5:13 Islam is a religion of…8:34 there's no happiness…
Hajj, Umrah & EidFrom the masjid's own video, May 22, 2026.

The Day of Arafah renews faith

ICN Ogden, ICN An-Noor

“Islam is a religion of second chances.”

The khateeb, at 5:13

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In one sentence

The Day of Arafah offers every Muslim a profound opportunity to renew faith, seek forgiveness, detach from worldly distractions, and draw closer to Allah through sincere repentance and worship.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Challenges the community’s weaker urgency for Dhul-Hijjah compared with Ramadan.
  2. Explains that non-pilgrims can connect spiritually to Arafah through repentance, vulnerability, and dua.
  3. Presents Islam as a religion of repeated opportunities and second chances.
  4. Uses Arafah and janazah imagery to confront mortality and worldly detachment.
  5. Urges intensified dhikr, faith renewal, fasting, prayer, dua, and avoidance of sin.
  6. Closes with the best Arafah supplication, generous charity, and prayers for acceptance.
Try this week
Fast on the Day of Arafah.
Pray, make abundant dua, and sincerely regret past sins.
Keep the tongue busy with dhikr, including takbir, Alhamdulillah, the shahada, tasbih, and istighfar.
Renew and internalize the shahada and live by its meaning.
Avoid sins, harmful speech, and wrongful actions during the virtuous days.
Recite the recommended supplication affirming Allah’s oneness, sovereignty, praise, and power.
Give zakat and sadaqah generously to the masjid and relatives in need.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Islam is a religion of second chances it's a religion of second chances every week we have the day of Jum'ah”
ICN Ogden · Naperville, IL
Play from 5:13
“there's no happiness like the happiness when you meet Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala knowing that He has forgiven you”
ICN Ogden · Naperville, IL
Play from 8:34
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminded us that the Day of Arafah is not only for people who are on Hajj; it is a chance for all of us to turn back to Allah. Allah gives us repeated opportunities for forgiveness, but we must respond with sincere regret and action. In the days before Arafah, we should fast, pray, make dua, remember Allah often, renew our faith, and avoid sins. We should also be generous with zakat and sadaqah, helping the mosque and relatives in need. The goal is to meet Allah with a heart that has chosen Him over distraction and worldly attachment.

  1. What is one dhikr you could practice more often this week?
  2. What does it mean to choose Allah over worldly distractions?
  3. How could our family show generosity before Arafah?
Where it was given

The masjids

Islamic Center of Naperville, Masjid Al-Hilal (Ogden)2844 W. Ogden Ave, Naperville, IL 60540Jumu'ah 1st Khutbah 1:10 PM · 2nd Khutbah 2:20 PMIslamic Center of Naperville, Masjid An-Noor (248th)3540 248th Ave, Naperville, IL 60564Jumu'ah 1st Khutbah 1:10 PM · 2nd Khutbah 2:20 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at ICN Ogden13 khutbahs
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