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Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 25, 2026.

Taqwa means resisting the pressure to fit in

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“As a believer, you are expected to forbid that which is wrong and encourage that which is correct.”

The khateeb, at 11:37

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In one sentence

Muslims should live with taqwa by resisting social pressure, submitting their desires to Allah, and reforming themselves and their communities with steadfastness.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Defines taqwa as living with awareness of Allah and accountability.
  2. Explains Islam’s strangeness as resistance to prevailing beliefs, desires, and social trends.
  3. Describes the ghuraba as reformers who correct corruption and uphold the Sunnah.
  4. Applies the message to gossip, theft, backbiting, reputation-destruction, and family life.
  5. Illustrates steadfastness through Mus'ab ibn Umair and the promise of reward during trials.
  6. Closes with prayers for forgiveness, steadfastness, and oppressed people worldwide.
Try this week
Avoid workplace gossip, backbiting, and harmful WhatsApp-group conversations.
Discourage theft and reputation-damaging behavior in business, work, and family settings.
Submit personal wants and desires to Allah’s guidance.
Reform yourself, your family, and the people around you when you see wrongdoing.
Remain steadfast in faith despite social trends and tribulations.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 1Referenced in the opening recitation and praise.
Quran 11:116Used to emphasize that only a few people resist corruption and are saved.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“But Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala didn't give us a golden platter to go do as we want. We are limited.”
OUC · Orléans, ON
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“As a believer, You are expected to stand for what is correct. As a believer, you are expected to forbid that which is wrong and encourage that which is correct.”
OUC · Orléans, ON
Play from 11:37
“Mus'ab ibn Umair is remembered but those of Mecca that had prominence and were the leads of trends no one remembers them.”
OUC · Orléans, ON
Play from 14:03
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches us to live with taqwa: remembering that Allah sees us and that we will answer for our choices. Muslims should not simply follow every social trend or desire, but submit their wants to Allah and try to correct wrongdoing around them. The speaker calls reformers, people who bring good when others drift into gossip, dishonesty, immorality, or neglect of the Sunnah, the blessed strangers. He reminds us through Mus'ab ibn Umair that faithfulness can matter more than popularity or comfort. Even when holding to our faith feels difficult, trials can bring great reward, so we should stay steadfast and pray for people facing oppression.

  1. What is one social pressure that makes it hard to follow our values?
  2. How can our family bring good to someone this week?
  3. What difficulty could we respond to with patience and hope?
Where it was given

The masjid

Ottawa Uyghur Centre3555 St-Joseph Blvd, Orléans, ON K4A 0Z7Jumu'ah 1:15 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at OUC24 khutbahs
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