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Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Apr 27, 2026.

How to become Allah’s favored servant

Baitul Aman Mosque · Saleheen Kaderi

“Take these 12 qualities as a mission for your life.”

The khateeb, at 26:49

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In one sentence

The khutbah argues that believers can become Allah’s specially favored servants by cultivating twelve qualities from Surah al-Furqan, including humility, peaceful conduct, worship, repentance, truthfulness, family prayer, and patient perseverance.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Introduces the twelve qualities of the special servants of Allah, Ibad al-Rahman, from Surah al-Furqan 25:63-74.
  2. Explains humility and peaceful responses to ignorance or mistreatment.
  3. Discusses tahajjud, fear of hell, and balanced spending.
  4. Warns against shirk, unjust killing, and zina, while emphasizing repentance, faith, and righteous replacement.
  5. Teaches avoiding false testimony, passing evil with dignity, and taking Allah’s reminders seriously.
  6. Encourages studying the twelve qualities, making them a life mission, and patiently pursuing Jannah.
Try this week
Turn off cell phones or put them in airplane mode during the khutbah.
Respond peacefully to insults, bullying, and ignorant behavior.
Sleep soon after Isha and wake for tahajjud.
Spend moderately, avoiding both extravagance and stinginess.
Make sincere tawbah, renew faith, and replace sinful actions with righteous deeds.
Avoid false testimony and pass by evil with dignity.
Read and study Surah al-Furqan, verses 63-74, using translation and tafsir.
Make the twelve qualities a life mission and patiently endure the tests involved.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 25Provides the twelve qualities of Ibad al-Rahman.
Surah 39Supports listening to guidance and following the best of it.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“if people say ill things to you and you respond to them with nice things peaceful things”
Baitul Aman Mosque · Toronto, ON
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“you need to patiently endure take these 12 qualities as a mission for your life”
Baitul Aman Mosque · Toronto, ON
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that Allah’s special servants are recognized by how they live: with humility, peaceful replies, balanced spending, worship, and care for truth. They avoid shirk, unlawful killing, sexual sin, and false testimony, but anyone who has sinned can return through sincere repentance, renewed faith, and good deeds. We are encouraged to read Surah al-Furqan 25:63-74, make these qualities a lifelong mission, and patiently face the tests that come. The goal is Allah’s forgiveness and entry into Jannah with peace.

  1. When someone is rude, what could you say that keeps the peace?
  2. What is one way our family can spend money neither wastefully nor stingily?
  3. Which quality from the khutbah would you like to practice this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Baitul Aman Mosque3114 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, ON M1L 1B1Jumu'ah "There are two jumah services every Friday, one with a Bengali khutbah at 1:30 PM and one with an English khutbah that begins at 2:40 PM"KhateebSaleheen KaderiMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Baitul Aman Mosque55 khutbahs
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