Purify the heart and repair the home
“We can never come together as an Ummah.”
Because guidance and heart-change belong to Allah, Muslims should resist arrogance, forgive for Allah’s sake, and repair their families as the foundation of ummah unity.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Introduces Surah al-Hijr and the Qur’an’s timeless authority and preservation.
- Explains that prophets were mocked and that believers’ role is to convey truth while Allah guides hearts.
- Discusses Allah’s purposeful creation of stars, mountains, rain, life, and death.
- Recounts Adam’s creation and Iblis’s refusal to prostrate because of arrogance.
- Connects arrogance, grudges, oppression, and communal disunity to the need for purified hearts and forgiveness.
- Concludes that families and homes must be repaired before the wider ummah can unite.
In the khateeb's words
“Meaning, when you stand with the truth and you're trying to stand by Allah on the side of what's right, there will always be people who will try to bring you down.”
“Allah Himself would take the challenge to preserve this book until the day that we all will meet in the day of judgment.”
“We don't fix our homes. We can never come together as an Ummah. Never.”
For the dinner table
The khateeb walked through Surah al-Hijr to remind us that the Qur’an is preserved by Allah and that guidance ultimately belongs to Him. The prophets were mocked, so believers should keep telling the truth while accepting that they cannot control other people’s hearts. The story of Iblis shows how arrogance and feeling better than others can destroy worship and divide people. We are urged to purify our hearts, forgive for Allah’s sake, and repair our homes and families before expecting the wider ummah to unite. The goal is to live Islam with humility, patience, and responsibility.
- What does doing our part while trusting Allah to change hearts look like this week?
- What is one way our family can repair a hurt or make our home more united?
- How can we notice and replace the attitude of feeling better than others?
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