Humility protects truth and Muslim unity
“When you deal with the brothers and sisters around you, you deal with them based on their actions, not based on their ethnicity, on their skin of colors.”
Ego and personal desire undermine truth, dignity, brotherhood, and unity, so Muslims should practice humility, reject racism and status-seeking, and serve the community for Allah’s sake.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Recalls the Prophet’s establishment of the masjid and brotherhood in Medina as foundations of Muslim unity.
- Explains how hawa and ego can make people reject truth and lose their God-given dignity, using Fir'aun and Qarun as examples.
- Applies the lesson to wealth, power, racism, and Islamic education through a personal story about African students in Egypt.
- Contrasts ego with inner richness and the equality Muslims experience in prayer and Hajj.
- Uses the examples of Thabit ibn Akram, Khalid ibn al-Walid, and Umar ibn al-Khattab to show humility in leadership.
- Closes by urging remembrance, help, and du'a for Muslims in Gaza before beginning the prayer.
In the khateeb's words
“Allah has tawfiq to you. Thank Allah for His ni'ma to you. Don't go use your money to distract and destroy people's life because you like it this way or that way.”
“When you deal with the brothers and sisters around you, you deal with them based on their actions, not based on their ethnicity, on their skin of colors.”
“all of us are equal. No different status for anybody in the masjid.”
“What made him do that? He is someone that he think of the benefit of the Muslim ummah in general.”
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that ego and personal desire can pull us away from truth, mercy, and the dignity Allah gives every person. We are meant to treat Muslims as one brotherhood, reject racism and status-seeking, and remember that every success is tawfiq from Allah. The examples of Thabit ibn Akram, Khalid ibn al-Walid, and Umar show that leaders can step forward or step back when the community needs it. In the masjid, rich and poor stand equally, and that equality should shape how we treat people everywhere. The speaker also reminded us to remember and support brothers and sisters in Gaza through whatever help and du'a we can offer.
- When have you felt proud, and how could you thank Allah without looking down on others?
- What could our family do this week to include someone who feels left out?
- How can we remember people in Gaza through du'a or helpful action?
The masjid
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