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Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 17, 2026.

Repent quickly and rebuild your life

Baitul Aman Mosque · Saleheen Kaderi

“Gain knowledge, study the Quran, and build a life that is centered on tawbah, inshaAllah.”

The khateeb, at 24:32

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In one sentence

Because every human being sins, believers should reject arrogance and despair, repent sincerely and immediately, and build their lives around tawbah, istighfar, Quranic knowledge, and righteous deeds.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Every child of Adam sins, and the best sinners are those who repent.
  2. Judging others by their sins reflects arrogance and hides one’s own need for repentance.
  3. Ignorance, despair, and procrastination prevent people from recognizing and correcting sin.
  4. Quranic passages identify major sins while emphasizing Allah’s abundant forgiveness.
  5. Sincere tawbah requires repentance, faith in Allah’s mercy, and replacing sins with righteous deeds.
  6. Listeners are urged to repent immediately, study the Quran, and center their lives on tawbah and istighfar.
Try this week
Make tawbah and istighfar frequently, following the Prophet’s example of seeking forgiveness more than seventy times daily.
Study the Quran to recognize sins and understand divine guidance.
Examine your own sins instead of labeling or condemning other people.
Replace sinful behavior with righteous deeds after sincere repentance.
Repent immediately after recognizing a mistake rather than postponing tawbah.
Sources the khateeb cited
Jami` at-TirmidhiUsed to teach that all children of Adam sin and that the best sinners are those who repent.
Surah 4Used to explain that human weakness makes mistakes and sin inevitable.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to show that the Prophet sought forgiveness and repented more than seventy times daily.
Sahih MuslimUsed to emphasize that Allah forgives people who sin and sincerely seek forgiveness.
Surah 25Used to explain the severity of sin and the promise of forgiveness for repentance, faith, and righteous deeds.
Sahih MuslimUsed to illustrate how greatly Allah rejoices when a person returns to Him in repentance.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“So this hadith tells us how important it is to look at sins as an opportunity.”
Baitul Aman Mosque · Toronto, ON
Play from 3:31
“So therefore, we must fix the way we look at sins first. And then we must center our lives onto tawbah.”
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“Do not live in ignorance. Gain knowledge, study the Quran, and build a life that is centered on tawbah, inshaAllah.”
Baitul Aman Mosque · Toronto, ON
Play from 24:32
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today the khateeb reminded us of a hadith of the Prophet (peace be upon him): every child of Adam makes mistakes, and the best of them are the ones who turn back to Allah in repentance. He said we should not call other people names for their sins as if we were better than them, because that is arrogance. We also should not give up hope, because despair is a trick of shaitan. Even the Prophet, whose sins were all forgiven, asked Allah for forgiveness more than 70 times a day, so we should make tawbah a regular part of our own lives. Allah is happier when we repent than a traveler in the desert who finds his lost camel with all his food and water after he had given up hope. Sincere tawbah means turning back to Allah, believing in His mercy, and doing good deeds in place of the bad ones, and we should do it right away instead of waiting until later.

  1. If the Prophet asked Allah for forgiveness more than 70 times a day, when are some times in your day you could say 'astaghfirullah'?
  2. Why do you think Allah is so happy when we say sorry and come back to Him, like the man who found his lost camel?
  3. What's one good deed you could do to make up for a mistake you made this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Baitul Aman Mosque3114 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, ON M1L 1B1Jumu'ah "There are two jumah services every Friday, one with a Bengali khutbah at 1:30 PM and one with an English khutbah that begins at 2:40 PM"KhateebSaleheen KaderiMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Baitul Aman Mosque55 khutbahs
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