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Civic engagementFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 24, 2026.

Change yourself, then repair society

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“How you interact with yourself cannot be detached from how you behave with the people around you.”

The khateeb, at 14:11

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In one sentence

Muslims must honestly confront and change their own sins, then use their presence, citizenship, and collective action to repair the society around them for Allah's sake.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Shaitan beautifies sins by minimizing, postponing, and renaming them.
  2. Believers must face their faults, repent now, and account for their deeds before Judgment.
  3. Self-accountability extends into responsibility for one's community and society.
  4. Arlington Muslims are urged to collaborate, vote, advocate, obey laws, treat neighbors well, and pursue civic professions.
  5. The khutbah closes by connecting personal reform, public responsibility, and prayer for a hospitalized community member.
Try this week
Identify and stop sins now instead of minimizing, renaming, or postponing them.
Hold yourself accountable before you are held accountable.
Reach out to non-Muslims, speak well, obey the laws, and treat everyone respectfully.
Collaborate through civic participation, voting, lobbying, and worker organizing.
Encourage children to pursue communication, legal, political, and other careers that can defend Muslim rights.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 32Used to depict sinners regretting their choices on the Day of Judgment.
Quran 3:110Defined Muslim excellence as promoting good, preventing evil, and believing in Allah.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Our first step to being a true believer is being truthful to ourselves. Look at that mirror and look at the faults that you have and understand that there are faults that you can overcome.”
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“How you interact with yourself cannot be detached from how you behave with the people around you.”
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Play from 14:11
“It is not an accident of history that you are here. Rather it is a calculation from Allah that you are standing here.”
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“That we look at the problem. And we fix it.”
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Play from 25:48
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminded us that Shaytan can make sins seem small, delay our repentance, or give wrongdoing a nicer name. We should look honestly at ourselves and change while we still have time, because accountability comes before Allah. Our personal behavior also affects our families, neighbors, and wider society. As Muslims living in America, we should contribute positively, collaborate, vote, obey the law, and work for justice and better communities. We should also remember brother Ma'amun in our prayers and ask Allah to help us do good.

  1. What is one habit you could stop delaying and begin changing this week?
  2. How can our family help improve our neighborhood or community?
  3. What kind of work could help protect and serve other people?
Where it was given

The masjid

Dar El-Eman Islamic Center5511 Mansfield Rd, Arlington, TX 76017Jumu'ah First Jumu'ah 1:30 PM · second Jumu'ah 2:30 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at DEIC23 khutbahs
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