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Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 15, 2025.

Make your home a place of prayer

Masjid Rahmah · Abu Hakeem Bilal Davis

“Make your homes a qibla that is a place of prayer and salah and worship.”

The khateeb, at 13:23

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In one sentence

Believers should protect their homes and families from Shaytan by grounding themselves in sound belief and making the home a place of prayer, Quran recitation, remembrance, and mercy.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. The home is a divine blessing intended to provide shelter, rest, and tranquility.
  2. Shaytan is the unseen enemy, so protection begins with belief in Allah and divine decree.
  3. Marriage and family life should embody tranquility, love, and mercy.
  4. Homes should become places of prayer, especially during trials and hardship.
  5. Daily protections include remembering Allah when entering, eating, and leaving the home.
  6. Regular prayer and Quran recitation, especially Surah al-Baqarah, spiritually protect and illuminate the household.
Try this week
Say Allah's name when entering the home and before eating.
When leaving home, recite the supplication described as seeking guidance, sufficiency, and protection.
Pray some prayers at home so it does not become spiritually lifeless.
Recite the Quran regularly in the home, especially Surah al-Baqarah or its final two verses.
Strengthen belief in divine decree as part of spiritual protection.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Indeed, the shaytan is an enemy to you, so take him as an enemy.”
Masjid Rahmah · Newark, NJ
Play from 6:49
“These three things, Allah azzawajal has mentioned the reality of marriage should revolve around them. The household, the home should have within it these elements.”
Masjid Rahmah · Newark, NJ
Play from 10:29
“make your homes a qibla that is a place of prayer and salah and worship and that is one of the manners in which you protect yourselves during these times of fitna”
Masjid Rahmah · Newark, NJ
Play from 13:23
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminds us that our homes are blessings from Allah and should be places of tranquility, love, and mercy. Shaytan is an enemy, but Allah has taught us practices that protect our homes and families. We can remember Allah when entering and eating, say the leaving-home supplication, pray at home, and recite Quran, especially Surah al-Baqarah or its final two verses. A home filled with prayer and Quran is spiritually alive, so we should choose one small practice to begin together this week.

  1. What would make our home feel more peaceful and merciful this week?
  2. Which short practice from the khutbah would you like us to do together?
  3. Why do you think the speaker compared a home with Quran recitation to stars in the sky?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Rahmah483 Washington St, Newark, NJ 07102Jumu'ah Jum'ah 1:00 PMKhateebAbu Hakeem Bilal DavisMore khutbahs
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