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Civic engagementFrom the masjid's own video, May 3, 2026.

Kindness to non-Muslims is part of Islam

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“Among the forms of kindness toward non-Muslims are visiting their sick.”

The khateeb, at 36:41

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In one sentence

Islam teaches Muslims to treat non-Muslim parents, relatives, neighbors, and peaceful members of society with justice and kindness while preserving their Islamic beliefs.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Introduces Islam’s balanced approach to justice and kindness toward non-Muslims.
  2. Explains honoring non-Muslim parents and relatives while refusing religious disobedience.
  3. Describes four categories of neighbors and their different rights.
  4. Extends kindness, fairness, condolences, charity, and patience to peaceful non-Muslims.
  5. Clarifies rules concerning People of the Book’s food and marriage.
  6. Urges Muslims to represent Islam through honesty, discipline, and excellent character.
  7. Concludes with supplications, reminders of taqwa, salawat, and congregational prayer.
Try this week
Honor and support non-Muslim parents and relatives while refusing requests to abandon Islamic belief.
Maintain family ties and provide financial support to non-Muslim parents when needed.
Treat neighbors kindly, fulfill their rights, and patiently tolerate harm from them.
Visit non-Muslim neighbors when sick, offer condolences, give charity, and share appropriate happiness.
Follow the speaker’s conditions regarding People of the Book’s properly slaughtered food and marriage.
Represent Islam through honesty, discipline, kindness, and refined character.
Send abundant prayers and peace upon the Prophet and regularly call upon Allah.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 16:90Introduced justice, kindness, family support, and avoidance of wrongdoing.
Surah 29Used to establish kindness toward parents while rejecting commands to abandon faith.
Surah 31Used to require kind companionship with non-Muslim parents despite religious disagreement.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Islam is not a religion isolated from reality rather rather it is a religion that interacts with all people”
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“among the forms of kindness toward non-Muslims are visiting their sick giving charity to them offering condolences when they face loss congratulating them in times of happiness and treating them well”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Islam teaches us to be kind and just with people who do not share our faith. We should honor non-Muslim parents and relatives, keep family ties, and help them when they need support, while not obeying anyone who asks us to abandon our faith. We should care for neighbors, visit the sick, offer condolences, share happiness, and be patient when relationships are difficult. Muslims can live fully in society without giving up their beliefs. Our honesty, mercy, and good manners should show others the beauty of Islam.

  1. What is one kind thing you could do for a neighbor this week?
  2. How can you stay true to your beliefs while treating people with different beliefs warmly?
  3. When is it difficult to be patient with someone, and what could you do differently?
Where it was given

The masjid

North Austin Muslim Community Center11900 N. Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78753Jumu'ah 12:15 PM · 1:30 PM · 2:30 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at NAMCC77 khutbahs
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