Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Apr 14, 2026.
Repentance remains open after grave wrongdoing
“Then repent to Allah and try to be close as much as you can to Him.”
In one sentence
Even after grave wrongdoing, a person should not despair of repentance but turn to Allah, pursue beloved good deeds such as honoring one’s mother, and trust Allah to uphold the rights of the unjustly killed.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- The speaker emphasizes that repentance remains possible while stressing the seriousness of bloodshed and killing.
- He recounts a narration about a man who killed a woman after she rejected him.
- Ibn Abbas directs the man to repent and draw close to Allah.
- The narration highlights kindness to one’s mother as a deed Allah especially loves.
- The sermon holds repentance together with Allah’s justice for the unjustly killed.
Try this week
Repent to Allah sincerely.
Draw closer to Allah through continued good deeds.
Be especially kind to one’s mother.
Continue doing more good after serious wrongdoing.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih al-BukhariUsed for the narration of Abdullah ibn Abbas concerning repentance after murder and the importance of kindness to one’s mother.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“then repent to Allah and try to be close as much as you can to Him.”
“I don't know a deed that Allah loves more than being kind to a mother.”
“Still need to repent, still need to do more and more and more.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The sermon says Allah leaves a door to repentance, even while stressing that killing is extremely serious. In the narration, Ibn Abbas directs the man toward repentance and closeness to Allah. He points to kindness toward one’s mother as a deed Allah loves greatly. The message is to hope in Allah’s mercy, keep doing good, and remember that Allah will give justice to the person killed unjustly.
- What does it mean to keep doing more good after making a serious mistake?
- Why might kindness to a mother be such an important act of worship?
- How can we seek Allah’s mercy while still taking wrongdoing seriously?
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