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Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 11, 2026.

Purify your heart through worship and repentance

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“Do istighfar with the tongue then tawbah with your action.”

The khateeb, at 22:19

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In one sentence

Believers should rejuvenate and purify their spiritual hearts through remembrance, sincere repentance, conscious worship, righteous company, and attachment to the Quran.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Defines the tranquil heart as finding peace and pleasure in Allah’s remembrance and worship.
  2. Uses the Prophet’s lengthy night prayer to illustrate devotion, patience, and enjoyment in worship.
  3. Explains the sound heart as protected from shirk, religious innovation, pride, and ill feelings.
  4. Presents the fearing heart as conscious of accountability and warns that procrastination can harden it.
  5. Diagnoses spiritual sickness and recommends dhikr, dua, tawbah, night prayer, righteous company, the masjid, and the Quran.
Try this week
Hasten to perform good deeds such as charity, helping the masjid, or caring for an orphan when able.
Regularly make the Prophet’s supplication asking Allah to keep the heart firm upon His religion.
Wake during the night, perhaps once a week, and make dua after salah.
Practice istighfar and sincere tawbah by feeling remorse and changing the behavior.
Spend time in the masjid, with righteous people, and remain attached to the Quran.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 13Defines the tranquil heart as finding peace through Allah’s remembrance.
Surah 26Uses Ibrahim’s dua to explain the sound heart and the need to meet Allah with spiritual purity.
Surah 57Asks whether believers’ hearts have become humble before remembrance and warns against hardening through delay.
Surah 2Describes sealed hearts as a warning about persistent rejection and spiritual closure.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“This is a sign of a healthy heart When we don't harbor ill Towards others”
ICNEV · Scottsdale, AZ
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“Do istighfar With the tongue Then tawbah With your action Be remorseful For your action And make a change”
ICNEV · Scottsdale, AZ
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that our spiritual heart shapes our actions. A healthy heart finds peace in remembering Allah, stays protected from shirk, religious innovation, pride, and ill feelings, and remains conscious of accountability. Hearts can harden when we delay repentance and neglect worship, but they can be renewed. The speaker recommends regular dhikr, sincere tawbah, occasional night prayer, good company, the masjid, and attachment to the Quran. We can help one another make these changes patiently and consistently.

  1. What helps you feel peaceful and focused during prayer?
  2. What good deed could you do promptly this week?
  3. What small habit could help keep your heart clean and close to Allah?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of North East Valley12125 E Via Linda, Scottsdale, AZ 85259Jumu'ah 12:30 PM · 1:30 PM · 3:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at ICNEV40 khutbahs
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