2:36 He says the mu'min is…6:00 To consult and to give…19:25 How unbecoming it is…
Community & unityFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 19, 2026.

Believers should bless and defend one another

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“How unbecoming it is for a believer to harbor or to have a desire that degrades him.”

The khateeb, at 19:25

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In one sentence

Believers should bless one another spiritually and materially, stand visibly for justice, and guard their desires from sins that degrade them before God.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Introduces Imam Hasan al-Askari’s teaching that believers should bless one another and serve as moral proof to others.
  2. Explains barakah through prayer, remembrance of the deceased, charity, loans, consultation, useful advice, and shared opportunities.
  3. Connects mutual moral support to Qur’an 3:110 and the duty to enjoin good and oppose wrong.
  4. Applies the teaching to Gaza and Palestine, using Macklemore’s public statement as an example of witnessing against injustice.
  5. Urges taqwa by examining desires and recognizing every sin as spiritually degrading, then closes with prayers.
Try this week
Recite Surah al-Fatihah and Surah al-Ikhlas for a deceased believer.
Support others through sadaqa, khums, zakat, or qard al-hasana.
Consult others, offer sound advice, and share beneficial duas, Qur’an passages, and employment opportunities.
Wake one another early and encourage habits that lead toward success.
Reflect on personal desires, avoid degrading sins, and read Sayyid Shahid Dastgheib’s The Great Sins.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 3:110Supports being the best community through faith, enjoining good, and forbidding wrong.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“He says the mu'min is a barakah, is a blessing or a source of blessing for the believer.”
IABA · Northwest Austin, TX
Play from 2:36
“To consult and to give the best advice to one another.”
IABA · Northwest Austin, TX
Play from 6:00
“How unbecoming it is for a believer to harbor or to have a desire that degrades him.”
IABA · Northwest Austin, TX
Play from 19:25
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that believers should be a blessing to one another in both spiritual and practical ways. We can help through prayer, charity, advice, consultation, and sharing useful opportunities. We should also show humanity by standing with oppressed people and making justice visible through our conduct. The second khutbah reminds us to examine our desires because sin lowers our spiritual standing before Allah. The speaker encourages us to pursue taqwa, help others, and ask Allah for forgiveness and guidance.

  1. Who helped you recently, and how could you become a blessing to someone else?
  2. What is one helpful thing, a prayer, idea, or opportunity, you could share this week?
  3. What desire or habit would you like to bring under better control?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Ahlul Bayt Association12460 Los Indios Trail, Austin, TX 78729ArchiveAll khutbahs at IABA12 khutbahs
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