Patience & trialsFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 28, 2026.
Return to Allah during confusing trials
“They return back to their desires.”
In one sentence
During times of confusion and trial, Muslims should reject desire-driven judgment, return to grounded scholars and Allah’s guidance, intensify worship, and honestly examine their private conduct.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Cites Al-Hafidh bin Al-Raja on returning to grounded scholars during trials.
- Explains how people in confusion may follow desires, opinions, and personal tastes instead of Allah’s ruling.
- Presents turning to worship and Allah as a form of hijrah from disobedience.
- Urges listeners to examine their private behavior with family, phones, cars, and computers.
- Closes with a prayer for stability, repentance, and purification before meeting Allah.
Try this week
Return to properly grounded scholars when facing trials and confusing matters.
Increase worship and draw closer to Allah.
Examine private conduct with family, phones, cars, and computers for disobedience.
Leave sinful behavior, seek stability, and pursue purification before death.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“the people during times of great trials and tribulations tests confusion and ambiguous matters they return back to their desires they return back to their opinions”
“You know what you're doing behind the closed doors You know what you're doing with your family You know what you're doing with your phones”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that confusing and difficult times can make people follow their feelings and opinions instead of Allah’s guidance. We should seek advice from scholars who are properly grounded and return to worship and obedience. Turning back to Allah is compared to hijrah, leaving harmful ways behind. We should also examine what we do privately, especially with our families and devices, and ask Allah for stability, repentance, and purification.
- What kinds of private choices show whether we are really accountable to Allah?
- How can worship help us stay steady when people around us are confused?
- Who are trustworthy sources of guidance when difficult questions arise?
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