1:47 Of course we should…11:53 If you truly love…11:53 If you truly love…23:58 So don't blame other…
Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 8, 2025.

Stop blaming others for your sins

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“Of course we should take responsibility for our actions.”

The khateeb, at 1:47

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In one sentence

People must stop blaming parents, companions, Satan, or Allah for their choices and instead confess wrongdoing, take responsibility, and remain devoted to Allah despite pressure.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. The Adam, Musa narration introduces the tension between blame, responsibility, and divine decree.
  2. Judgment Day scenes show parents, influencers, the qareen, and Satan rejecting responsibility.
  3. The speaker applies the lesson to parental strictness, prayer, hijab, friendships, and marriage choices.
  4. Ibrahim, Yusuf, the Sahaba, and Ibn Taymiyyah exemplify steadfastness without making hardship an excuse.
  5. The sermon concludes by warning against blaming Allah and urging gratitude and self-accountability.
Try this week
Confess sins honestly and ask Allah for forgiveness.
Take responsibility instead of blaming parents, friends, Shaytan, the qareen, or Allah.
Maintain prayer and avoid friends who misguide you, even under family or social pressure.
Remember Allah, remain prepared, and continue worship during hardship.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2Described misguided leaders and followers disowning one another on Judgment Day.
Surah 50Showed people trying to blame the qareen, who denies forcing them.
Surah 14Presented the people of Hell pleading without escaping accountability.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Of course we should take responsibility for our actions. We can blame anything except ourselves.”
MAP · Gibsonia, PA
Play from 1:47
“If you truly love Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala, nothing your parents can do will make you go astray or will make you leave Islam.”
MAP · Gibsonia, PA
Play from 11:53
“If you truly love Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala, nothing will stop you from worshipping Him, even if you are in a solitary confinement like Imam Ibn Taymiyyah.”
MAP · Gibsonia, PA
Play from 11:53
“So don't blame other people. Don't blame Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Blame only yourself on the day of judgment.”
MAP · Gibsonia, PA
Play from 23:58
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that it is easy to blame parents, friends, Shaytan, or circumstances when we make wrong choices. The speaker encouraged us to admit our sins, ask Allah’s forgiveness, and remember that pressure does not remove our responsibility to worship Allah. Parents should guide with gentleness and wisdom, while children should respond thoughtfully rather than using harshness as an excuse. The examples of Ibrahim, Yusuf, the Sahaba, and Ibn Taymiyyah showed that hardship does not have to determine our faith. We can stop the blame game by thanking Allah for good, owning our choices, and remembering Him.

  1. When have you turned a mistake into someone else’s fault?
  2. How can parents and children remind each other about prayer kindly?
  3. Which example of patience or responsibility from the khutbah do you remember most?
Where it was given

The masjid

Muslim Association of Greater Pittsburgh5725 N Montour Rd, Gibsonia, PA 15044Jumu'ah Khutbah 1:15 PM · Prayer 1:45 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at MAP15 khutbahs
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