Our choices shape our families and communities
“You and I have been given the ability to choose good and to choose bad.”
Personal moral choices, sustained Quran engagement, and trust in Allah during hardship are how individuals help rectify their families, communities, and the wider world.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Humans are distinguished by their ability to choose good or bad and must take responsibility for those choices.
- Individual deeds shape personal, communal, and global conditions, so even small acts of worship and dua matter.
- Hardships are tests that may reach us by divine wisdom, and Allah equips believers to bear them with faith and tawakkul.
- The Quran should be part of daily life rather than limited to Ramadan, with reading scaled to whatever amount is manageable.
- The sermon closes with mosque announcements, educational opportunities, and a reminder of death and accountability.
In the khateeb's words
“The reason is, my dear beloveds, is because you and I have been given the ability to choose good and to choose bad.”
“Do not underestimate your surah yaseen. Do not underestimate your dua. Do not underestimate.”
“And every single one of us, has the antidote for our own musibah, and our own problem.”
For the dinner table
The khutbah says each person has the power to choose good or bad, and those choices affect families, communities, and the wider world. When life brings hardship, that does not mean Allah has abandoned us; tests can be part of our path, and Allah gives us strength to bear them. We are encouraged to keep faith and tawakkul, even when we feel weak. The speaker especially asks us to make the Quran part of daily life, starting with whatever amount we can manage, even one line. Small acts of worship and sincere dua can matter.
- What is one small good choice you can make today even if nobody notices?
- What is a realistic amount of Quran you could read each day this week?
- When something difficult happens, what helps you remember Allah is with you?
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