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Patience & trialsFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 26, 2026.

Meet life's trials with patience

Ottawa Mosque · Abdullahi Abdisalam

“The believer in this dunia is going to go through a lot of difficult moments.”

The khateeb, at 7:41

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In one sentence

Believers can face life's spiritual and worldly challenges by sending blessings upon Prophet Muhammad, cultivating patience, and honestly reviewing their sincerity and service to the Muslim community.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Introduces five challenges facing believers: the nafs, Shaytan, hypocrisy, envy, and hostile disbelievers.
  2. Explains that these trials are part of life and require strength granted by Allah.
  3. Presents salawat upon Prophet Muhammad as a means of relief from worry and forgiveness.
  4. Defines sabr as patience in obedience, resisting sin, and enduring difficult decrees.
  5. Calls listeners to examine their sincerity and contribute meaningfully to the ummah and community.
  6. Concludes with prayers for parents, Muslim unity, and relief for Gaza and Palestine.
Try this week
Increase salaah and salaam upon Prophet Muhammad in daily remembrance.
Practice patience in obedience and worship.
Turn away from sins and resist disobedience.
Endure illness, poverty, family problems, work problems, and other hardships with sabr.
Review your sincerity and identify one concrete contribution to the ummah or community.
When seeing someone else's blessing, say “man sha Allah tabarak Allah” rather than responding with envy.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 12:53Used to explain that the soul inclines toward evil unless Allah shows mercy.
Quran 2:169Used to describe Shaytan's role in commanding evil and immorality.
Quran 35:6Used to urge believers to treat Shaytan as an enemy.
Quran 39:10Used to teach that the patient receive reward without measure.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the believer in this dunia is going to go through a lot of difficult moments”
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“the first thing is to always do salaah and salaam upon the prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam”
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“we need to have patience when we are doing and obtaining the ibadat and the worship of Allah”
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“when you go back today let's review ourselves and see are we doing something for the ummah”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that a believer will face challenges from the self, Shaytan, hypocrisy, envy, and hostility. He said two tools help us meet them: sending blessings on Prophet Muhammad and practicing sabr, or patient steadiness. Sabr includes continuing obedience, turning away from sin, and enduring hardship with trust in Allah. He asked us to examine our sincerity and find a real way to serve the ummah and community, while remembering Muslims facing suffering in Gaza and elsewhere.

  1. Which challenge do you think is hardest for people to handle, and why?
  2. What is one way we can practice sabr this week?
  3. How could our family serve the community sincerely?
Where it was given

The masjid

Ottawa Muslim Association (Ottawa Mosque)251 Northwestern Ave., Ottawa, ON K1Y 0M1Jumu'ah 12:30 PM & 1:30 PMKhateebAbdullahi AbdisalamMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Ottawa Mosque24 khutbahs
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