Honoring Salah means serving the oppressed
“I seriously love my community and I love my people and any price I will pay for that I don't mind.”
The khutbah argues that Salah Sarsour embodied five prophetic qualities and that the Milwaukee Muslim community must honor him by supporting his freedom and continuing his service.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Opens with Quranic passages and a reminder to maintain taqwa.
- Recounts Khadijah’s reassurance of the Prophet after the first revelation and identifies five defining qualities.
- Applies those qualities to Salah Sarsour’s family devotion, truthfulness, service to vulnerable people, generosity, and courage.
- Attributes Salah’s detention to his advocacy for Gaza and Palestine and shares his messages from detention.
- Frames communal support as a test of loyalty and a duty toward the oppressed.
- Calls for volunteering, community-building, contributions to the justice fund, and dua for Salah’s return.
In the khateeb's words
“I seriously love my community and I love my people and any price I will pay for that I don't mind because I chose the path of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala”
“This is a test for all of us This is a test for our community For the American Muslim community To see if we're truly loyal people”
For the dinner table
The khutbah remembered Salah Sarsour by describing five qualities associated with the Prophet: keeping family ties, telling the truth, carrying the burdens of vulnerable people, honoring guests, and standing with truth during hardship. The khateeb said Salah showed these qualities through his care for relatives, generous service, help for people in crisis, and advocacy for Gaza and Palestine. He shared messages from Salah’s detention that emphasized love for the community, concern for Al-Aqsa, and confidence that Allah would not abandon him. The congregation was asked to treat this moment as a test of loyalty by continuing Salah’s community work, volunteering, contributing to the justice fund, and making dua for his freedom and return.
- What is one way we can help someone carrying a burden this week?
- How can our family show loyalty when a friend is facing hardship?
- What community project would you like to join or help with?
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