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Help one another do what is right

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“Allah is in the aid and the help of his servant.”

The khateeb, at 18:08

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In one sentence

Believers should support one another in righteousness and piety through practical help, discretion, moral correction, and learning Qur'an and Sunnah, rather than cooperate in sin.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Introduces the command to cooperate upon righteousness and piety, not sin and transgression.
  2. Explains helping those in difficulty, concealing private sins, and sharing surplus resources.
  3. Uses the images of one body and a solid structure to teach mutual support and intercession.
  4. Gives practical examples such as job referrals and speaking positively on someone's behalf.
  5. Corrects the misuse of 'concern yourselves with yourselves' and urges learning, obeying, and promoting Qur'an and Sunnah.
Try this week
Make life easier for Muslims facing hardship.
Conceal private sins instead of publicizing them, while stopping active wrongdoing such as theft.
Share surplus wealth and provisions with people in need.
Refer people to job opportunities and speak on their behalf when appropriate.
Learn and follow the Qur'an and Sunnah, encouraging righteousness and discouraging sin.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih MuslimUsed to teach easing hardship, concealing private faults, and helping fellow believers.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to portray believers as one body and as a structure whose parts support one another.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“This means that you hide the faults and sins of your brothers and sisters in Islam.”
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Play from 17:14
“The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam says. Allah is in the aid and the help of his servant. When his servant is in the aid and the help of his brother.”
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Play from 18:08
“A Muslim is in need of a job. For example. If you know somebody that's hiring. You tell that Muslim. That over at such and such of a place. Perhaps he might find a job.”
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Play from 23:23
“This statement concern yourselves with yourselves. This does not mean. Don't enjoy what is right. And forbid what is wrong.”
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Play from 31:30
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah taught that Muslims should cooperate in righteousness and piety, not in sin or transgression. We should make life easier for one another, share what we can, connect people to jobs and opportunities, and speak well of them when appropriate. We should protect a person's private faults instead of exposing them, while still stopping active harm such as theft. Caring for ourselves includes caring about the guidance and wellbeing of others by learning Qur'an and Sunnah, encouraging what is right, and discouraging what is wrong. The goal is a community whose members support one another like parts of one body.

  1. Who could we make life easier for this week, and what might that help look like?
  2. How can we protect someone's dignity without ignoring harm?
  3. What is one way our family can help someone through a connection or recommendation?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of America215 N Oraton Pkwy, East Orange, NJ 07017ArchiveAll khutbahs at ICA East Orange54 khutbahs
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