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Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Nov 28, 2025.

Arrogance rejects truth and harms good deeds

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“Kibr is rejecting the truth, refusing the truth, turning away from the truth, avoiding the truth, and belittling others.”

The khateeb, at 11:15

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In one sentence

Arrogance (kibr), rejecting truth and belittling others, is a destructive major sin that seals the heart and harms good deeds, so believers must cultivate humility through repentance and respectful conduct.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Defines kibr as rejecting truth and looking down on others.
  2. Explains arrogance as rooted in empty hearts, worldly attachment, jealousy, and insecurity.
  3. Warns that arrogance blocks Quranic guidance and can bankrupt a person of good deeds.
  4. Illustrates arrogance through Qarun, Fir'aun, and Iblis.
  5. Identifies modern forms including classism, racism, rejecting advice, manipulation, and self-credit.
  6. Prescribes humility, honoring others, accepting advice, repentance, healthier surroundings, and remembering human mortality.
Try this week
Humble yourself before Allah and walk on earth with humility.
Honor parents, children, spouses, employees, employers, neighbors, and other Muslims.
Accept sincere advice regardless of the adviser’s age, race, ethnicity, language, or status.
Repent immediately from arrogance, mockery, belittling, and ridicule.
Change friends and surroundings that encourage arrogant behavior.
Remember human origins, dependence, death, and accountability.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih MuslimDefines arrogance as rejecting truth and belittling people.
Surah 28Uses Qarun's wealth, self-credit, and destruction as an example of arrogance.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Kibr is rejecting the truth, refusing the truth, turning away from the truth, avoiding the truth, and belittling others, looking down upon others, mocking others, ridiculing others”
ISF · Frederick, MD
Play from 11:15
“The arrogant and prideful one, he reads the Quran, but he doesn't benefit from its verses and reminders.”
ISF · Frederick, MD
Play from 15:50
“Honor your parents. First and foremost. Honor your children. Honor your spouses. Honor your employees. Your employer. Your neighbors.”
ISF · Frederick, MD
Play from 30:48
“Repent immediately brothers and sisters. Don't wait until next week. Don't wait until Ramadan. Don't wait until after you make hajj and umrah.”
ISF · Frederick, MD
Play from 31:46
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For the dinner table

Today’s khutbah teaches that kibr, or arrogance, means rejecting truth and looking down on people. Wealth, race, language, education, and social status do not make anyone better, because every person begins weak and returns to the grave. We can fight arrogance by humbling ourselves before Allah, honoring others, accepting sincere advice, and repenting quickly when we mock or belittle someone. This week, we can notice which habits or friendships feed pride and choose actions that make our hearts gentler.

  1. When is it hardest to accept advice, and how could we respond more humbly?
  2. What is one way we can honor someone in our family or neighborhood this week?
  3. How can remembering where we came from change how we treat people?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Society of Frederick1250 Key Pkwy, Frederick, MD 21702ArchiveAll khutbahs at ISF78 khutbahs
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