Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 15, 2025.
Success comes from following the Prophet
In one sentence
Success in this life and the afterlife depends on loving and emulating Prophet Muhammad’s exemplary character, humility, truthfulness, mercy, and peaceful conduct.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Introduces Rabi al-Awwal and frames the Prophet’s birth and death anniversary as a call to learn from him.
- Argues that the Prophet’s purpose, character, and limited material resources explain his extraordinary influence.
- Connects Qur’anic exemplary status with emulation in family life, parenting, business, neighborliness, and study.
- Uses the Prophet’s known truthfulness and trustworthiness, including the mountain challenge, to show why people recognized his message.
- Describes followers as prayerful, God-seeking, firm when needed, and merciful toward one another.
- Calls Muslims to revive prophetic conduct and answer anti-Islam hostility through intellect and behavior, never violence.
Try this week
Center life choices on Allah’s teachings and the Qur’an.
Make a personal plan to emulate the Prophet as a parent, in business, as a neighbor, and as a student.
Practice honesty and integrity in business affairs and humility in learning.
Strengthen prayer through bowing and prostration and submit to Allah.
Respond to hostility toward Islam through good conduct and intellectual engagement, not violence.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“our success in this life and also the afterlife relies on our relationship our Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam and our love for him”
“the traits and the teachings of our beloved Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam through our conduct through our mannerism through our behavior”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that Prophet Muhammad is an example for every part of life. We can imitate him through truthfulness, kindness, compassion, honesty, and humility. We should make a personal plan to practice these qualities in our families, work, studies, and relationships with neighbors. Prayer and submission to Allah should shape our choices. When Islam is criticized, we should respond through good conduct and thoughtful words, never violence.
- What is one prophetic quality you would like to practice this week?
- How can honesty show up at school, at home, or with friends?
- What is a peaceful and thoughtful response when someone says something unfair about Islam?
Where it was given
The masjid
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