12:41 the most beloved deed…16:57 and run from the leper…24:35 Sifr, zero, zilch was…
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Keep good deeds going after sacred months

MCC San Diego · Saif-

“I am running from the Qadr to the Qadr of Allah.”

The khateeb, at 19:05

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In one sentence

Muslims must carry the spiritual momentum of the sacred months into the rest of the year by finishing the good journeys they start, rejecting superstition, and keeping intentions pure by attributing all success to Allah rather than themselves.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Opening: keep the habits built during the sacred months/summer instead of losing them when regular schedules resume
  2. The Quraysh's superstition about Safar and their practice of an-Nasi' (moving Muharram's sanctity to Safar) as conforming religion to desires
  3. First trap: cutting a journey short because desires are beautified before us; the cure is consistency even in small deeds
  4. Third trap: continuing deeds with corrupted intentions; the concept of Sifr (zero), credit belongs to Allah, warned by the hadith of the scholar, shaheed, and generous person
  5. Action item: revisit abandoned journeys, write down ten, pick one, and restart it for life; close with duas and salah
Try this week
Revisit past abandoned action items and journeys: write down ten, pick the most important one, and restart it with the intent to continue for life
Come early to Jummah (e.g., 12:30 for a 1:00 start) to read Quran and do good deeds for extra reward
Begin deeds with Bismillah, follow with Alhamdulillah, and close with astaghfirullah to keep intentions pure
Keep up the small private deeds (daily Quran pages, unnoticed masjid volunteering) even after rising to more visible roles
Treat a slip (e.g., breaking a diet) as a mistake to recover from, not a reason to abandon the whole path
Abandon superstitious practices (knocking on wood, omens, fearing the month of Safar) as impermissible in Islam
Take sensible health precautions (e.g., masks, avoiding contagion) without seeing them as contradicting trust in Allah
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 9:37Used to show that moving the sacredness of Muharram to Safar only increased the Quraysh in disbelief because their evil deeds were beautified for them
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the most beloved deed to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is that done with consistency, even if it's a little.”
MCC San Diego · Rancho Bernardo, CA
Play from 12:41
“and run from the leper the way you would run from a lion.”
MCC San Diego · Rancho Bernardo, CA
Play from 16:57
“Sifr, zero, zilch was from me.”
MCC San Diego · Rancho Bernardo, CA
Play from 24:35
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Imam Saif reminded us that the good habits we built during the sacred months shouldn't disappear when life gets busy again. He warned us about three common traps: giving up on a good deed too quickly, stopping once we feel we've 'done enough,' and forgetting that every good thing really comes from Allah. He also taught us that superstitions, like blaming the month of Safar or knocking on wood, have no place in Islam, while still encouraging us to use our minds to stay safe and healthy. The khutbah ended with a simple but powerful invitation: look back at one good intention or habit we've let go of, pick the most important one, and start it again with the goal of keeping it for life.

  1. What's one good habit you started this year that you don't want to lose?
  2. Why do some people blame bad luck on things like black cats or a certain month, and what does Islam say about that?
  3. If you do something really well, who should get the credit, and how can we remember that?
Where it was given

The masjid

Muslim Community Center of Greater San Diego14698 Via Fiesta, San Diego, CA 92127Jumu'ah 1:00 PM & 2:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at MCC San Diego35 khutbahs
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