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Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 2, 2026.

Do your duty and trust Allah

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“When we leave this place, when we leave this masjid, there is one good thing that I'm going to start doing.”

The khateeb, at 15:20

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In one sentence

Believers should persist in fulfilling their responsibilities and doing good, trusting Allah with the results and continuing to hope for others’ guidance.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Introduces the Qur’anic story of the Sabbath-breakers and their test.
  2. Explains why the righteous continued advising people who were disobeying Allah.
  3. Applies the lesson to parenting, emphasizing that guidance belongs to Allah.
  4. Uses the seed-planting hadith to distinguish responsibility from outcomes.
  5. Calls each listener to begin one good deed after leaving the masjid.
  6. Closes with exhortation, blessings upon the Prophet, and supplication.
Try this week
Continue offering sincere advice and reminders when appropriate.
Ask Allah to grant children and future generations guidance.
Identify one good deed to begin immediately after leaving the masjid.
Focus on fulfilling responsibilities rather than controlling outcomes.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 7The Sabbath-community narrative illustrates tests, disobedience, sincere advice, and opportunities to return to Allah.
Surah 7The account of Pharaoh’s people receiving famine is used to show that warnings and opportunities can precede punishment.
Musnad AhmadThe instruction to plant a seed even when the Hour arrives emphasizes fulfilling one’s duty regardless of expected results.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“what we will be asked about is what did you do with what your responsibility was what's in your hands”
Madina · Duluth, GA
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“when we leave this place when we leave this masjid there is one good thing that I'm going to start doing that I was not doing before”
Madina · Duluth, GA
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb taught from the story of the people tested on the Sabbath, some of whom kept advising others even when change seemed unlikely. Their example shows that our responsibility is to do what Allah asks, while guidance and results remain with Him. This lesson also applies to parenting: we should seek righteous children and ask Allah to guide them, without imagining that we control their hearts. Like the person told to plant a seed even when the Hour is near, we should keep doing good even when we cannot see the outcome. Everyone can choose one good deed to begin after Jumu'ah.

  1. What difficult experience has helped you remember Allah or change direction?
  2. What responsibility can you fulfill even when you cannot control the result?
  3. What good deed will you start this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Madina Institute3580 Sweetwater Road, Duluth, GA 30096Jumu'ah Jumu'ah I 1:45 PM · Jumu'ah II 2:45 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Madina37 khutbahs
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