Community & unityFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 2, 2026.
Give correction with wisdom and love
“Nasihah is about loving people enough that you want Jannah for them.”
In one sentence
Sincere nasiha, gentle, private, humble counsel rooted in love of Allah, protects individual faith and keeps the Muslim community united, so believers should offer it wisely and receive it humbly.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Defines nasiha as spiritual repair and explains why believers need mutual counsel.
- Grounds communal correction in Quran, hadith, and examples from Umar and the Battle of Badr.
- Explains that receiving correction requires humility, even when delivery is imperfect.
- Teaches that giving nasiha requires wisdom, gentleness, privacy, and protection of dignity.
- Lists six etiquettes: intention, timing, privacy, empathy, specificity, and hope.
- Closes with repentance, daily self-examination, and prayers for suffering Muslims worldwide.
Try this week
Fix your intention and ask whether you are advising for Allah or your ego.
Choose a suitable time, avoiding moments of anger, embarrassment, or public attention.
Give nasiha privately unless the wrong is public, misleading others, or harming the community.
Begin with empathy and acknowledge shared struggles.
Address the specific action without insulting the person’s worth.
End with hope, reminding the person that repentance and Allah’s mercy remain open.
Review yourself daily and ask whether you are growing closer to Allah.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 103Used through mutual counsel to truth and patience as a condition of spiritual survival.
Quran 9:71Used to describe believing men and women as protectors who give reminders and loving correction.
Quran 16:125Used to require wisdom, good counsel, and the best manner when advising.
Quran 20:44Used to show that even Pharaoh was to be addressed gently.
Sahih MuslimUsed to distinguish private, dignity-preserving nasiha from public exposure.
Quran 39:53Used to emphasize hope and the openness of repentance.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Nasihah is not about fixing people. This is something very important. Nasihah is about loving people enough that you want Jannah for them.”
“The ego hates correction but a believer welcomes it. And the human being, we naturally lean towards arrogance.”
“Sometimes the wisest nasiha is short, sometimes the wisest nasiha is a question, it's not a lecture.”
“If your Nasihah leaves a person feeling humiliated, you may have spoken the truth, but you didn't deliver in the way that Allah loves.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that nasiha means sincere advice meant to help people return closer to Allah. Good advice should come from love, humility, and concern for someone’s future, not from a desire to feel superior. We should give it gently, privately, specifically, and with hope, while learning to accept correction even when the messenger is imperfect. The khutbah also connects caring for one another with the unity of the Muslim community and compassion for people suffering around the world.
- What makes advice feel caring instead of embarrassing?
- How can we show someone that making a mistake does not mean it is too late to change?
- When is it better to ask a gentle question instead of giving a lecture?
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