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Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 29, 2026.

Healthy fear of Allah draws us closer

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“Love and fear are not opposites, brothers and sisters.”

The khateeb, at 13:16

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In one sentence

Healthy fear of Allah should balance hope and love, motivating Muslims to avoid sin, repent, build taqwa, and draw closer to Him.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Recognizes complacency in faith and questions from children
  2. Distinguishes healthy fear of Allah from fear that causes despair
  3. Explains khauf as fear of consequences that prevents sin and encourages repentance
  4. Describes taqwa as continual awareness of Allah in daily life
  5. Explains khashya as awe rooted in knowledge of Allah
  6. Closes by urging balanced hope, fear, humility, prayer, and forgiveness
Try this week
If you have stopped praying, return to prayer and plan your day around the five daily prayers.
When tempted to sin, pause and ask whether the action would please Allah, then walk away from it.
Repent after sin instead of falling into despair.
Practice taqwa outside the masjid by guarding speech, media choices, anger, and treatment of others.
Make peace, forgive, and ask forgiveness rather than allowing pride to end a relationship.
Increase knowledge of Allah through His names, the Qur'an, and the Prophet's life.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Fearing Allah is not supposed to make you run away from Him. It is rather supposed to make you run towards Him. It is a motivator.”
FMCCNJ · Paramus, NJ
Play from 12:04
“Love and fear are not opposites, brothers and sisters. They belong together. They go hand in hand.”
FMCCNJ · Paramus, NJ
Play from 13:16
“Never let it turn into despair. Despair will seek out all the hope within you for forgiveness and kill it.”
FMCCNJ · Paramus, NJ
Play from 19:32
“The more you know Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, the more you fear Him, but you also understand His greatness, His power, wisdom, mercy, perfection.”
FMCCNJ · Paramus, NJ
Play from 27:52
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today's khutbah taught us that fearing Allah should bring us closer to Him, not make us despair of His mercy. Hope encourages us to trust Allah's forgiveness, while healthy fear helps us stop sin, repent, and choose what pleases Him. The speaker described khauf as fear of consequences, taqwa as ongoing awareness of Allah, and khashya as awe rooted in knowledge of Allah's greatness. We can build this awareness outside the masjid by guarding our speech, handling anger with humility, and making prayer central in our days. Learning about Allah through His names, the Qur'an, and the Prophet's life can help our love, humility, and worship grow together.

  1. When has remembering Allah helped you make a better choice?
  2. What helps you keep prayer central in a busy day?
  3. How can our family show forgiveness when someone makes a mistake?
Where it was given

The masjid

Fusion Muslim Community Center of North Jersey650 Pascack Rd, Paramus, NJ 07652Jumu'ah 1:10 PM & 2:30 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at FMCCNJ70 khutbahs
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