29:41 this is better for…35:08 but there is no day…
The ummah & current eventsFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 24, 2026.

Imam Hasan chose peace to save lives

Imam Ali
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In one sentence

The sermon presents Imam Hasan’s treaty with Mu'awiyah as a principled effort to preserve Shia and Muslim lives, while commemorating his martyrdom and reaffirming loyalty to Ahlul Bayt.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Opens with extended Arabic supplication, repentance, and praise of God.
  2. Commemorates Imam Hasan as the second Imam and master of the youth of Paradise.
  3. Explains Ahlul Bayt succession and the loss of communal support for Imam Ali and Imam Hasan.
  4. Describes the sulh with Mu'awiyah and its conditions for protecting Shia lives and rights.
  5. Recounts Imam Hasan’s poisoning and connects his suffering with the greater tragedy of Ashura.
  6. Concludes with prayers, mourning, Quran recitation, ritual worship, and requests for healing and relief.
Try this week
Fill night and day with remembrance of Allah and service to Him.
Repent, seek forgiveness, and ask Allah to cover one’s sins.
Send blessings upon Muhammad and Ahlul Bayt and recite Tasbihat al-Zahra.
Recite the verse beginning “Amman yujeeb” five times for relief, needs, and healing.
Pray for the sick, deceased, debt relief, provision, and protection of one’s family.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 3:169Used to affirm that those killed in God's way are alive with their Lord and receive provision.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“this is better for Muslimin and for the Ummat of Islam”
Imam Ali · Pennsauken, NJ
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“but there is no day like your day oh my brother Abu Abdullah in the day of Ashura”
Imam Ali · Pennsauken, NJ
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah remembered Imam Hassan al-Mujtaba and the difficult choices he faced when many people would not support him. The khateeb explained that Imam Hassan accepted a peace agreement to protect lives and safeguard his community, not for personal gain. Some people misunderstood this decision, but Imam Hassan taught that preserving people and serving Islam can require patience, restraint, and wisdom. The khutbah also described his final illness, his loving concern for Lady Zainab, and his closeness to Imam Hussain. It ended by encouraging prayer, remembrance, care for the sick, and loyalty to the path of the Ahlul Bayt.

  1. When can making peace be braver than continuing a fight?
  2. How can we support someone who is doing the right thing but feels alone?
  3. What is one way we can show gentleness to someone who is hurting?
Where it was given

The masjid

Imam Ali Masjid5801 Magnolia Ave, Pennsauken, NJ 08109Jumu'ah 1:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Imam Ali5 khutbahs
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