7:39 Once you and I are…22:53 Even if there is a…24:13 Be ever so conscious…41:10 Pay, praise, and pray.…
Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 2, 2026.

Forgiveness protects faith and community

As-Habul Yameen

“Once you and I are able to forgive and forget, we release ourselves from anger and hatred, thus allowing our hearts to find tranquility and peace.”

The khateeb, at 7:39

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In one sentence

The khutbah argues that believers must release resentment, repair harms they caused, and seek forgiveness from others because reconciliation protects spiritual reward, salvation, and communal bonds.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Distinguishes forgiving from forgetting and links both to patience, clemency, forbearance, and foresight.
  2. Uses Ikrama's conversion to illustrate forgiveness transforming an enemy into an ally.
  3. Warns that failing to make amends can cost believers their good deeds at the qantara.
  4. Emphasizes reconciling differences as spiritually weightier than ordinary worship and connects ego to Iblis.
  5. Tells wrongdoers to pursue repair through persistence, repayment, praise, and prayer.
  6. Closes by urging mutual forgiveness and mercy ahead of Ramadan.
Try this week
Forgive those who have wronged you while retaining the lessons learned.
Seek amends from anyone you have harmed, persisting respectfully and involving a community elder if needed.
Repay what you owe, arrange repayment, or seek complete forgiveness when repayment is impossible.
Praise the person fairly among mutual friends and acquaintances.
Pray for the person and ask Allah to grant them what you seek for yourself.
Control ego and emotions, and avoid abusing the rights of others.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Once you and I are able to forgive and forget, we release ourselves from anger and hatred, thus allowing our hearts to find tranquility and peace.”
As-Habul Yameen · East Orange, NJ
Play from 7:39
“Even if there is a great sense of enmity between you and another, never sever the relationship.”
As-Habul Yameen · East Orange, NJ
Play from 22:53
“Be ever so conscious that your actions and words do not abuse the rights of others before it is too late and you and me are compelled to compensate when the currency shall be our good deeds.”
As-Habul Yameen · East Orange, NJ
Play from 24:13
“Pay, praise, and pray. If you owe someone something, give it back to them.”
As-Habul Yameen · East Orange, NJ
Play from 41:10
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today’s khutbah taught that forgiving someone means more than saying the words; it means releasing anger while still learning from what happened. We were reminded that holding onto ego can damage our relationships and even endanger the reward we hope to carry into the Hereafter. If we have wronged someone, we should keep trying to make amends, return what we owe, praise them fairly, and pray for them. If someone has wronged us, we should seek the strength to forgive and ask Allah for mercy. These steps can bring more peace and unity to our families and community.

  1. When is it hard to forgive, and what might help us let go of resentment?
  2. What could “pay, praise, and pray” look like in a real family disagreement?
  3. How can we repair harm when someone does not want to speak with us?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid As-Habul Yameen224 N 18th St, East Orange, NJ 07017Jumu'ah 1:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at As-Habul Yameen37 khutbahs
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