11:22 Be as just as you can…20:36 You will give all the…22:11 Whatever we are doing…
Civic engagementFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 20, 2025.

Justice is a duty, and oppression has consequences

Al-Ittehad

“Be as just as you can for your own benefit.”

The khateeb, at 11:22

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In one sentence

Justice is a religious obligation, and anyone who oppresses others will ultimately face accountability and lose the benefit of their own good deeds.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Introduces justice as a divine command and recounts the Prophet's warning against abusing a servant.
  2. Explains that justice applies to personal dealings, rulers, families, workplaces, and public leadership.
  3. Uses inheritance disputes and dishonest transactions to show why evidence, fairness, and mutual consent matter.
  4. Warns that wronging others can make a worshipper spiritually bankrupt when their good deeds are transferred to victims.
  5. Concludes with reminders of final judgment, prayers for justice, Gaza, and the oppressed.
Try this week
Before completing a transaction, ask whether the other person feels wronged and seek mutual acceptance.
Resolve inheritance or property disputes fairly rather than relying on persuasive arguments or manipulation.
Judge family members, employees, and people under your authority impartially.
Return others' money and rights, and seek their forgiveness when you have wronged them.
Pray for oppressed people, including those in Gaza, and ask Allah to make you just.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 16:90Allah commands justice and excellence as religious duties.
Quran 83:1-6Warns against cheating in weights and measurements and emphasizes final accountability.
Quran 99:7-8Even an atom's weight of good or evil will be seen.
Sahih MuslimThose who practice justice will be on pulpits of light on the Day of Judgment.
Sahih MuslimInsulting, harming, or taking others' property can consume a person's good deeds.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Be as just as you can for your own benefit.”
Al-Ittehad · Vista, CA
Play from 11:22
“You will give all the rights on the Day of Judgment. You will give all the rights.”
Al-Ittehad · Vista, CA
Play from 20:36
“Whatever we are doing comes back to us. So it's better for us to not to do any kind of oppression to other people.”
Al-Ittehad · Vista, CA
Play from 22:11
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today's khutbah reminded us that Allah calls us to justice and holds us accountable for how we treat others. Fairness matters for rulers, but also for each of us at home and wherever we have responsibility. The khateeb shared a story about an inheritance dispute to show that winning an argument does not make something rightfully ours. He also warned that prayer, fasting, and charity do not erase the rights of people we have hurt. As a family, we can put this reminder into practice by speaking kindly, dealing honestly, and making things right when we wrong someone.

  1. What is one way you can use your strength or influence to treat someone fairly this week?
  2. When could winning an argument still leave you doing something unfair?
  3. How could you make things right after hurting someone with your words?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Al-Ittehad925 Anza Ave, Vista, CA 92084Jumu'ah 1:05 PM year-roundArchiveAll khutbahs at Al-Ittehad42 khutbahs
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