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The Prophets & seerahFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 3, 2025.

Following the Prophet brings Allah’s mercy

ISNA Canada (ICC)

“He teaches in the most compassionate, the most merciful, the most constructive of ways.”

The khateeb, at 23:29

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In one sentence

Following, honoring, and learning from Prophet Muhammad is presented as the path to Allah’s mercy, guidance, forgiveness, success, and a compassionate life of action.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Frames worship, justice, honesty, and family care as rooted in the Prophet’s teachings.
  2. Uses Quranic passages to connect obedience to mercy, guidance, acceptance, success, and Paradise.
  3. Explains the Prophet’s compassionate role as teacher, purifier, witness, warner, and beacon of light.
  4. Calls believers to honor him, follow his guidance in disagreements, and learn his seerah and sunnah.
  5. Encourages love through daily imitation, poetry, salawat, and reviving sunnah in small and large matters.
  6. Closes with prayers for oppressed communities and communal needs.
Try this week
Learn the Prophet’s seerah and sunnah.
Follow his example in small, large, moral, and everyday matters.
Send salawat whenever the Prophet’s name is heard.
Speak about the Prophet with heightened respect and honor.
Return to prophetic guidance when resolving disagreements.
Revive one sunnah consistently in daily life.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 3Used to argue that loving Allah requires following the Prophet, bringing Allah’s love and forgiveness.
Surah 33Defines following Allah and His Messenger as great success.
Surah 8The Uhud example warns against claiming obedience without truly heeding the Prophet.
Jami` at-TirmidhiSupports sending salawat as a means connected to answered supplication.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Every act of standing up for justice. Every act of resilience. Every statement of honesty and integrity.”
ISNA Canada (ICC) · Sheridan, ON
Play from 15:36
“He teaches in the most compassionate, the most merciful, the most constructive of ways.”
ISNA Canada (ICC) · Sheridan, ON
Play from 23:29
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today’s khutbah reminded us that the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, taught us how to worship Allah and how to care for others. The khateeb emphasized that following the Prophet’s teachings is connected to Allah’s mercy, guidance, and acceptance of our deeds. He described the Prophet as a compassionate teacher who cared about people’s struggles and helped them grow gradually without overwhelming them. He encouraged us to live with purpose, care about those around us, and stand against injustice. As practical ways to express our love, he urged us to learn the Prophet’s life and sunnah, follow his example in small and large matters, and send blessings upon him.

  1. What is one way you could show love and kindness to someone younger than you this week?
  2. When has someone helped you learn patiently, and how did that feel?
  3. What would you like to learn about the Prophet’s life, and how could we explore it together?
Where it was given

The masjid

ISNA Canada, Islamic Centre of Canada2200 South Sheridan Way, Mississauga, ON L5J 2M4Jumu'ah Two services · 1:00 PM, 3:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at ISNA Canada (ICC)124 khutbahs
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