The Islamic calendarFrom the masjid's own video, Jun 20, 2026.
Use the new year to sacrifice and give
“Let us learn to be more generous in our lives.”
In one sentence
The new Islamic year should prompt believers to account for their passing time, sacrifice for Allah, practice generosity, and remain patient through hardship.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Reflect on time passing and the lasting value of faith and good deeds.
- Use self-accounting, truth, and patience to benefit oneself and society.
- Explain why the Hijrah became the starting point of the Islamic calendar.
- Learn sacrifice from Umm Salama, Suheib al-Rumi, and the early Muslims.
- Emulate the generosity of the people of Medina.
- Apply the lessons through sacrifice, generosity, patience, and purposeful use of time.
Try this week
Reflect on your use of time and perform personal self-accounting before accountability in the Hereafter.
Choose one thing to leave behind or sacrifice for Allah during the new Islamic year.
Become more generous with money, time, and energy.
Encourage others toward truth and patience.
Remain patient during hardship and trust that ease follows.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 103Used to argue that people are in loss except through faith, good deeds, truth, and patience.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“because ultimately what you gave in donation that will come back to you”
“what is the sacrifice I can make in my life aligned with the new year starting similar to the sacrifices the companions and the prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam made”
“let us learn to be more generous in our lives”
“with every hardship comes ease you know that whenever struggles we're going through in our life we look from the stories of history”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminds us that time is always passing, so we should use it for faith, good deeds, truth, and patience. The Hijrah teaches that meaningful growth can require sacrifice for Allah's sake. The generosity of the early Muslims shows us to share our money, time, and energy with others. When life becomes difficult, we should stay patient and remember that hardship is followed by ease.
- What is one good use of your time you want to strengthen this week?
- What could you give up or share to help someone else?
- What helps you stay patient when something is hard?
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