7:08 he may be poor but…22:28 if you have a living…24:36 you have to do it…26:14 take this opportunity…
Family & marriageFrom the masjid's own video, May 8, 2026.

Serve your parents while you can

ISGW

“You have to do it right away, you have to do it immediately, and you have to do it yourself.”

The khateeb, at 24:36

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In one sentence

Allah measures true greatness by sincere faith, humility, and service to parents rather than wealth, fame, or social status.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. The khutbah opens with faith, righteous action, truth, patience, and detachment from worldly love.
  2. The Prophet’s description of humble, obscure believers introduces Uways al-Qarni.
  3. Uways’s devotion to his sick, blind mother kept him from traveling to meet the Prophet.
  4. Umar and Ali search for Uways, discovering his extreme humility and detachment from money and clothing.
  5. The speaker draws two lessons: honoring parents and cultivating humility.
  6. Listeners are urged to serve parents personally and promptly, followed by prayers for deceased community members.
Try this week
Personally care for living parents instead of delegating everything to drivers or others.
Cook for parents or take them out when capable.
Serve parents immediately and avoid showing irritation or dismay.
Treat humility and unseen good deeds as more important than wealth, clothing, or fame.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 103Used to frame success through faith, righteous deeds, truth, and patience.
Quran 17:23Used to teach honoring parents immediately after worshipping Allah.
Sahih MuslimUsed to establish Uways’s spiritual rank and the instruction to seek his supplication.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“he may be poor but Allah ta'ala considers him one of the kings”
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Play from 7:08
“if you have a living parent I appeal to you to take good care of them”
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Play from 22:28
“you have to do it right away you have to do it immediately and you have to do it yourself”
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Play from 24:36
“take this opportunity and be good to your parents take this it's a hidden treasure Allah ta'ala rewarded to you it's a hidden treasure”
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Play from 26:14
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah centered on Uways al-Qarni, a poor and little-known man whom Allah honored because of his sincerity and exceptional care for his mother. He could have traveled to meet the Prophet, but he stayed to serve his blind, sick mother. The speaker said this teaches us that Allah’s measure of greatness is different from people’s measure of wealth, clothing, and fame. We were urged to care for living parents personally and promptly, without showing irritation. The khutbah closed with prayers for people from the community who had died.

  1. What is one quiet good deed you could do without anyone noticing?
  2. How can you help a parent or grandparent this week?
  3. What matters more than expensive clothes or popularity?
Where it was given

The masjid

The Islamic Center of Greater Worcester57 Laurel St, Worcester, MA 01605Jumu'ah Khutbah 1:00 PM · Iqamah 1:30 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at ISGW49 khutbahs
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