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Patience & trialsFrom the masjid's own video, May 1, 2026.

Protect your faith during trials

FMCCNJ · Nady Kishk
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In one sentence

When Muslims face recurring trials, war, and confusion, they should protect their faith by hastening to good deeds, strengthening prayer and Qur'an study, renewing iman, and examining whether comfort has pulled them away from serving Allah.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Acknowledges young Muslims' questions about wars and suffering in Muslim lands.
  2. Frames conflict as an ongoing struggle between truth and falsehood, beginning with Adam and Iblis.
  3. Uses hadith about recurring trials to explain why fitan feel overwhelming yet eventually pass.
  4. Prescribes good deeds, prayer, seeking refuge from trials, and guarding faith.
  5. Calls for Qur'an recitation with reflection and tafsir, followed by the Qur'an and Sunnah.
  6. Urges renewed iman, timely prayer, self-examination, and using comfort in service of the deen.
Try this week
Hasten to good deeds during times of fitna.
Pray more and pray on time, including Fajr.
Seek Allah's protection from the trials of life and death.
Do not wish for death merely because of hardship; ask Allah for steadfast iman and a good ending if fitna threatens your faith.
Read and recite Qur'an with tadabbur and tafsir, then follow its guidance and the Prophet's Sunnah.
Renew iman through righteous deeds and examine whether comfort is causing neglect of the deen.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2The verse about Allah repelling some people through others explains balance amid conflict.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the real Muslim, he will never get confused because he know about his deen.”
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“to be close to Allah to the book of Allah it means to read to recite with tadabbur with tafsir to learn your deen and to learn how to protect yourself from this difficult time”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today, the khateeb spoke about the questions and worry many people feel when they see war and suffering in the Muslim community. He encouraged us to turn toward Allah through prayer, good deeds, and asking for protection during difficult trials. He reminded us that being close to the Quran means reflecting on its meaning, learning, and following its guidance. He also emphasized renewing our faith through our actions, especially praying on time. As a family, we can start with small, consistent steps and think about how our comforts and blessings can help us serve our deen.

  1. What Quran verse would you like us to learn more about together?
  2. How could our family make it easier for everyone to pray on time?
Where it was given

The masjid

Fusion Muslim Community Center of North Jersey650 Pascack Rd, Paramus, NJ 07652Jumu'ah 1:10 PM & 2:30 PMKhateebNady KishkMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at FMCCNJ70 khutbahs
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