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Hajj, Umrah & EidFrom the masjid's own video, May 15, 2026.

Sacrifice your attachments for Allah

Al Falah · Omar Suleiman

“You're not just sacrificing the ram.”

The khateeb, at 13:18

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In one sentence

Dhul-Hijjah calls believers to discipline their deepest attachments and make sincere, life-changing sacrifices for Allah, following Ibrahim's example.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Defines taqwa as controlling what the eyes, ears, appetite, and tongue consume after Ramadan.
  2. Frames Dhul-Hijjah sacrifice as surrendering ego, desires, and attachments, not merely slaughtering an animal.
  3. Explains the deeper meanings of sacrifice and victory through the Prophet's hadith about the first ten days.
  4. Contrasts Ramadan's discipline of appetite with Dhul-Hijjah's discipline of attachment and patience through trials.
  5. Uses Ibrahim's sacrifices and the mindset of Hajj to call listeners toward major personal change.
  6. Closes with Qur'anic reminders about spending what one loves and embodying Qur'anic character.
Try this week
Identify one stubborn sin, attachment, relationship, or character problem to surrender for Allah during the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah.
If no major sin needs addressing, begin a foundational good deed, such as consistently observing Sunnah practices or starting a Qur'an memorization plan.
Adopt the mindset of someone going to Hajj and make a major life change now rather than postponing it.
If offering a sacrifice, avoid removing hair and nails from the beginning of Dhul-Hijjah until the sacrifice is offered, as discussed from the hadith of Umm Salama.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“You're not just sacrificing the ram. You're sacrificing your ego. You're sacrificing your desires. You're sacrificing your attachments. You're sacrificing anything. That gets in between you and Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
Al Falah · Bridgewater, NJ
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“Because the struggle is higher. Therefore the stakes are higher. I do Ramadan every year.”
Al Falah · Bridgewater, NJ
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“Now is the time I'm starting. This year I'm starting. And I'm giving myself a plan for the next eight years even.”
Al Falah · Bridgewater, NJ
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The sermon teaches that Dhul-Hijjah is a season of sacrifice, not merely a public ritual or a number of outward acts. Ramadan trains us to discipline appetite, while Dhul-Hijjah asks us to examine our deeper attachments, sins, habits, relationships, and desires that come between us and Allah. Ibrahim's example shows that real faith means trusting Allah and being willing to change what we love or cling to. Even if we are not going to Hajj, we can adopt a pilgrim's mindset by choosing one major change and beginning it now. The goal is not a spectacle but sincere worship that Allah accepts.

  1. What is one habit you would like to change for Allah?
  2. What good deed could you start this week and keep doing?
  3. What does it mean to make a sacrifice beyond giving money or possessions?
Where it was given

The masjid

Al Falah Center881 Route 206, Bridgewater, NJ 08807Jumu'ah 1:00 PMKhateebOmar SuleimanMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Al Falah42 khutbahs
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