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Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 10, 2025.

Salah should shape Muslim life

PGMA · Habeeb Marso

“When you look at our ummah, it is defined by salah.”

The khateeb, at 28:30

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In one sentence

Consistent attention to the practices surrounding salah earns Allah's forgiveness, anchors Muslim life, and enables each person to serve the ummah through their unique gifts.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Narrates a hadith explaining why the Prophet was late for Fajr after being overcome by sleep during tahajjud.
  2. Explains that angels discuss deeds that bring the greatest forgiveness.
  3. Identifies three practices: attending the masjid, sitting after salah for dhikr and dua, and perfecting wudu during hardship.
  4. Argues that caring about what surrounds salah makes prayer central to a person's life.
  5. Uses examples from the Sahaba to show that people can serve the ummah through different abilities and circumstances.
  6. Calls for consistent worship and service to the oppressed.
  7. Closes with announcements for community programs and a brief donation request.
Try this week
Make the masjid part of your regular family and daily routine.
Sit for five or ten minutes after salah for dhikr and dua.
Perfect your wudu even when the water is cold or circumstances are difficult.
Establish salah and pray regularly and on time.
Use your personal gifts, experience, or abilities to help the ummah and the oppressed.
Attend the Friday family and children's programs after Isha.
Donate to PJ May to support masjid operations and programming.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Taking some time. Five minutes. Ten minutes. After salah. To ask Allah. To make dua to Allah.”
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“Regardless of the weather. Regardless of their circumstance. Whether it's rain or shine. Snow or hail. They come to the masjid.”
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“When you look at our ummah. It is defined. By salah. It is defined. By salah. It is defined. By salah.”
PGMA · Lanham, MD
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah taught that small practices around prayer can bring great forgiveness from Allah. We were encouraged to make the masjid part of our routine, sit for five or ten minutes after salah to remember Allah and make dua, and complete our wudu even when conditions are difficult. The speaker also reminded us that every person has a different gift for serving the ummah, as the Sahaba served through courage, poetry, knowledge, or experience. We can begin with one consistent habit and use what Allah has given us to help His servants and those who are oppressed.

  1. What is one way our family can spend more time connected to the masjid?
  2. What special ability has Allah given you that could help someone else?
  3. What small prayer habit could you practice every day this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Prince George's Muslim Association9150 Lanham-Severn Rd, Lanham, MD 20706Jumu'ah 11:15 AM · 12:30 PM · 1:45 PMKhateebHabeeb MarsoMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at PGMA65 khutbahs
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