The ummah & current eventsFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 11, 2026.
Love Allah above every other devotion
“I swear by Allah I have never seen a group of people love their companion more than the companions of Muhammad love Muhammad.”
In one sentence
A believer's love for Allah must be so intense that it surpasses every other devotion, tribe, wealth, ego, comfort, or ideology, and proves itself in daily choices, communal resilience, and the struggle for justice.
The khutbah in 8 steps
- Opening on taqwa and the Quranic declaration that believers love Allah most intensely
- Story of Urwa ibn Mas'ud at Hudaybiyyah: tribal loyalty confronted by the companions' love for the Prophet
- Explanation of 'andad', the rivals people set up beside Allah, including tribalism, wealth, and dominating ideologies
- Three reasons believers love Allah more: it never wanes in crisis, it is built on truth, and only Allah fills the heart
- Civilizational examples: the Prophet's resolve before Abu Talib and Quraysh's failed offers through Utbah
- Personal examples from the Sahaba: Ka'b's repentance, Ali's restraint, the wives' choice, and the man who invested his worker's wages
- Contemporary application: the current struggle for the soul of society and the call to match opponents' devotion with love of Allah
- Closing dua for steadfast hearts, the oppressed, and guidance for the country
Try this week
Make Allah the decisive criterion in daily choices and priorities
Invest time and energy in what pleases Allah rather than wealth, status, tribe, or nationality
Refuse to let ego or personal grievance corrupt actions done for Allah's sake
Show publicly and materially that the community is committed to the struggle for justice and the oppressed
Be a means through which Allah guides society and alleviates suffering
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2used to establish that believers are more intense in their love of Allah than idolaters are in their love of false partners
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“I have been to Kisra. I have been to the kings. I have been to An-Najashi. And I swear by Allah I have never seen a group of people love their companion more than the companions of Muhammad love Muhammad.”
“Were they to put the sun in my right and the moon in my left, I cannot leave this message. Until Allah makes it victorious over humanity, or my neck is cut on the path.”
“my love for Allah is deeper even than my love for the appeasement of the Prophet a.s.”
“after the spit I wanted to kill him because my ego was hurt and I'm not going to strike with this hand for anything other than La ilaha illallah”
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