15:38 At the end, who will…15:47 No one put me in this…20:40 But each of these…
Patience & trialsFrom the masjid's own video, Jun 27, 2026.

Trust Allah through every trial

IOK · Mudassir Mayet

“Nobody will get me out of this situation other than Allah and His divine decree.”

The khateeb, at 15:47

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In one sentence

The story of Musa's escape from Pharaoh teaches that believers should obey Allah, trust Him through repeated crises, and remain hopeful that His deliverance and ultimate victory will come, even if not in this life.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Ashura recalls Musa leading Banu Israel from Pharaoh's enslavement toward safety and worship.
  2. Pharaoh pursues them in rage, refusing to release the oppressed.
  3. At the sea, Musa responds to apparent impossibility with firm trust in Allah, who opens a path.
  4. Allah saves the believers and drowns Pharaoh, making his downfall a sign.
  5. Listeners are urged to treat life's tests as stepping stones, obey Allah, and pray for suffering Muslims.
Try this week
Maintain taqwa by obeying Allah's commands and avoiding His prohibitions.
Follow Prophet Muhammad's example while doing one's best to obey Allah.
During hardship, remember that Allah alone can help, guide, and bring ease, and use challenges as stepping stones.
Make dua for Muslims facing suffering, for the sick, and for deceased believers and their families.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 26Used to narrate Allah's command to leave at night, Pharaoh's pursuit, the sea splitting, and the drowning of Pharaoh's army.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“At the end, who will actually be victorious? It is me. Because I am on true faith. I am putting my full trust in Allah.”
IOK · Diamond Bar, CA
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“No one put me in this situation other than Allah out of His divine wisdom and decree and nobody will get me out of this situation other than Allah and His divine decree.”
IOK · Diamond Bar, CA
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“But each of these challenges we should use as a stepping stone. Allah, only you put me in this situation. And Allah, only you can take me out of it.”
IOK · Diamond Bar, CA
Play from 20:40
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah revisits the story of Prophet Musa and Banu Israel leaving Pharaoh's oppression on Ashura. Even when the sea was ahead and Pharaoh's army behind, Musa trusted that Allah would guide and save them, and Allah opened a path and defeated the oppressor. The speaker says our own hardships can be used as stepping stones while we keep obeying Allah, following Prophet Muhammad, and remembering that true victory may come in this life or the hereafter. He closes by asking Allah to ease suffering Muslims, heal the sick, forgive the dead, and strengthen our faith and families.

  1. What does trusting Allah look like when a problem still seems impossible?
  2. How can we turn one challenge this week into a stepping stone?
  3. Who can we remember in our dua when people are suffering or sick?
Where it was given

The masjid

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