Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 25, 2026.
Small deeds can earn great reward
“A small word goes a long way.”
In one sentence
Small, ordinary acts of kindness, worship, restraint, and respect for others carry great weight with Allah, so Muslims should begin practicing them today.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Opens with gratitude for Jum'ah and contrasts grand plans with inaction.
- Establishes that Islam values small deeds, including smiling and removing harm from the path.
- Expands iman beyond mosque rituals and applies Quranic guidance to making room for others.
- Lists Friday, family, charity, and kindness practices that can earn divine reward.
- Warns that careless speech, dishonesty, gossip, and taking others' rights can bring severe consequences.
- Closes with morning duas, building small habits, and asking Allah for guidance and forgiveness.
Try this week
Smile and greet others with a good countenance.
Make space for others in gatherings and fill gaps at Jum'ah.
Remove harmful objects from paths and tidy shared spaces.
Perform the Sunnah ghusl for Friday, use scent, avoid separating people, and listen quietly during the khutbah.
Say the duas when entering and leaving the masjid, recite Surah Kahf, and send salutations upon the Prophet.
Give even small charity from halal income.
Speak kindly to family and avoid lies, gossip, fabrications, and careless forwarded messages.
Respect others' privacy, property, and inheritance rights.
Learn and recite daily morning duas, building small habits consistently.
Ask Allah for tawfiq to change and maintain these practices.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 58:11Making room for others is connected to Allah making room for believers.
Quran 99:7-8Even an atom's weight of good or evil will be seen.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“The way that we are going to interact with each other, the way that we are going to deal with each other, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is going to deal with us.”
“When was the last time we said something beautiful or something caring to our husband or our wives? Or our parents or our children? Or our siblings? A small word goes a long way.”
“We can make a change from today. When we wake up we start with the dua.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminded us that Allah values small deeds more than we often realize. A smile, making room, removing something harmful, speaking kindly, or helping an animal can all be acts of faith. We were urged to honor Friday practices, give even small charity from halal earnings, and protect people's rights. We should also be careful with lies, gossip, forwarded messages, and careless words, because small harms can have serious consequences. Starting today, we can build simple daily habits and ask Allah for the ability to keep them.
- What small kind deed could you do for someone today?
- How can we make our words safer and kinder online?
- Which Friday habit would you like our family to practice together?
Where it was given
The masjid
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