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Keep seeking guidance from the Quran

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“The trickster comes at you with something that he knows you already want.”

The khateeb, at 18:34

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In one sentence

Believers should repeatedly seek Allah’s guidance, resist Shaytan and worldly distraction, repent quickly, and express faith through worship, family duties, and raising children upon Islam.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Frames the Qur’an as universal guidance and explains misguidance through the example of Pharaoh.
  2. Emphasizes repeatedly seeking guidance through prayer and reciting, understanding, and applying the Qur’an.
  3. Warns that Shaytan exploits existing desires and that every deed, intention, and omission is recorded.
  4. Uses past communities and forgotten scripture as warnings against neglecting revelation and repentance.
  5. Calls listeners to make tawbah and use their bodies in worship before the Day of Judgment.
  6. Applies the message to family life through honoring parents, maintaining kinship, and investing in children’s deen.
Try this week
Pray regularly and repeatedly ask Allah for guidance.
Recite the Qur’an, then work to understand and apply it.
Make tawbah promptly after disobedience and correct your ways.
Use your body in worship through prayer, dhikr, Qur’an recitation, and walking to the masjid.
Honor parents and maintain ties with relatives, including non-Muslim relatives.
Invest in children’s deen by teaching Qur’an recitation and proper Islamic responses.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 18Used to explain recurring human patterns, worldly adornments, recorded deeds, and Shaytan’s deception.
Surah 7Used in describing the presentation of people and deeds before Allah.
Surah 1Used to emphasize asking Allah for guidance repeatedly in prayer.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“The relationship between mankind and Allah and shaitan and each other doesn't change because of time. It is fixed.”
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Play from 9:25
“The trickster comes at you With something That he knows you already want He's not going to come to you With something you don't want”
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Play from 18:34
“I'll invest in my children And give them the deen And making sure That they can recite Allah's book”
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Play from 36:12
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that people still face the same spiritual choices across time: following Allah or being distracted by Shaytan and the world. We should ask Allah for guidance often, recite the Qur’an, understand it, and apply it. When we make mistakes, the greatest danger is refusing to repent, so we should turn back to Allah quickly. We should honor our parents and relatives, and use our bodies for worship and good deeds. Parents can make their greatest investment by helping their children learn and live the deen.

  1. What is one good deed you want your hands or feet to help you do this week?
  2. What is one way our family can show more respect to parents and relatives?
  3. What could we invest in for our family besides money?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Al-Ihsan, Gwynn Oak Islamic Community3723 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21207Jumu'ah 1:15 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at GIC31 khutbahs
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