4:18 but you still keep…7:30 you can change my body…
General remindersFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 8, 2026.

Preserve your faith in a digital age

Al-Shareef · Wessam Khairy

“You can change my body but you cannot chain my soul.”

The khateeb, at 7:30

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In one sentence

Muslims should preserve their Islamic identity and moral values amid digital and cultural pressures by practicing awareness, strengthening family relationships, engaging with the mosque, and taking responsible social action.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Commends early Jumu'ah attendance, especially among youth, and introduces the challenge of preserving Muslim identity.
  2. Shares Fatima and Omar ibn Said as examples of Muslims preserving faith and identity under enslavement and coercion.
  3. Critiques the attention economy and digital culture for cultivating selfishness, urgency, distraction, and weakened moral values.
  4. Urges parents to communicate warmly with children, teach morality, and bring them regularly to the mosque.
  5. Calls everyone to revive and promote Islam, share awareness about Gaza, boycott selected products, help those in need, and support the community.
Try this week
Parents should be friendly with their children and communicate with them regularly.
Parents should establish moral values at home and bring their children to the mosque.
Practice patience, self-control, and awareness of digital distractions.
Use social media to inform people about what is happening in Gaza.
Boycott selected products, including Chevron and dates from Israel.
Help people in need and continue supporting the mosque and community.
Volunteer to help open the mosque for the five daily prayers.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“but you still keep your fingerprint do not melt do not dissolve”
Al-Shareef · Long Beach, CA
Play from 4:18
“you can change my body but you cannot chain my soul”
Al-Shareef · Long Beach, CA
Play from 7:30
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For the dinner table

The khutbah reminded us to thank Allah for gathering at the masjid, especially when young people and families come early. The khateeb described the Prophet’s community in Medina as a society built on faith, gratitude, generosity, justice, peace, and cooperation with others. He urged Muslims to remain confident in their identity, like a fingerprint that stays unique even while shaking hands with everyone. He warned that phones and the attention economy can distract us, weaken patience, and shape our values without our noticing. Parents were encouraged to stay close to their children through friendship, honest conversation, the masjid, and the teaching of moral values. Each of us was called to live with awareness, serve people in need, strengthen the community, and help carry the deen forward.

  1. What is one part of your Muslim identity that you are grateful for?
  2. When does your phone make it hardest to be patient, present, or kind?
  3. What is one thing our family could do to help someone or strengthen our community?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Al-Shareef2104 Orange Ave, Long Beach, CA 90806Jumu'ah 1:00 PMKhateebWessam KhairyMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Al-Shareef43 khutbahs
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