Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 26, 2025.
Extra worship draws us closer to Allah
“If Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala does not give you the tawfiq to do ibadah, you can't do it.”
In one sentence
Jumu'ah should be treated as a special weekly opportunity to draw closer to Allah through intentional preparation, additional worship, steady improvement, gratitude, and humility.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Jumu'ah is a special gift and a day for believers to deepen closeness and consciousness of Allah.
- Believers should prepare from Thursday night with Quran, extra prayer, istighfar, salawat, and recommended surah recitation.
- Special occasions become valuable through added worship, with obligatory acts followed by voluntary worship that deepens closeness to Allah.
- Worship should increase gradually each Friday, building punctuality, consistency, reward, and greater capacity for devotion.
- Believers should thank Allah for enabling worship and avoid pride or comparing their worship with others.
Try this week
Prepare for Jumu'ah beginning Thursday night.
Perform extra nafl prayer, istighfar, Quran recitation, and salawat upon the Prophet.
Recite Surah al-Kahf and the other surahs mentioned for Friday.
Set a higher worship target each Friday, such as increasing salawat from 200 to 300 repetitions.
Thank Allah for the ability to worship and avoid looking down on others' practice.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“at least to the minimum that we can do is try to do something extra than our usual days and every friday we should try to do something extra from the last friday that we've done”
“we should not take our ibadah as a source of favor to Allah rather it's a favor to ourselves because if Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala does not give you the tawfiq to do ibadah you can't do it”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminds us that Friday is a special gift and a chance to come closer to Allah. We can prepare by praying, reading Quran, making istighfar, and sending blessings on the Prophet. Each Friday, we should try to add a little more worship than the week before. We should also thank Allah for giving us the ability to worship and avoid feeling superior to others.
- What extra act of worship could you add this Friday?
- How can you measure your own growth without comparing yourself with someone else?
- Why is being able to worship itself something to be grateful for?
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