Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 12, 2026.
True success means earning Allah’s pleasure
“Be patient not to disobey Allah.”
In one sentence
True success is earning Allah’s pleasure through obedience, righteous action, resisting sin, patience, and good companionship.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Defines the greatest success as earning Allah’s pleasure, not merely worldly achievement.
- Presents obedience to Allah and following the one straight path as the starting point.
- Insists that faith must be proven through daily action, especially the five obligatory prayers.
- Calls believers to reject shirk, fight the nafs, and persevere through obedience, temptation, and tests.
- Urges righteous companionship, mosque attendance, and caution about halal and haram earnings.
- Closes by urging listeners to teach their families what they learned and practice it.
Try this week
Pray the five obligatory prayers every day, not only Jumu'ah.
Show the sincerity of your heart through obedience and righteous actions.
Avoid shirk and major sins while actively struggling against the nafs.
Practice patience by resisting disobedience, maintaining obedience, and accepting Allah’s tests.
Choose righteous friends who encourage worship, mosque attendance, and halal earnings.
Share what you learned with your family, including the masjid’s YouTube khutbah when useful.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“If Allah has not pleased with you even if you own a dunya You are the loser And there is no loser worse than you”
“if your heart is pure you will prove it how to prove it? by your actions to obey Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala”
“a person will be exactly in the religion of his best friend so every single one of you should look and find who is the best friend for him”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khateeb reminded us that the greatest success is not worldly achievement but Allah being pleased with us. We pursue it by believing and obeying Allah, showing faith through prayer and good actions, avoiding associating partners with Allah, and struggling against our lower desires. Patience means staying away from disobedience, continuing obedience, and accepting Allah’s tests. Good friends help us stay on this path, and we should take the lesson home by reminding our families. The sermon encouraged every age group to keep working toward Allah’s pleasure.
- What does success mean to you after hearing this khutbah?
- Which kind of friend helps you become better?
- What is one lesson from today that we can practice this week?
Where it was given
The masjid
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