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Patience & trialsFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Patience keeps faith steady through hardship

Dar-us-Salaam · Youssef Slitine

“If you are holding on to a burning charcoal, you have only two choices.”

The khateeb, at 8:44

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In one sentence

In times of hardship and change, Muslims preserve faith and inner peace by practicing patience, prioritizing Allah and His Messenger, loving believers for Allah’s sake, and accepting Allah’s gifts and decree.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. The Quran guides people from darkness toward Allah, whose meeting marks the destination of life.
  2. Worldly circumstances constantly change, so believers should not be deceived by temporary prosperity or hardship.
  3. A hadith compares patience during difficult times to holding burning coal and promises extraordinary reward.
  4. The sweetness of faith comes through loving Allah and His Messenger above all, loving others for Allah’s sake, and hating disbelief.
  5. Prioritizing Allah means relying on Him, accepting His gifts, following the Sunnah, and treating family members well.
  6. Love for Allah’s sake creates mutual support and brings believers closer to divine mercy.
  7. The khutbah closes by urging listeners to stay the course, strengthen their relationship with Allah, and rely on Him.
Try this week
Practice patience and do not despair during calamity or uncertainty.
Put Allah first when making decisions and rely on Him rather than worldly causes alone.
Follow the Sunnah in everyday actions and relationships.
Recognize children, spouses, and other blessings as gifts from Allah and respond with gratitude.
Treat spouses well, including through care, provision, and good companionship.
Love and support fellow Muslims for Allah’s sake.
Use the mirror supplication asking Allah to beautify one’s character as He beautified one’s appearance.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 19Uses Ibrahim’s example to show choosing Allah over idolatry and family pressure.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“if you are holding on to a burning charcoal you have only two choices right? either to let it go right? or what? withstand the heat”
Dar-us-Salaam · College Park, MD
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“the sweetness of Iman means you are in peace and tranquility no matter what the circumstances are because you are with who with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala”
Dar-us-Salaam · College Park, MD
Play from 14:26
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Our lives change constantly, and difficult moments are part of the journey toward meeting Allah. The khutbah teaches that patience can feel like holding hot coal, but staying firm brings great reward. Peace comes from loving Allah and His Messenger, relying on Allah, following the Sunnah, and loving people for Allah’s sake. We should also see our families and blessings as gifts from Allah and treat them with gratitude and care. Even during painful times, we should stay hopeful and keep strengthening our relationship with Allah.

  1. What is one difficult situation where patience could help you this week?
  2. How can we show someone at home that we see them as a gift from Allah?
  3. What does loving someone for Allah’s sake look like in our family or community?
Where it was given

The masjid

Dar-us-Salaam (Al-Huda Inc.)5301 Edgewood Road, College Park, MD 20740Jumu'ah 12:15 PM & 1:15 PM · held off-site at Knights of ColumbusKhateebYoussef SlitineMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Dar-us-Salaam48 khutbahs
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