27:12 Omar al-Khattab used…29:37 40% of the food that…
Civic engagementFrom the masjid's own video, Nov 3, 2025.

Islam calls us to care for every neighbor

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“I'm not going to eat when other Muslims are not eating.”

The khateeb, at 27:12

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In one sentence

Islam requires broad neighborly responsibility, toward Muslim and non-Muslim neighbors nearby and suffering communities globally, through kindness, sharing, reduced waste, and peaceful action.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Presents Islam as a religion of mercy, good character, and social benefit.
  2. Connects honoring parents with worshiping Allah and gentle speech.
  3. Expands neighborly duty to Muslim and non-Muslim neighbors, including respectful mosque parking.
  4. Illustrates generosity through the circulating goat-head story.
  5. Uses Umar’s Year of the Ashes to show communities sharing food during famine.
  6. Applies the principle to Gaza, hunger, food waste, and peaceful diplomatic responsibility.
  7. Closes with accountability for wealth and prayers for Gaza and Muslims worldwide.
Try this week
Treat Muslim and non-Muslim neighbors kindly and check on their needs.
Park responsibly at the mosque without blocking neighbors’ homes, driveways, or entrances.
Share food with hungry neighbors and avoid throwing away usable surplus.
Use wealth responsibly and pursue peaceful, diplomatic ways to support suffering people in Gaza.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih al-BukhariThe Prophet’s statement that Gabriel repeatedly advised him about neighbors emphasizes their importance.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Omar al-Khattab used to say I'm like the other people I'm not going to eat when other Muslims are not eating”
ICCP · Phoenix, AZ
Play from 27:12
“40% of the food that they make it's 40% thrown away not because it's bad or anything because it's too much for them”
ICCP · Phoenix, AZ
Play from 29:37
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminds us that Islam teaches kindness not only inside our homes but also toward neighbors, including neighbors who are not Muslim. We should not block driveways, disturb people, or ignore a neighbor’s hunger, because the Prophet strongly emphasized the neighbor’s rights. The story of Umar during the Year of the Ashes shows that leaders and communities should share hardship rather than enjoy comforts while others suffer. The speaker connected that lesson to Gaza, urging us to notice hunger, avoid wasting food and wealth, and pursue peaceful ways to help. Allah will ask us how we used what He gave us, so our faith should appear in generous, respectful daily actions.

  1. What is one way we can be better neighbors this week?
  2. How could we waste less food or share more of what we have?
  3. What does peaceful help for people in need look like in our family?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Community Center of Phoenix7516 North Black Canyon Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85051Jumu'ah 1:00 to 1:30 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at ICCP52 khutbahs
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