17:05 being sad feeling…19:17 every single thing…24:06 if you're going to ask…
Patience & trialsFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 11, 2026.

Hardship can carry mercy and wisdom

FMCCNJ · Humza Quadri

“Every single thing that happens to a true believer has khair.”

The khateeb, at 19:17

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In one sentence

Allah's tests, including grief and hardship, carry divine wisdom and mercy, so believers should respond with patience, gratitude, trust, and reliance on Allah.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Opens with Qur'anic verses and hadith about patience and the believer's balanced response.
  2. Explains that Allah's wisdom and mercy are present in both blessings and calamities.
  3. Frames hardship as expiation, spiritual recalibration, and a reminder of life's purpose and the Hereafter.
  4. Distinguishes natural grief from blameworthy complaint through the Prophet's response to his son Ibrahim's death.
  5. Summarizes the believer's outlook as gratitude during prosperity and patience during adversity.
  6. Presents the Prophet's advice to Ibn Abbas: obey Allah, ask Him, and trust His decree.
  7. Concludes with supplications, prayers for oppressed Muslims including Palestine, and the congregational prayer.
Try this week
Practice gratitude when experiencing prosperity and patience during hardship.
Allow natural grief, but avoid complaining against Allah's decree or asking “why me?”
Maintain Allah's boundaries and obey His commands.
Ask Allah first and seek His help before relying on others.
Use difficult experiences to refocus on worship and the Hereafter.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“being sad feeling these emotions is something natural we should not stop it”
FMCCNJ · Paramus, NJ
Play from 17:05
“every single thing that happens to a true believer has khair”
FMCCNJ · Paramus, NJ
Play from 19:17
“if you're going to ask for anything ask Allah first”
FMCCNJ · Paramus, NJ
Play from 24:06
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Allah gives us many blessings, and even painful tests can contain wisdom and mercy. Hardship may forgive sins and wake us up to our true purpose: worshipping Allah and preparing for the Hereafter. Feeling grief is natural, but the Prophet taught us to speak only in ways that please Allah rather than complain against His decree. A believer answers good times with gratitude and difficult times with patience, trusting Allah's wisdom. We should protect Allah's boundaries, ask Him for help first, and keep hope in His larger plan.

  1. What is one hardship that helped you turn back toward Allah?
  2. How can we show patience without pretending we are not sad?
  3. What would it mean to ask Allah first in a problem we face this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Fusion Muslim Community Center of North Jersey650 Pascack Rd, Paramus, NJ 07652Jumu'ah 1:10 PM & 2:30 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at FMCCNJ70 khutbahs
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