29:30 change your route be…36:58 choose one thing to do…
The Prophets & seerahFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 27, 2025.

Love the Prophet by living his Sunnah

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“Choose one thing to do as Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did.”

The khateeb, at 36:58

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In one sentence

Love for Prophet Muhammad is demonstrated through frequent blessings upon him, studying his life, following his Sunnah, embodying his mercy and wisdom, and serving the community.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Reflects on the Prophet's birth and asks how Muslims should properly celebrate and love him.
  2. Encourages frequent blessings and peace upon the Prophet, citing Quran 33:56.
  3. Recommends studying the seerah, character, mercy, relationships, and love for the Prophet's diverse community.
  4. Calls listeners to follow the Sunnah with sincerity, wisdom, and practical community-building.
  5. Encourages visiting Medina or performing Umrah when possible, while continuing study and remembrance when travel is not possible.
  6. Closes with prayers for Muslims, Palestine, Gaza, and relief from oppression.
Try this week
Send blessings and peace upon Prophet Muhammad frequently.
Study his seerah and Sunnah deeply, not merely read them.
Practice his mercy, good manners, wisdom, and respectful treatment of Muslims and non-Muslims.
Choose one sincere action to strengthen the local Muslim community or support people in Gaza, including dua.
Visit Medina or perform Umrah if financially and physically able; otherwise continue learning and remembrance.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 33:56Used to command believers to send blessings and peace upon the Prophet.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“change your route be away from that dog and its little ones rahmatuhu mercy”
Islamic Community Center · Minneapolis, MN
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“choose one thing to do as Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did as much as you can as hard as you can as in a very sincere way as you can”
Islamic Community Center · Minneapolis, MN
Play from 36:58
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that loving Prophet Muhammad means more than speaking about him warmly. We show that love by sending blessings upon him, studying his life, and following his example. His mercy, good manners, wisdom, and care for people and animals should shape how we treat others. We should choose sincere actions that strengthen our communities and support people who are suffering. Visiting Medina or performing Umrah can deepen this love, but learning and remembrance are possible wherever we are.

  1. What is one quality of the Prophet that you would like to practice this week?
  2. How can our family show mercy in a practical way?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Community Center of Minnesota (Masjid Al-Aman)1429 2nd Street NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413Jumu'ah "Jumuah (Friday )prayer is offered in English at the same time 1:00 PM all year long"ArchiveAll khutbahs at Islamic Community Center40 khutbahs
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