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Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 18, 2026.

Make Islamic character your greatest da'wah

Qalam · AbdulNasir Jangda

“You are an asset to your community.”

The khateeb, at 10:22

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In one sentence

A Muslim's most powerful da'wah is to embody Islamic character through honesty, generosity, justice, and service so consistently that the community recognizes Muslims as indispensable assets.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. The khutbah opens with calls to monotheism, taqwa, sunnah, ihsan, supplication, and repentance.
  2. Abu Bakr protects the Prophet from a mob, is severely beaten, and demonstrates profound loyalty.
  3. Ibn Daghina protects Abu Bakr because his service, hospitality, family care, and support for the vulnerable make him an essential community asset.
  4. The speaker applies this example to Muslims facing public hostility and urges strategic, courageous, and wise engagement.
  5. Islamic values are presented as universally admirable qualities that should make Muslims recognized contributors to society.
  6. The khutbah rejects blanket antagonism toward humanity and calls Muslims to accountability, service, and lived prophetic character.
Try this week
Evaluate what effect your daily presence has on the people who interact with you.
Work deliberately on honesty, integrity, modesty, generosity, kindness, justice, fairness, courage, and bravery.
Care for people who cannot care for themselves, those suffering, outsiders, guests, and people who have fallen through the cracks.
Support beneficial causes and become a source of goodness to the wider society.
Use prayer, Quran, and fasting to deepen responsibility and honesty rather than merely provide personal comfort.
Avoid treating all of humanity as adversaries because of the actions of specific enemies.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih al-BukhariThe narration of Ibn Daghina's praise and protection of Abu Bakr supports the argument that good character makes a person indispensable to society.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“You are an asset to your people You are an asset to your community”
Qalam · Carrollton, TX
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“We know who Allah is We know who the Prophet Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is We are holding the Quran We get to read the Quran This is a gift And to whom much is given Much is expected”
Qalam · Carrollton, TX
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah tells the story of Abu Bakr, who protected the Prophet and was so valuable to his community that even a non-Muslim leader insisted on protecting him. His value came from caring for vulnerable people, supporting good causes, honoring guests, and living with integrity. The speaker says Muslims should let honesty, kindness, justice, courage, and generosity make their faith visible. We should not respond to hostility by treating everyone as an enemy. Instead, our worship should make us more responsible and more beneficial to the people around us.

  1. How can you be an asset to someone in our family this week?
  2. Which character trait do you want people to notice in you?
  3. Who outside our family could use kindness or help from us?
Where it was given

The masjid

Qalam Masjid4200 International Pkwy, Carrollton, TX 75007Jumu'ah Surah Al-Kahf recitation 1:30 PM · khutbah 2:00 PM · salah 2:30 PMKhateebAbdulNasir JangdaMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Qalam45 khutbahs
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