Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 19, 2025.
Make good deeds a daily habit
“When you do a good deed, try to make it a habit.”
In one sentence
Consistent good deeds bring Allah's love and forgiveness, nourish the soul, and protect a person from heedlessness.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- The khutbah opens with praise, testimony, and a reminder to worship Allah.
- It reflects on mortality and the certainty of death.
- It explains that good deeds bring worldly benefits, especially Allah's love and forgiveness.
- It urges listeners to make good deeds regular habits that nourish the soul.
- It connects remembrance and Quran recitation with protection from heedlessness.
- It closes with prayers for Gaza and an announcement about an evening Quran program.
Try this week
Make good deeds part of a regular routine.
Give donations consistently rather than only occasionally.
Nourish the soul through ongoing worship and remembrance.
Regularly recite Quran, beginning with at least ten verses.
Respond to mistakes with remorse, repentance, prayer, and continued good deeds.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih al-BukhariUses the story of a man who kissed a woman to illustrate remorse, repentance, and forgiveness.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Doing good deeds is not without benefit. Of course it has the eternal rewards in akhirah but it has worldly benefits for you as well.”
“When you do a good deed, try to make it a habit.”
“So when you start giving something good to your soul, then don't deprive it after that. Maintain that habit of doing the good action.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminds us that life is moving toward its meeting with Allah, so worship should not be postponed. Good deeds bring eternal reward, but they also bring worldly blessings such as Allah's love, forgiveness, and protection from heedlessness. The speaker encourages us to make worship, generosity, remembrance, and Quran recitation regular habits that nourish the soul. Even after making a mistake, sincere remorse and repentance can lead to forgiveness. The khutbah ends with prayers for people in Gaza and an invitation to an evening Quran program.
- What good deed could we practice regularly as a family?
- How can remembering that life is limited help us use today well?
- What helps you keep your heart from becoming heedless?
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