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Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Respecting the masjid is everyone’s duty

TCIC · Fayaz Nawabi

“It's all of our responsibility to make sure the house of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is clean.”

The khateeb, at 15:59

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In one sentence

Respect for the masjid is demonstrated through proper dress, cleanliness, calm conduct, considerate parking, attentive worship, and shared responsibility.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Quranic verses introduce taqwa and respect for the masjid.
  2. Worshippers should wear modest, public-appropriate clothing.
  3. Everyone shares responsibility for cleanliness and avoiding offensive odors.
  4. Arrive calmly, drive safely, and park lawfully and considerately.
  5. The speaker covers masjid entry and exit, resting, and simple nikah ceremonies.
  6. The khutbah closes with a recap and instructions to avoid phones and conversation.
  7. Prayers are offered for the sick, deceased, and people suffering in Palestine.
Try this week
Wear modest, loose-fitting clothing suitable for public settings.
Pick up trash and teach children to clean up after themselves.
Use deodorant, brush your teeth, rinse your mouth, or use miswak before attending.
Remove cigarette, vape, sweat, garlic, or onion odors before entering.
Arrive about five minutes early and drive calmly without running red lights or speeding.
Park only in appropriate spaces, never in handicapped spots or neighbors' spaces.
Enter the musallah with the right foot and leave with the left foot, reciting the taught duas.
Keep nikah ceremonies simple rather than holding banquet-style events in the masjid.
During the khutbah, do not talk, gesture, text, or use social media.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“It's all of our responsibility to make sure the house of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is clean.”
TCIC · Vista, CA
Play from 15:59
“This is also a bad reflection on us as parents because many of the trash is from our children.”
TCIC · Vista, CA
Play from 20:35
“Just sit down and focus during the khutbah. Right? You're not going to be on Twitter.”
TCIC · Vista, CA
Play from 30:40
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah taught that the masjid deserves visible respect in how we dress, smell, enter, move, and care for the space. Everyone shares responsibility for cleaning up, including after children and community meals, and we should arrive calmly and park considerately. Simple nikah gatherings are welcome, but the masjid is not a place for banquet-style events, and during the khutbah we should put away phones and listen. The imam closed by asking Allah to help the sick, forgive the deceased, and ease the suffering of people in Palestine.

  1. How can we make arriving at Jumu'ah calmer and more respectful?
  2. What helps you focus when someone is giving a khutbah?
Where it was given

The masjid

Tri-City Islamic Center (Masjid Al-Aziz)2136 Industrial Court, Vista, CA 92081Jumu'ah Khutbah 1:00 PM · prayer 1:30 PMKhateebFayaz NawabiMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at TCIC37 khutbahs
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