The Prophets & seerahFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 6, 2025.
Honor the Prophet through year-round example
“We haven't yet understood who our beloved Prophet was.”
In one sentence
The khutbah argues that Muslims should honor Prophet Muhammad throughout the year by learning his Seerah, sending salawat, and modeling their lives on his example rather than focusing on a newly introduced birthday celebration.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Introduces Rabiul Awal as a blessed month because of the Prophet's birth.
- Notes differing reports about the Prophet's birth date, with 12 Rabiul Awal presented as the popular view.
- Argues that Milad or birthday celebrations were not practiced by the Prophet, Sahaba, or early generations.
- Urges listeners to honor the Prophet through year-round study of his Seerah and Sunnah.
- Describes the companions' extraordinary love, grief, and devotion toward the Prophet.
- Encourages abundant salawat and honest self-examination.
- Closes by asking whether listeners' lives resemble the Prophet and his companions.
Try this week
Study and discuss the Prophet's Seerah throughout the year.
Send salawat and durood on the Prophet frequently.
Stand before a mirror and honestly assess whether your life resembles the Prophet and his companions.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“So if it was so important, they would have definitely celebrated, the Sahaba would have celebrated. Never in the time of the Khulafa-e-Rashideen also.”
“We haven't yet understood who our beloved Prophet was. Think about it. If you keep thinking, you will understand.”
“How lucky we are! We have to celebrate that Allah made us born in his ummah. We are not at all eligible for it.”
“Stand in front of a mirror. I'm telling you very frankly, stand in front of a mirror and ask yourself, am I looking like the Prophet and the companions or like a kafir or a mushrik?”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah centers on Rabiul Awal and the love Muslims should have for Prophet Muhammad. The speaker says the early Muslim generations did not hold a birthday celebration called Milad, and urges people to honor the Prophet by learning his Seerah instead. He highlights the companions' deep love and grief, and recommends sending salawat often. He ends by asking each person to look honestly at whether their life resembles the Prophet and his companions.
- What is one Sunnah of the Prophet you would like to learn or practice this week?
- What might your own “mirror check” reveal about your habits?
- How can we show gratitude for belonging to the Prophet's ummah?
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