Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Nov 28, 2025.
Walk in humility as Allah's servants
“Be people of humility, humble at home, humble at work, humble with your neighbors, humble everywhere you go.”
In one sentence
Because Allah alone is Al-Mutakabbir, the truly and absolutely great, believers should reject human arrogance and embody the Prophet’s humility in every relationship.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Defines Al-Mutakabbir as Allah’s unique, absolute greatness.
- Contrasts divine greatness with human arrogance and weakness.
- Explains humility as the proper garment of Allah’s servants.
- Connects humility with divine elevation and arrogance with abasement.
- Calls listeners to practice humility at home, work, and in the community.
Try this week
Remind yourself that you are a servant of Allah.
Ask Allah to remove arrogance from your heart and grant you humility.
Practice humility at home, at work, with neighbors, and everywhere you go.
Follow the Prophet’s example by remaining accessible and attentive to others’ needs.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“He is the only one that we say and that is deserving of saying Allahu akbar, that we repeat every single day.”
“to worship al-mutakabbir by walking humbly on this earth. And as I said, the best example and the best one who ever adorned himself with the thawb of humility was Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.”
“whoever is humble for Allah Allah will raise them and whoever is arrogant Allah will lower and debase them”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that Allah alone deserves absolute greatness, while human beings should not imitate divine pride. Our lives begin weakly and end in the grave, so human arrogance is only a false display. The Prophet chose to be a servant messenger, lived simply, welcomed ordinary people, and taught that Allah raises those who humble themselves. We can follow his example by practicing humility at home, at work, and with our neighbors.
- Where is one place this week where you can choose humility over showing off?
- How can being humble make someone a stronger friend or leader?
- What does it mean to remember that we are servants of Allah?
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