Community & unityFrom the masjid's own video, Apr 24, 2026.
Make the masjid a place of healing
“The masjid should be like a hospital for us.”
In one sentence
The masjid must welcome everyone as a place of healing, and every worshipper should strengthen that welcome through better adab, kindness, respect, and daily hospitality.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Explains how judgmental masjid encounters can drive people away from prayer.
- Reframes the masjid as a hospital for hearts where everyone shares responsibility for healing.
- Calls for universal hospitality, greetings, and inclusion rather than cultural or social favoritism.
- Uses Quranic examples to show that everyone must continually improve their manners.
- Extends adab to worshippers, religious and political leaders, family, and oneself.
- Challenges listeners to practice one new act of good manners each day before closing with prayer and salah.
Try this week
Greet someone unfamiliar at the masjid warmly and with a smile.
Say thank you to someone who is usually taken for granted.
Tell someone, Alhamdulillah I have you in my life.
Text your mother that you love her.
Give your children a hug if that is not your usual habit.
Ask each day what one new good deed can demonstrate Islamic adab.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 49Used to teach humility before the Prophet and placing revelation above personal desires.
Surah 66Used to show that personal desires can require repentance and correction.
Surah 80Used to illustrate that even a small reaction toward Ibn Umm Maktum was addressed as a lesson in improving manners.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“The masjid should be like a hospital for us That people come in with hearts that need healing And each one of us plays a role in the healing”
“This is the Muslim culture This is the hospitality we are known for”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Brother Arif reminded us that the masjid should welcome people who need healing and help drawing closer to Allah. Each of us helps create that welcome through our greetings, expressions, and words. Good manners are part of our faith, and everyone has room to grow in humility and kindness. That kindness belongs at home too, in how we treat our families and how we encourage ourselves to improve. He invited us to begin today with one small act, such as thanking someone, greeting someone new, or giving our children a hug.
- What could you say to someone visiting our masjid for the first time?
- When has someone's gentle word helped you feel welcome or cared for?
- What is one kind thing you could do for someone in our family today?
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