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Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Apr 3, 2026.

Faith should shape every part of life

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“Our path to spirituality is not by disavowing dunya.”

The khateeb, at 10:20

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In one sentence

Islamic spirituality requires balancing mind, heart, body, and soul so that faith reshapes character and conduct in every setting, not just private worship.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Spirituality involves the mind, heart, body, and soul, with iman expressed through speech and action.
  2. Materialism and monasticism are opposite extremes; Islam integrates worldly responsibilities with spiritual life.
  3. Materialism, individualism, capitalism, and secularism can distort fitrah, relationships, and moral reasoning.
  4. The heart faces misconceptions and desires, so Muslims must examine the values shaping their thinking.
  5. Post-Ramadan spirituality must follow believers into work, school, family life, and conflicts to create lasting change.
  6. Purification proceeds through removing toxicity, beautifying the soul through worship, and developing spiritual awareness.
Try this week
Continue Ramadan's spiritual practices after Ramadan and carry them into daily life.
Nourish the mind, care for the soul, and examine resulting behavior.
Remove toxic assumptions and distractions, then beautify the soul through worship.
Pursue lawful livelihood while fulfilling responsibilities to family, society, and the earth.
Guard against misconceptions and desires, refusing to justify prohibited actions such as riba or lying in sales.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 89:15-16Material prosperity is not proof of Allah's honor, nor hardship proof of humiliation.
Quran 25:43Taking one's desires as a lord illustrates the danger of shahwah and self-justified wrongdoing.
Quran 2:129The prayer for a messenger who teaches and purifies shows that inner purification enables lasting change.
Quran 59:19Forgetting Allah leads to forgetting oneself and losing sight of one's fitrah.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“our path to spirituality is not by disavowing dunya and putting an X on it that's not how we experience spirituality”
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“the reason why we're taught to invest spiritually as an ummah is because this is where true change starts”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that spirituality is not only prayer, fasting, and private worship. A healthy Muslim develops the mind, cares for the heart and soul, and fulfills responsibilities to family, work, society, and the world. The speaker warns that materialism and extreme individualism can make us measure people by possessions and choose only what benefits us. After Ramadan, our worship should change how we act when we are alone, with others, happy, or angry. We should clear away harmful influences, beautify the soul through worship, and carry that character into everyday life.

  1. What helps your heart and mind make good choices?
  2. What does success mean besides money or possessions?
  3. Which good Ramadan habit can you carry into ordinary days?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Passaic County, Clifton259 Pershing Rd, Clifton, NJ 07013ArchiveAll khutbahs at ICPC Clifton76 khutbahs
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