10:45 It is the heart's calm…12:37 We attain it by being…
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Trusting Allah's decree brings peace

Nigerian Islamic Association · Misbau Rufai

“What Allah has chosen for us is far better than what we choose for ourselves.”

The khateeb, at 12:37

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In one sentence

Contentment with Allah's decree is a high form of faith that brings peace, patience, gratitude, and ultimately paradise.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Defines ridā as calm acceptance of Allah's destiny and a sign of faith.
  2. Explains that certainty in Allah's wisdom leads to surrender through hardship and prosperity.
  3. Connects contentment with patience, acceptance of provision, and freedom from envy.
  4. Encourages gratitude for faith, health, wealth, family, and community.
  5. Presents supplication and careful speech as ways to cultivate contentment.
  6. Closes with prayers for contentment, families, relief, forgiveness, and righteous living.
Try this week
Make supplication for contentment after Allah's decree.
Say Alhamdulillah and consciously recognize blessings in faith, health, family, and community.
Look at those with less rather than comparing yourself with those who have more.
Avoid envy, excessive complaints, harmful comparisons, and bad thoughts about Allah.
Teach children the meaning of contentment and the morning declaration of faith.
Think carefully before posting or sending words that could damage others.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“It is the heart's calm acceptance of destiny and the heart's assurance during times of tribulation.”
Nigerian Islamic Association · Chicago
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“We attain it by being certain, being very sure, having the yakin that what Allah has chosen for us is far better than what we choose for ourselves.”
Nigerian Islamic Association · Chicago
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb spoke about contentment: trusting Allah's wisdom and finding calm in what He has decreed. He encouraged us to practice patience when things are difficult and thank Allah for blessings such as faith, health, family, and community. He warned that constantly comparing ourselves with others can lead to envy and make us overlook what we already have. Turning to Allah in du'a and asking for contentment can help us meet life's challenges with hope. He also reminded us to choose our words carefully, including what we write on our phones, because we will answer to Allah for them.

  1. What blessing did you notice today that you sometimes overlook?
  2. When something doesn't go your way, what could you ask Allah for?
  3. How could you make a group chat kinder through something you write?
Where it was given

The masjid

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