Brotherhood grows when Muslims honor six rights
“Just as he wants good for himself, he wants good for his brothers as well.”
The khutbah argues that Muslim brotherhood becomes real when believers fulfill six rights, greeting, accepting invitations, sincere advice, responding to sneezes, visiting the sick, and attending funerals, thereby strengthening love, unity, and faith.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Establishes Muslims as one brotherhood with mutual responsibilities.
- Introduces the Prophet’s six rights of one Muslim over another.
- Explains salam as a practice that builds love and unity.
- Discusses accepting invitations, social connection, and avoiding isolation.
- Emphasizes sincere advice and the etiquette of responding to sneezes.
- Calls for visiting the sick, attending funerals, and implementing these rights.
In the khateeb's words
“it takes no effort at all but the reward for that with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is great”
“the true believer just as he wants good for himself he wants good for his brothers as well”
“nowadays advice is very common but sincerity is very rare advice people advise each other but the sincerity in that advice is something that is rare”
For the dinner table
Today’s khutbah taught that Muslims are one brotherhood and that brotherhood grows through everyday acts of care. The Prophet’s six rights include giving salam, accepting invitations, offering sincere advice, responding when someone sneezes, visiting the sick, and attending a Muslim’s funeral. These actions are small but strengthen love, faith, and community. We should practice them with sincerity, not ego, and support one another through illness and death. The khutbah ended by asking Allah to help oppressed people and keep us obedient.
- Who could you greet with salam this week that you do not usually speak with?
- How can we give advice that helps someone without making ourselves feel superior?
- What could our family do when someone is sick or when a community member dies?
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