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Faith matters more than family ties

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“Our whole life is an exercise in patience.”

The khateeb, at 19:55

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In one sentence

The story of Prophet Nuh teaches that faith in and obedience to Allah are the true basis of human belonging and eventual deliverance, while believers must endure patiently despite family conflict, ridicule, and temptation.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. The sermon introduces Noah’s warning and the unified message of all prophets: worship Allah alone.
  2. It recounts Noah’s centuries of preaching, perseverance, ridicule, and the building of the ark.
  3. The flood and Noah’s son illustrate that Allah’s mercy, not worldly logic or family ties, provides protection.
  4. The sermon explains that faith is the primary bond of family and community, preceding blood, nationality, and language.
  5. It concludes that worship includes obedience, and that patience and righteousness lead to eventual success.
Try this week
Practice patience in daily worship and in staying away from sin.
Resist desires and influences that pull you away from faith.
Treat fellow believers as family while honoring blood and family ties.
Obey Allah’s commands rather than following instructions that conflict with them.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 11:25-26Used to establish Noah’s warning and the central prophetic message of worshipping Allah alone.
Surah 71Used to emphasize Noah’s prolonged, persistent calling to his people.
Quran 11:40-46Used to recount the ark, flood, Noah’s son, and the priority of faith over blood relationship.
Quran 11:49Used to present the story as revelation and to connect patience with the righteous outcome.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Disbelief is a state That develops With the whispers Of the devil And the Surrendering To desires”
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Play from 16:25
“Our whole life Is an exercise In patience Patience Against our desires Patience Against You know All the stuff That goes around us We have to have patience”
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Play from 19:55
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today the khutbah was about Prophet Nuh (AS), who called his people to worship Allah alone for 950 years, but only a few believed. When Allah told him no more would believe, he built the ark while people laughed at him. Then the great flood came, with waves like mountains. Nuh begged his son to come aboard, but his son said he would climb a mountain and be safe, and he drowned. When Nuh asked Allah about his son, Allah told him his son was not of his family because his deeds were not righteous. This teaches us that faith is the strongest tie between people, and that the best outcome is for those who are patient and fear Allah.

  1. If you were Nuh's son, what would you have said when your father called you onto the ark?
  2. Nuh kept calling people to Allah for 950 years. What is something you find hard to keep doing, and how can patience help?
  3. Why do you think believers are like one big family, even if we aren't related?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Western Suburbs (ICWS)28W774 Army Trail Rd, West Chicago, IL 60185Jumu'ah “Khutbah 1 | 1:05 | pm; Jamaat 1 | 1:25 | pm; Khutbah 2 | 1:35 | pm; Jamaat 2 | 1:55 | pm” (Bartlett location). “Khutbah | 1:15 | pm; Jamaat | 1:35 | pm” (West Chicago location).ArchiveAll khutbahs at Islamic Center of48 khutbahs
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