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The Prophets & seerahFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 11, 2026.

Following the Prophet means moderation, love, and service

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“The Prophet Alayhi S.A. was someone who served people.”

The khateeb, at 30:44

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In one sentence

The khutbah teaches that closeness to the Prophet is cultivated by embodying moderation, love, and selfless service within a living Islamic tradition.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Islam is rooted in tawhid and a living chain of transmitted tradition, including devotional days beyond Ramadan and Eid.
  2. The Prophet’s first quality is moderation: avoiding both excess and neglect while growing through community.
  3. His second quality is love: love for Allah, the Prophet, believers, and humanity should motivate worship.
  4. His third quality is service: true leadership is egoless service to family and community, including mercy toward opponents.
  5. Listeners are urged to pursue gradual change, study the Prophet’s seerah and shamail, and send regular salawat.
  6. The khutbah closes with supplication for a deeper relationship with the Prophet.
Try this week
Practice moderation by avoiding both religious excess and neglect of obligations.
Use community and companionship to support gradual improvement in worship.
Teach children and newcomers the reasons behind religious practices, along with love for Allah and the Prophet.
Serve family and community as an expression of true leadership.
Read the Prophet’s seerah and shamail.
Establish a regular, manageable routine of sending salawat upon the Prophet.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 25The opening recitation presents qualities of the servants of the Merciful, including humility, restraint, repentance, and family devotion.
Surah 2Used to ground the Prophet’s quality of moderation, or wasatiyah.
Sahih MuslimUsed to say the Prophet chose the easier of two permissible options.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“when you have community around you, that community can encourage you to do more.”
ICCP · Potomac, MD
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“True leadership is to serve. And the Prophet Alayhi S.A. was someone who served people.”
ICCP · Potomac, MD
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb said Islam is held together by belief in one God and a living tradition passed from teacher to teacher. Looking at the Prophet’s character, he highlighted moderation, love, and service. We should avoid both excess and neglect, let love motivate worship, and treat service, especially to family and community, as real leadership. The sermon encouraged steady, sustainable change rather than short bursts of effort. It closed by inviting us to study the Prophet’s life and character and make regular salawat, asking Allah to deepen that connection.

  1. Where could you practice balance this week, in worship, school, sports, or screen time?
  2. Who can you serve at home without being asked?
  3. What would help you feel closer to the Prophet: reading his seerah, learning his character, or sending salawat?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Community Center of Potomac10601 River Rd, Potomac, MD 20854Jumu'ah Adhan 1:15 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at ICCP96 khutbahs
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