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Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Dec 27, 2025.

Show Islam through beautiful character

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“Let me see Islam in your actions.”

The khateeb, at 9:40

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In one sentence

Muslims should make Islam’s beauty visible through pure hearts, good character, kindness, justice, and respectful relationships so others encounter Islam in their actions.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Introduces Islam’s beauty through smiles, safety from harm, family intimacy, and everyday kindness.
  2. Warns that harsh conduct can drive people away and emphasizes Islam’s ease and flexibility.
  3. Explains how prayer, fasting, hajj, zakat, forgiveness, patience, commerce, and marriage should cultivate beautiful character.
  4. Urges Muslims to act as representatives of Islam by showing its beauty in their conduct toward everyone.
  5. Concludes with supplications and Quran recitation.
Try this week
Smile and greet others with salam.
Protect people from harm through speech and actions.
Purify the heart by avoiding hatred, grudges, lying, cheating, and backbiting.
Make dealings fair, gentle, and clearly documented.
Treat family members, neighbors, Muslims, and non-Muslims with kindness and justice.
End relationships respectfully and preserve previous goodwill.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 19Ja’far’s recitation about Jesus and Mary moved al-Najashi and demonstrated respectful representation.
Surah 109Supports respecting religious difference without compromising Islamic belief.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Just you're smiling. In the face of your brother. It's a sadaqa. It's a ibadah. Worshipping Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
DEIC · Arlington, TX
Play from 7:35
“don't talk to me about islam let me see islam in your actions”
DEIC · Arlington, TX
Play from 9:40
“if you want to end any relationship end it no problem but in a good way in a nice way”
DEIC · Arlington, TX
Play from 21:49
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today's khutbah reminded us that the beauty of Islam should show in how we treat people. A smile, a peaceful greeting, honesty, and kindness to our neighbors are all ways to put faith into action. The khateeb explained that prayer and fasting should help clean our hearts and improve our words and behavior, while zakat teaches us to care for others. He encouraged us to make things easier for people, forgive graciously, and treat our families kindly. He also reminded us to be fair to everyone, including people who are not Muslim or whom we dislike. As a family, we can choose one small action this week that helps someone experience that kindness.

  1. Who could you greet or include this week to help them feel welcome?
  2. How could you turn an angry reply into words that show kindness?
  3. What is one way our family could give or share to care for someone else?
Where it was given

The masjid

Dar El-Eman Islamic Center5511 Mansfield Rd, Arlington, TX 76017Jumu'ah First Jumu'ah 1:30 PM · second Jumu'ah 2:30 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at DEIC23 khutbahs
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