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Patience & trialsFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 5, 2025.

Trust Allah through hardship

Euless Islamic Center · Asif Pochi

“We must have a good thought with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”

The khateeb, at 19:33

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In one sentence

Closeness to Allah comes through accepting His will, acting to please Him, thinking well of Him, and trusting Him through hardship.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Human friendships can help but cannot fulfill our deepest needs; only Allah provides completeness.
  2. Recognize that all events occur by Allah’s will, illustrated through Badr, hardship, and rain.
  3. Make pleasing Allah the intention behind work, family responsibilities, volunteering, and ordinary chores.
  4. Think well of Allah during suffering, following Ya‘qub’s example of grief joined with hope.
  5. Trust Allah, strive for closeness to Him, and remain hopeful for mercy and relief, including for Gaza.
Try this week
Remind yourself during hardship that events occur by Allah’s will, and resist habitual complaining.
Renew your intention to please Allah before work, bills, volunteering, household chores, and family service.
Bring grief and difficulty to Allah while maintaining a good expectation of His mercy and promised relief.
Make a personal effort to move closer to Allah and place your trust in Him daily.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the human being is there because they can help you, but they cannot fulfill you. They cannot complete you in any matter of life.”
Euless Islamic Center · Euless, TX
Play from 6:36
“then everything we do, will be considered a form of worship.”
Euless Islamic Center · Euless, TX
Play from 18:22
“we must have a good thought with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
Euless Islamic Center · Euless, TX
Play from 19:33
“No matter how many sins you have done in this world, it doesn't matter. Allah's mercy encompasses everything.”
Euless Islamic Center · Euless, TX
Play from 26:00
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For the dinner table

The khutbah begins by acknowledging that friends can help us but cannot fill every inner need; lasting completeness comes from Allah. It teaches four habits: accept that events occur by Allah’s will, make ordinary duties an effort to please Him, think well of Allah during hardship, and trust Him. The story of Ya‘qub shows that grief can be brought to Allah while hope remains alive, and the speaker extends that hope to relief for Gaza and Palestine. The closing message is that every person, regardless of past sins, can move closer to Allah by making the effort.

  1. What ordinary task could become worship if you changed your intention?
  2. How can we stay hopeful in Allah when something painful happens?
  3. What small effort could help you become closer to Allah this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Euless203 S Ector Dr, Euless, TX 76040KhateebAsif PochiMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Euless Islamic Center28 khutbahs
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