Trust Allah after doing your part
“If I happen to fail I should not be depressed because it's not in my hand.”
Tawakkul means obeying Allah and taking every responsible step while entrusting the outcome to Him, protecting believers from arrogance, despair, and dependence on people.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Introduces taqwa and tawakkul through hardship, divorce, and the promises of Surah al-Talaq.
- Defines reliance on Allah as taking practical means while trusting Him with results.
- Reframes success and failure around effort rather than outcomes, preventing arrogance and despair.
- Applies tawakkul to relationships, help, and avoiding dependence on influential people.
- Uses Uhud, Musa, and other Quranic examples to illustrate reliance under fear.
- Closes with daily remembrances, practical advice, prayers for Palestine, and salah.
In the khateeb's words
“you just have to apply taqwa of Allah that you put the rules of Allah don't worry about what anybody else is doing what anything is happening around you”
“it's not my work it's Allah's blessings upon me on the other hand if I happen to fail I should not be depressed because it's not in my hand”
“all I care about is all you care about is for the job to get done it doesn't matter who gets the job done”
For the dinner table
Today’s khutbah taught that tawakkul means trusting Allah with the outcome while still taking every responsible step we can. We should follow Allah’s guidance in hardship, prepare carefully, and not confuse reliance with passivity. If things go well, we stay humble because success is Allah’s blessing; if they go badly, we do not fall into despair. People may help us, but Allah is the One who sends help, so we should not place our hearts in people. The speaker encouraged us to make the leaving-home remembrance and other verses part of daily family life, and he ended by praying for protection and relief for Palestine.
- What is one thing you can do first before leaving the rest to Allah?
- How could trusting Allah help you after a disappointment?
- Which short prayer or remembrance would you like our family to practice together?
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