Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Nov 29, 2025.
Meet hostility with patience and good character
“Be a good example and if you cannot at least do not be a bad example.”
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Explains Jumu'ah etiquette: fill the front rows, listen silently, and avoid phones and distractions.
- Discusses Islamophobia and recent violence, clearly condemning violence in all forms.
- Distinguishes patience toward what cannot be controlled from wise action, compassion, and good character.
- Uses Prophet Yusuf's prison encounter to show how excellence and trustworthiness create openings for da'wah.
- Calls Muslims to identify proudly with Islam, reject shirk intellectually, and share the faith confidently.
- Warns that poor conduct can make Muslims barriers to guidance, urging everyone to represent Islam well.
- Concludes with supplications, prayer, a public shahada, and community announcements.
Try this week
Fill the front rows and listen attentively throughout Jumu'ah.
Avoid phones, fidgeting, talking, greetings, and other distractions during the khutbah.
Be patient about hostility that cannot be controlled, while acting wisely where action is possible.
Respond to hostility with compassionate da'wah, gentleness, and good character rather than anger.
Represent Islam through trustworthy conduct, modesty, respectful speech, prayer, and confident practice.
Do not become a negative example that discourages others from seeking Islam.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Patience is to be patient with what you can't control. And wisdom is to act and change what you can control.”
“Ultimately, it comes down to two things. Da'wah and good character if we were to summarize it.”
“Islam is not what they say! To the youth, preach your deen with confidence. Show them the beauty of Islam!”
“Be a good example and if you cannot at least do not be a bad example.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminded us that Jumu'ah is a chance to slow down, listen carefully, and remember Allah, so we should avoid phones and distractions. It taught that when Muslims face hostility, we should not answer anger with anger; we should be patient about what we cannot control and respond to what we can with wisdom, compassion, and good character. The story of Prophet Yusuf showed how a person's worship and character can make others trust him, giving him an opening to share Islam. The speaker encouraged us to be proud of our faith and to represent it so well that our actions help people find guidance rather than turn them away.
- What is something you cannot control, and how could you respond to it wisely?
- How can your actions make someone curious about Islam in a good way?
- What helps you focus and listen during Jumu'ah?
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