Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.
True hijrah means changing your life
Masjid Ibrahim · Mamdouh Mahmoud; AbdulRahman
“The true migration is when you abandon what Allah prohibited.”
In one sentence
True hijrah is an ongoing movement from harmful habits and weak faith toward obedience, purposeful growth, strong fundamentals, and service to Allah and the community.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Defines hijrah as transformation from oppression, shirk, and weakness into strength, tawhid, and purposeful communal life.
- Applies hijrah to long-term planning for families, future generations, businesses, education, and service to Allah.
- Draws lessons from the Prophet’s migration about choosing companions, seeking expertise, using strategy, and benefiting from good cultural practices.
- Urges listeners to improve worship quality, character, remembrance, repentance, and daily charity rather than settling for minimum religious practice.
- Explains Shaytan’s strategy of weakening Islamic fundamentals, especially the five daily prayers, and recommends strengthening the basics first.
- Explains the virtues of Muharram and Ashura, encouraging fasting around the ninth, tenth, and eleventh days.
- Closes with supplications, Quranic reminders, and practical instructions for prayer and community conduct.
Try this week
Create a long-term plan for preserving Islam in your family, home, masjid, and future generations.
Evaluate daily whether your business, education, family, and achievements help you serve Allah and the community.
Choose companions who strengthen your deen, attend congregational prayer, and seek qualified expertise when planning.
Protect the fundamentals by praying the five daily prayers on time, including Fajr, before pursuing optional practices.
Give sadaqah daily, improve your character, keep your tongue engaged in dhikr, and seek forgiveness after sinning.
Ask forgiveness from people you have wronged rather than relying only on seeking Allah’s forgiveness.
Fast during Muharram, especially the ninth, tenth, and eleventh days, and continue recommended voluntary fasts when possible.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 22Used to argue that worldly work and blessings should support remembrance of Allah and faithful service.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to explain the sacred status of Muharram, the excellence of fasting in it, and the expiation associated with Ashura.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“The true Muslim is the one that every other Muslim is saved from the harm of their tongue and their hand, means their statements and actions.”
“But the true migration is when you abandon what Allah prohibited. Now you are a true migrant from bad to good.”
“Migration is not moving physically from point A to point B. Migration is for moving from state A to state B.”
“Giving sadaqah daily. This is something that. Purifies the heart. And purifies the wealth.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Today’s message was that hijrah is more than moving from one place to another. It means moving from harmful habits to obedience and using our work, education, family, and community life to serve Allah. We were reminded to protect the basics: five daily prayers, charity, good character, remembrance, and repentance. The khutbah also encouraged us to choose good companions, seek helpful expertise, plan for future generations, and fast during Muharram, especially around Ashura. Small, steady steps can help us grow into better Muslims and better neighbors.
- What is one small change that would move you from a bad habit toward a better one?
- How can our family use one of our blessings to help someone else?
- Who helps you remember Allah and make good choices?
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