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Patience & trialsFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 16, 2023.

Trials call for patience and gratitude

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“If they receive something good they will be thankful and this is good for them.”

The khateeb, at 23:21

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In one sentence

The recent earthquakes and floods should awaken Muslims to Allah’s power and the certainty of testing, prompting compassion, gratitude, repentance, ethical living, and renewed congregational worship.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Frames the Morocco and Libya disasters through the Quranic image of the Final Hour’s convulsion.
  2. Offers prophetic consolation about worldly trials, martyrdom, and Allah’s mercy for victims.
  3. Explains that believers are tested and should respond with patience in hardship and gratitude in ease.
  4. Calls for repentance, halal earnings, avoidance of riba and other sins, and respect for others’ rights.
  5. Warns that communities suffer when wrongdoing spreads and good is not enjoined, recalling the people of Saba.
  6. Urges listeners to heed the warning and attend the mosque more faithfully.
Try this week
Pray for the deceased, missing, injured, and displaced in Morocco and Libya.
Repent sincerely and leave actions that anger Allah, including zina and consuming people’s rights.
Avoid riba by paying credit-card balances on time and ensuring income, businesses, buildings, and food are halal.
Enjoin good and forbid evil within the community.
Attend congregational prayers and return more faithfully to the mosque.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 22The convulsion of the Final Hour frames the scale of earthquakes and the need to heed Allah’s warning.
Surah 3Used to support the idea that Allah may choose martyrs outside the battlefield.
Surah 34The people of Saba’s rejection of reminders and the flood illustrates consequences of turning away.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“if you woke up in the morning safe and healthy and safe in your house and you have the food of that day then as if you possess the whole earth”
ICFW · Fort Wayne, IN
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“indeed all of the matters of the believers are good if they receive calamity there will be patience and this is good for them and if they receive something good they will be thankful and this is good for them”
ICFW · Fort Wayne, IN
Play from 23:21
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb opened by reflecting on the earthquakes and floods in Morocco and Libya, praying for the dead, the missing, and the survivors. He reminded us that life is fragile and that believers will be tested, while patience in hardship and gratitude in ease are both forms of goodness. He urged us to use such tragedies as a wake-up call: repent, avoid riba and other wrongdoing, earn and feed our families through halal means, and stand for what is right. He also called us to return more faithfully to Allah’s houses and not let the mosques remain empty. Our response should join compassion for suffering people with gratitude, ethical living, and renewed worship.

  1. What is one blessing we often forget to thank Allah for?
  2. How can our family practice patience when something difficult happens?
  3. What could help us pray together or attend the mosque more regularly?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Fort Wayne (Masjid Al-Quds)1109 Chute Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46803Jumu'ah 1:00 PM
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