Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.
How taqwa and kindness lead to love
In one sentence
The khutbah teaches that taqwa, kindness, charity, fasting, family ties, and prolonged prostration lead to Allah’s love, human goodwill, wellbeing, longevity, and closeness to the Prophet.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Opens with an extended Arabic supplication expressing human weakness, sin, fear of punishment, and hope for Allah’s mercy.
- Explains that Allah’s love is gained through taqwa and making daily choices to please Him.
- Teaches that people’s love comes from treating everyone kindly without expecting anything in return.
- Connects wealth with charity, health with fasting and moderation, and long life with maintaining family relationships.
- Concludes that prolonged sajdah is a means of being resurrected with Rasulullah, followed by salawat, Al-Fatihah, and salutations.
Try this week
Make daily choices intended to please Allah and avoid displeasing Him.
Treat everyone kindly without expecting respect, benefit, or repayment.
Give charity to people who ask for help.
Fast regularly, avoid overeating, and give the body periods of rest.
Maintain family relationships through greetings, calls, or text messages.
Prolong sajdah during prayer.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“If you want to be loved by people, if you want the people to love you, you have to be nice to everybody.”
“Fear with hope. Fear means that you should not do anything to displease Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
“Anyone who comes to you, believe me, that's from Allah.”
“Maintain your relationship with your family member. Even with the salam, even with a text message.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khateeb began with a prayer asking Allah for mercy and expressing human weakness. He explained that Allah’s love grows through taqwa, while people’s love grows through kindness without expecting anything back. He connected charity with wealth, fasting and moderation with health, family contact with a longer life, and longer sajdah with being resurrected alongside the Prophet. The family can practice this message by choosing one act of kindness, one charitable act, and one effort to strengthen family ties this week.
- What is one kind thing you can do without expecting anything in return?
- How can a family member’s need become an opportunity for us to show gratitude and generosity?
- What small habit could help you keep family ties stronger this week?
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