Seek divine help and guard your tongue
“I cannot underestimate Allah’s power when it comes to tawfiq.”
A believer should seek Allah’s tawfiq, cultivate self-reflection and self-control, accept sincere advice, counsel others privately, and continue prayerful, peaceful support for Palestinians.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Defines tawfiq as divine help that opens the path to goodness.
- Explains the believer’s need for an inner advisor through self-reflection.
- Urges control of the heart, desires, and tongue, especially around backbiting.
- Presents friends as mirrors and encourages accepting sincere correction.
- Teaches that advice should be gentle, carefully worded, and given privately.
- Responds to the Gaza ceasefire with cautious hope, continued prayer, aid, and peaceful public education.
- Closes with prayers for Palestine, Muslims worldwide, the sick, the deceased, and Imam al-Mahdi.
In the khateeb's words
“I cannot underestimate Allah's power when it comes to tawfiq.”
“Because friends, per our traditions, are mirror to us, like mirror to us.”
“The best form is, let them, let the situation pass, and then I can go one-on-one talk to that individual and give my advice.”
For the dinner table
The khateeb reminded us that we need three things: Allah's help to do good, an inner advisor, and a willingness to accept advice from others. We can ask Allah for tawfiq even when life is going well, asking Him to make good deeds easier for us. Taking time to reflect on our day helps us notice mistakes, such as talking about someone behind their back, and begin correcting them. Good friends help us see what we can improve, and we should offer advice with thoughtful words and in private. Speaking about news of a ceasefire in Gaza, the khateeb urged everyone to keep praying, help through trustworthy and legal means, and share information peacefully.
- What good deed would you like to ask Allah to help you do more easily?
- When you look back on today, what would you like to do differently tomorrow?
- How would you want a friend to tell you that you had made a mistake?
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