Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 4, 2025.
Justice earns Allah’s love
“Let not the hostility of your enemy provoke you to be unjust.”
In one sentence
The khutbah argues that Muslims earn Allah’s love by practicing uncompromising justice against themselves, loved ones, the powerful, the poor, and even enemies.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Contrasts forced human affection with Allah’s love, presenting justice as a path to divine love.
- Explains that justice must override self-interest, family ties, wealth, and poverty in testimony.
- Uses Umar’s correction about mahr and his equal treatment of a governor and child as examples of accountability and impartiality.
- Teaches that hostility toward enemies must not produce injustice, illustrated through Khubayb’s restraint toward a captor’s child.
- Concludes by urging justice in every aspect of life.
Try this week
Tell the truth when asked to testify, even when it harms you or implicates relatives.
Do not let wealth, poverty, sympathy, or hostility distort your judgment.
Acknowledge mistakes promptly and correct them publicly when necessary.
Avoid making excessive mahr demands a condition of marriage.
Practice fairness in every aspect of daily life, including conflicts with opponents.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 4Justice must be upheld in testimony even against oneself, parents, relatives, the rich, or the poor.
Surah 5Hostility toward an enemy must not lead to injustice; justice is closer to taqwa.
Surah 4The allowance of giving a wife a great treasure as mahr distinguishes permissibility from forced demands.
Jami` at-TirmidhiA report attributed to Umar is used to caution against excessive mahr demands.
Sahih al-BukhariThe account of Khubayb in captivity illustrates justice toward an enemy’s innocent child.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“When the purity of love is not natural then there is no good in that love which is forced in that relationship which is pushed onto someone there is no good in there”
“when it comes to justice then your relationship with your parents should not prevent you from being truthful and from being just”
“let not the hostility of your enemy provoke you to be unjust”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that justice is a way to seek Allah’s love. Justice means telling the truth even when it affects us, our parents, relatives, the rich, or the poor. It also means correcting our own mistakes, keeping marriage demands reasonable, and refusing to let anger toward an enemy make us unfair. The story of Khubayb shows that even a captive did not harm an innocent child connected to his captors. We should try to make fairness part of our choices at home, in money matters, and during conflict.
- When is it hardest to be fair to someone you dislike?
- How can we admit and correct a mistake like Umar did?
- What can we do when someone uninvolved is being affected by a conflict?
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