offer kind words to people experiencing hardship.
Help without expecting thanks, repayment, or gratitude.
Increase prostration and worship while seeking closeness to the Prophet in Jannah.
Make dua for people suffering in places such as Sudan and Kashmir.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih MuslimUsed to connect easing worldly hardship with relief on the Day of Judgment.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Islam is more worried about others Versus you worrying about yourself You caring about yourself is a need”
Euless Islamic Center · Euless, TX
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“You can even smile at a person You can even text a person If someone is going through some type of hardship Just text him, just call him Just say some good words to that brother or that sister”
Euless Islamic Center · Euless, TX
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“Whether that du'a is accepted in our life or not That is not our responsibility Our responsibility is to continue to be there for them”
Euless Islamic Center · Euless, TX
Play from 23:35
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Everyone has needs that change as life changes, but the khutbah says Islam asks us to look beyond our own needs. We should help people around us in whatever way we can, organizing support, smiling, texting, calling, welcoming someone, or offering kind words, and we should not help only for praise or repayment. The story of Ka'b teaches that closeness to the Prophet in Jannah is worth more than worldly comforts and is pursued through abundant prostration. The imam also urged us to make dua for people suffering in places such as Sudan and Kashmir. The message is to become people others can rely on, even when our help feels small.

  1. What is one small act of help you could offer someone this week?
  2. When have kind words or a message made a hard day easier?
  3. How can we remember distant communities in our prayers and actions?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Euless203 S Ector Dr, Euless, TX 76040KhateebAsif PochiMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Euless Islamic Center28 khutbahs
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