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Seeking knowledgeFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 26, 2025.

Seeking knowledge requires patience and obedience

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“You are the protector and maintainer of the heavens and the earth, and for you is the praise.”

The khateeb, at 13:04

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In one sentence

The khutbah teaches that seeking Islamic knowledge requires sincerity, patience, and obedience, and that understanding Allah’s names and the realities of faith, tawakkul, judgment, Paradise, and Hell should lead Muslims to live Islam actively and prepare for the Last Hour.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Opening reminders to fear Allah and follow revelation.
  2. Seeking knowledge is worship and requires patience through hardship.
  3. Knowledge requires giving the heart and mind to learning while avoiding sin.
  4. Ibn Abbas’s nighttime supplication affirms Allah’s truth, lordship, protection, judgment, and the afterlife.
  5. Islam is surrender, iman grows through obedience, and tawakkul combines trust with taking means.
  6. Believers should practice Islam daily, repent, make dua, and prepare for the Last Hour.
Try this week
Persist in seeking Islamic knowledge despite difficulty.
Give your heart and mind fully to learning.
Avoid sins that obstruct the benefit and light of knowledge.
Practice Islam consistently through daily obedience and good deeds.
Trust Allah while taking the necessary practical means.
Repent, return to Allah, and prepare for the Last Hour.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 3Used in the opening reminder to fear Allah and die as Muslims.
Surah 4Used to remind listeners that humanity comes from one origin and should remain mindful of Allah.
Jami` at-TirmidhiThe speaker used the narration that Paradise is surrounded by hardships to emphasize perseverance in seeking knowledge.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“You are the protector and maintainer of the heavens and the earth, and for you is the praise.”
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Play from 13:04
“I made your law and legislation, ya Allah, the judge in my affairs, and not the law of others.”
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Play from 24:10
“He is al-hakam, the Judge, He who judges His servants in this world and the hereafter.”
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Play from 29:01
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminds us that seeking knowledge is itself worship, but it takes patience and effort. We should give our hearts and minds to learning and avoid sins that block its light. Islam means surrendering to Allah, iman grows through obedience and weakens through sin, and tawakkul means trusting Allah while taking the proper means. The speaker teaches that Allah is the Truth, the Judge, and the Lord of the heavens and earth, and that Paradise, Hell, resurrection, and meeting Him are real. We should regularly ask what we are doing to prepare for the Last Hour and put our faith into daily action.

  1. What is one piece of Islamic knowledge you would like to learn better?
  2. What does trusting Allah while still taking action look like in your life?
  3. What daily habit can help you prepare for the Last Hour?
Where it was given

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Islamic Center of America215 N Oraton Pkwy, East Orange, NJ 07017ArchiveAll khutbahs at ICA East Orange54 khutbahs
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