8:19 you can't follow…20:29 we are supposed to be…24:37 if we don't even know…27:24 spread peace and feed…
The Prophets & seerahFrom the masjid's own video, Nov 3, 2025.

Know the Prophet to follow him

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“You can't follow someone you don't know, so we have to make it a regular part of our lives and our children's lives to learn the seerah.”

The khateeb, at 8:19

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In one sentence

Loving Allah requires knowing and following the Prophet Muhammad, especially by embodying his trustworthy, compassionate character and serving our neighbors.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. The Quran links Allah’s love and forgiveness to following the Prophet.
  2. The Meccan period prioritized faith, love, and learning the Prophet’s example before most legal rules.
  3. Studying the Prophet’s complete life, including his reputation as Al-Ameen, is essential to genuine love and imitation.
  4. Muslims should act as trustworthy ambassadors whose presence brings relief rather than fear.
  5. Knowing and serving neighbors can challenge anti-Muslim prejudice through consistent kindness.
  6. The sermon closes with Medina’s guidance to spread peace, feed people, care for family, pray at night, and study the seerah.
Try this week
Study the Prophet’s seerah regularly and teach it to children alongside Quran learning.
Learn about the Prophet’s character and early life, not only the period after revelation.
Introduce yourself to your neighbors, exchange contact information, and offer practical help.
Serve both Muslim and non-Muslim neighbors through kindness, food, companionship, and support.
Practice spreading peace, caring for family, feeding people, and praying at night.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“you can't follow someone you don't know so we have to make it a regular part of our lives and our children's lives to learn the seerah”
Pillars · University City, NC
Play from 8:19
“we are supposed to be ambassadors of the prophet Muhammad in these lands”
Pillars · University City, NC
Play from 20:29
“if we don't even know our neighbors names how many of us have introduced ourselves to even our next door neighbors”
Pillars · University City, NC
Play from 24:37
“spread peace and feed people and be good to your family and pray at night when others are asleep”
Pillars · University City, NC
Play from 27:24
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The sermon teaches that loving Allah means learning from and following the Prophet Muhammad. We should study his life and character, and teach the seerah to our children alongside the Quran. The Prophet was known as trustworthy, kind, and helpful, so Muslims should bring comfort and trust wherever they go. A good place to begin is by introducing ourselves to our neighbors and offering practical help. The sermon ends by encouraging peace, generosity, family care, and regular prayer.

  1. What is one quality of the Prophet you would like to practice this week?
  2. How could we get to know or help one of our neighbors?
  3. What does spreading peace look like in our family?
Where it was given

The masjid

Pillars Mosque3116 Johnston Oehler Rd, Charlotte, NC 28269Jumu'ah 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM, and 2:10 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Pillars156 khutbahs
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