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Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 28, 2026.

Be a key to goodness for others

Masjid Al-Barakah · Ashur Duzan

“When you benefit those who are around you, you are the best of us and you are the most beloved person to Allah.”

The khateeb, at 11:06

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In one sentence

Muslims should strive to be keys to goodness by benefiting others, avoiding conflict and harmful speech, and initiating beneficial actions.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Allah created people differently and sent messengers to guide them toward Paradise and warn against evil.
  2. A prophetic hadith distinguishes people who are keys to good from those who open evil and close goodness.
  3. Keys to goodness avoid fitna, misguidance, envy, and destructive relationships while being dependable sources of help.
  4. The best and most beloved people benefit those around them, while people with bad manners become avoided.
  5. Listeners are urged to examine themselves, repair harmful conduct, extinguish conflict, and begin beneficial projects.
  6. The khutbah closes with prayers for forgiveness, healing, mercy, Muslim communities, and relief for Muslims in Gaza.
Try this week
Examine whether you are a key to goodness or a key to evil.
Avoid starting conflicts and work to extinguish fitna when it appears.
Repair your manners and speech if people avoid sitting or dealing with you.
Initiate beneficial ideas and actions in your family, mosque, and community.
Help people with beneficial projects, including supporting couples who want to marry.
Keep good intentions and speak good words about others.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“when you benefit those who are around you you are the best of us and you are the most beloved person to Allah”
Masjid Al-Barakah · Vaughan, ON
Play from 11:06
“be always the key of good and stay away to be the key of bad”
Masjid Al-Barakah · Vaughan, ON
Play from 12:14
“if you see the people around you do not like to sit beside you do not like to deal with you men or women you have to fix yourself”
Masjid Al-Barakah · Vaughan, ON
Play from 12:35
“when you see something good start or bring an idea of something good let's do this let's do that you are the key”
Masjid Al-Barakah · Vaughan, ON
Play from 13:36
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that every person can become a key to goodness or a key to harm. A key to goodness helps people, avoids stirring conflict, speaks well, and brings useful ideas to life. The speaker says that benefiting others is a sign of being among the best and most beloved people to Allah. We should look honestly at our manners, repair relationships when people avoid us, and choose to start good things. The khutbah ends by asking Allah for mercy, healing, forgiveness, and relief for Muslims, including those in Gaza.

  1. What is one helpful thing you could start this week?
  2. How can we calm down a disagreement instead of making it worse?
  3. What kind words could make someone feel supported today?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Society of Vaughan (Masjid Al-Barakah)Unit 22-24, 9100 Jane Street, Vaughan, ON L4K 0A4Jumu'ah Four services · 1:30 PM (brothers only), 2:30 PM (brothers only), 3:30 PM (brothers & sisters), 4:30 PM (brothers & sisters)KhateebAshur DuzanMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Masjid Al-Barakah29 khutbahs
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