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Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 23, 2025.

Worship alone and do not wrong others

King Fahad · Ahson Syed

“The true bankrupt person from this umma is a person who will actually come on yawm al qiyamah with prayer fasting and zakat on his account.”

The khateeb, at 0:50

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In one sentence

The khutbah teaches that true religious success requires worshipping Allah alone while avoiding injustice toward other people, because every wrong will ultimately be accounted for.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Introduces the hadith defining spiritual bankruptcy as having worship but wronging others.
  2. Explains that victims may take the wrongdoer's good deeds, and transfer their bad deeds if those deeds run out.
  3. Distinguishes shirk, personal shortcomings before Allah, and injustice against other people.
  4. Explains Surah an-Nisa's warning about dying upon shirk while emphasizing repentance remains possible before death.
  5. Concludes by reaffirming exclusive worship of Allah and postponing the next verses until the following week.
Try this week
Worship Allah alone and avoid shirk.
Avoid slander, insults, unjustly taking wealth, violence, and other harms against people.
Repent to Allah before death and return to exclusive worship if one has committed shirk.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 4Teaches that shirk is not forgiven for someone who dies upon it, while lesser sins may be forgiven.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the true bankrupt person from this umma is a person who will actually come on yawm al qiyamah with prayer fasting and zakat on his account”
King Fahad · Culver City, CA
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“those people that he wronged they will all take from his good deeds”
King Fahad · Culver City, CA
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“everything that he did including shirk in his past it's all wiped out and it is all forgiven by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala”
King Fahad · Culver City, CA
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminds us that worship is not separate from how we treat people. A person may pray, fast, and give zakat, yet still face great loss if they insult, cheat, harm, or oppress others. Allah does not ignore injustice, and wrongs must be settled either in this life or the Hereafter. The speaker also explained that dying upon shirk is different from committing it and then sincerely repenting before death. Our goal is to worship Allah alone and live with fairness toward everyone.

  1. How can we repair harm when our words or actions hurt someone?
  2. What does worshipping Allah alone look like in our everyday choices?
  3. Why do you think the khutbah connected prayer with how we treat other people?
Where it was given

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King Fahad Mosque10980 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232Jumu'ah 1:00 PMKhateebAhson SyedMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at King Fahad47 khutbahs
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