Health & wellbeingFrom the masjid's own video, Dec 3, 2025.
Cleanliness honors Allah inside and out
“Allah is beautiful and He loves beauty.”
In one sentence
The khutbah argues that Muslims should honor Allah by practicing cleanliness in their bodies, clothing, surroundings, public spaces, and hearts, following the Prophet’s example.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- The khateeb calls listeners to taqwa and continual remembrance of Allah.
- He explains Jumu'ah preparation through bathing, clean clothes, and personal grooming.
- He warns that food odors, tobacco, dirty footwear, and poor hygiene disturb worshippers and angels.
- He extends cleanliness to the masjid, home, courtyard, sidewalks, and streets.
- He connects outward cleanliness with purifying the heart through Allah’s remembrance and following the Sunnah.
- He closes with du'a for purified bodies, hearts, worship spaces, and entry into Jannah.
Try this week
Take a bath and wear clean clothes before Jumu'ah.
Carry a toothbrush and clean your mouth before entering the masjid.
Wear clean socks and avoid bringing dirty work boots into prayer.
Avoid onions, garlic, smoking, and other strong odors before attending prayer.
Pick up litter and help keep the masjid, home, sidewalks, and streets clean.
Remember Allah regularly to help purify the heart.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2Mentioned while introducing the discussion of cleanliness, though its exact argumentative use is unclear.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Walk with a toothbrush in your bag so when you come to make wudu.”
“If you have a big work boots and then you put your feet inside, you will not offend the person who's making sijda behind you.”
“The Prophet said: "Allah is beautiful and He loves beauty." What is that? Grooming ourselves, making ourselves presentable when we are coming to Allah .”
“We ask Allah to let us be of those who will clean our body and our surroundings and our places of worship and our hearts.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Today’s khutbah reminded us that cleanliness is part of worship. We should come to Jumu'ah bathed, in clean clothes, with fresh breath and clean footwear, and avoid smells that disturb others. We should also care for the masjid, our homes, sidewalks, and streets by picking up what we drop. Finally, remembering Allah helps cleanse the heart, so outward cleanliness should lead us toward a closer connection to Allah.
- What is one way we can make the masjid more pleasant for everyone?
- How can remembering Allah help clean our hearts?
- What should we do before coming to Jumu'ah?
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