Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 30, 2026.
Happiness comes from controlling desire
“If we truly want to be happy we have to put our foot on our desires.”
In one sentence
True happiness and guidance come from submitting desires to Allah, following the Qur'an and Sunnah, remembering death, and preparing for the afterlife.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Opens with praise, prayers for the deceased and sick, and mosque announcements.
- Explains the Qur'anic warning against making personal desire an object of devotion.
- Shows how desire-centered living can block a person's ability to hear, understand, and follow truth.
- Contrasts submitting life plans to Allah with trying to make Islam fit personal preferences.
- Presents understanding the Qur'an, asking what Allah wants, and remembering death as remedies.
- Concludes that the wise person restrains desire and prepares deeds for the afterlife.
Try this week
Pray for sick community members and those who have died.
Attend next week's Jumu'ah early; the khutbah starts at 1 p.m.
Read the Qur'an while understanding and pondering its meaning.
Ask in each situation what Allah and the Sunnah require.
Remember death frequently and use that remembrance to resist desire.
Restrain personal desires and prepare good deeds for the afterlife.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Happiness comes from following the guidance of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala Happiness is like a byproduct of being submissive to Allah and His Rasul”
“So if we truly want to be happy We have to put our foot on our desires We have to step on our desires Put them behind us”
“A smart person A smart person, intelligent person Is the one who curbs his desire Who does not follow his desire And he does the amal and prepare for the life after this”
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