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Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Dec 19, 2025.

Honest advice seeks others’ good

Mecca Center · Ahmed Arafat

“There is no business success if there is no good moral system behind it.”

The khateeb, at 18:55

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In one sentence

Nasiha is a foundational expression of Islam: sincere, compassionate honesty that seeks others’ good and governs advice, commerce, relationships, and communal life.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Jarir’s horse transaction introduces nasiha as sincerity, honesty, and wishing others well.
  2. Stories about Wailah and marketplace transactions show that disclosing defects is required and concealment is cheating.
  3. The hadith “Ad-deenun nasiha” broadens sincerity toward Allah, His Messenger, His Book, leaders, and all Muslims.
  4. The khutbah connects moral transparency with trust, business success, and marriage decisions.
  5. Listeners are encouraged to practice compassionate honesty and support immigration information and mosque-school rebuilding efforts.
Try this week
Maintain the five daily prayers and give zakah.
Give advice compassionately, seeking others’ good rather than displaying superiority.
Disclose known defects in products and important health information in marriage decisions.
Attend the CARE Chicago Zoom event at 3 p.m. for travel-ban and immigration updates.
Contribute to the Washington state mosque and school rebuilding effort after the khutbah.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih al-BukhariJarir ibn Abdullah’s pledge combines establishing prayer, giving zakah, and sincere advice to every Muslim.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“If your motive for advising somebody. is to demonstrate that you're morally better, That is the opposite of advice.”
Mecca Center · Willowbrook, IL
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“There is no business success if there is no good moral system behind it.”
Mecca Center · Willowbrook, IL
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today’s khutbah explained that nasiha means sincere honesty and wishing good for others, not acting superior. The speaker used stories of Jarir and Wailah to show that Muslims should disclose defects and protect people from harmful decisions. This applies to advice, business, and marriage, where hiding important information becomes cheating and damages trust. We can practice it by speaking compassionately and being transparent in our dealings. The khutbah also mentioned an immigration-information event and support for a mosque and school rebuilding project.

  1. When is it difficult to tell someone the truth kindly?
  2. What is one way our family can build trust this week?
  3. How can we wish good for someone without making ourselves feel superior?
Where it was given

The masjid

The Mecca Center16W560 91st Street, Willowbrook, IL 60527Jumu'ah 1:00 PM & 2:30 PMKhateebAhmed ArafatMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Mecca Center37 khutbahs
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