Civic engagementFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 11, 2026.
Honest work and fair pay are worship
“You do your work honestly, so you are in the state of Ibadah.”
In one sentence
Honest labor and fair treatment of workers are acts of worship, so Muslims must fulfill others’ rights and apply Quranic and Prophetic guidance in everyday life.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Opens with Shu'aib’s warning against short-changing people and corrupting society.
- Connects the Labor Day theme to Islam’s respect for labor and honest work.
- Teaches that responsible work supporting one’s family can itself be worship.
- Applies the principle of fulfilling people’s due to modern employer-worker relationships.
- Cites a Prophetic warning against using a worker and withholding wages.
- Urges everyone to study and take Quranic and Sunnah guidance seriously, then gives community announcements and conduct reminders.
- The second khutbah emphasizes prayer, justice, remembrance, and congregational worship.
Try this week
Work honestly while fulfilling responsibilities toward one’s family.
Honor workers’ rights and pay their wages fully.
Study Quranic and Prophetic teachings about labor and fairness.
Follow parking volunteers’ instructions without arguing, threatening, cursing, or abusing them.
Respect volunteers, thank them, and make dua for them.
Fill gaps in the prayer rows when standing for salah.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“if you work hard for yourself your family to maintain your family to fulfill your responsibilities and you do your work honestly so you are in the state of Ibadah”
“all of these teachings of the Quran and the sunnah prophet of Allah they are needed by all of us”
“please have some respect for our volunteers make du'a for them smile at them meet them and tell them that brother you are doing a good job and do not argue with them”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that honest work can be an act of worship when it supports our families and fulfills our responsibilities. Islam asks employers to give workers their full due and warns against withholding wages. These teachings apply to everyone because each of us may be a worker, an employer, or both. The imam also asked the congregation to respect parking volunteers, follow their directions, and thank them. The sermon closed by reminding the community to take Quran and Sunnah seriously in everyday life.
- What makes an ordinary job an act of worship?
- How can we make a volunteer’s difficult job easier?
- What does giving someone their full due look like at school or home?
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