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Justice begins with preserving family ties

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“Every one of us took a covenant with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”

The khateeb, at 13:11

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In one sentence

Because Allah's covenant requires holistic obedience, Muslims must preserve blood-family ties, resist unjust pressure to sever them, and practice justice through honest self-examination at home.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Frames the Quran as interconnected and introduces the Quranic definition of a fasiq from Surah al-Baqarah.
  2. Explains fasid and fasiq through a rotting-apple analogy, emphasizing outward corruption and covenant-breaking.
  3. Connects the primordial covenant with Allah to the duty of fulfilling all religious and family obligations.
  4. Interprets severing what Allah commanded joined as breaking blood-family ties, which differ from chosen relationships.
  5. Applies the teaching to migration, individualism, family conflict, elder pressure, and divorce-related alienation.
  6. Concludes that justice in society must begin with preserving family relationships and practicing justice at home.
Try this week
Examine your own conduct instead of applying the khutbah only to other people.
Preserve blood-family ties after conflict by reconnecting, visiting, and including relatives in gatherings and Eid.
Help family members when they are in need.
Resist and challenge pressure from elders or divorced parents to cut off blood relatives.
Practice justice in personal and family life before demanding it from society.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2Defines the fasiq as one who breaks Allah's covenant, severs commanded relationships, and causes corruption.
Surah 7Invokes the primordial covenant in which humanity acknowledged Allah as Lord.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“every one of us took a covenant with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala that we acknowledge that He is the master what does that make us if He is the master we are the slave”
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“every one of us we just readily quickly start pointing finger at other people we start judging them”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that a Muslim's commitment to Allah is a complete covenant, not a selective list of practices. It focuses on the Quranic warning against breaking what Allah has commanded people to keep joined, especially blood-family relationships. Relatives can be difficult and family conflicts can be painful, but we should look at ourselves, keep kinship alive, and help relatives in need. We should also have the courage to reject pressure that asks us to unfairly exclude a parent, child, sibling, or other relative. The khutbah closes by saying that justice in society begins with justice in our own homes.

  1. Which family relationship could you strengthen this week, and what small step could you take?
  2. How can we disagree with a relative without cutting off the relationship?
  3. What does justice look like inside our home?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Society of Frederick1250 Key Pkwy, Frederick, MD 21702ArchiveAll khutbahs at ISF78 khutbahs
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