Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Dec 5, 2025.
Arrogance is a disease of the heart
“A believer is a mirror for another believer.”
In one sentence
The khutbah argues that arrogance is a persistent spiritual disease rooted in Iblis's example, so Muslims must cultivate taqwa, humility, repentance, communal unity, and service.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Calls listeners to taqwa in public and private.
- Explains kibr as a heart disease through Iblis's refusal to honor Adam.
- Uses Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Abu Dharr, and Bilal to show repentance and humility.
- Connects arrogance to racial, ethnic, familial, and communal conflict.
- Urges sincere relationships across backgrounds and rejects us-versus-them thinking.
- Calls listeners to give back as representatives of Islam.
- Closes with prayers for the ummah, the sick, and the deceased.
Try this week
Maintain awareness of Allah in public and private.
Repent and make istighfar whenever you sin.
Lower yourself, resist arrogance, and practice humility.
Apologize and seek forgiveness promptly when you wrong someone.
Build relationships across ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Give back to the Muslim community, neighbors, and wider society.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“you always have to work you always have to struggle you always have to make a stigfar always repent whenever you sin”
“a mu'min a believer is a mirror for another believer”
“we should never hear arab versus desi and desi versus arab and all in between”
“give back to your people give back to the muslim community give back to your neighbor give back to the country”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminded us that arrogance is a disease of the heart, rooted in Iblis thinking he was better than Adam. Humility means remembering that Allah protects us, repenting when we slip, and apologizing sincerely when we hurt someone. The examples of Abu Dharr and Bilal show that wrongs can be repaired through accountability and mercy. Our mosque should welcome every background and refuse any us-versus-them thinking. This week, we can give back to our neighbors and Muslim community as good representatives of Islam.
- When have you learned something valuable from someone different from you?
- What does a sincere apology and repair look like?
- What is one way our family can give back this week?
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