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Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 26, 2026.

True adab brings people together

PIC · Abdallah Haq

“Something that brings people together is said to be a thing of adab.”

The khateeb, at 9:01

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In one sentence

True adab means acting with humility, patience, sincerity, and respect so that our relationships and actions become centered on Allah and bring people together.

The khutbah in 4 steps

  1. Musa's failure to attribute knowledge to Allah leads to his journey to learn from Khidr.
  2. Adab is defined as conduct that brings people together, not merely good manners.
  3. The three encounters teach patience, sincerity, and attributing goodness to Allah while accepting blame.
  4. The khutbah concludes with practical Jumu'ah etiquette: arrive early, fill gaps, avoid distractions, dress respectfully, and listen attentively.
Try this week
Attribute knowledge and commitments to Allah by remembering to say inshaAllah.
Approach learning with humility, patience, and respect.
Do not let another person's rudeness dictate your behavior.
Attend Jumu'ah early, fill gaps in the rows, dress respectfully, silence devices, and give the khutbah full attention.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Something that brings people together. Is said to be a thing of adab.”
PIC · Princeton, TX
Play from 9:01
“If somebody is rude to us. And because of their rudeness. We stop being nice to them. We have implicitly. Taken those people as our teachers.”
PIC · Princeton, TX
Play from 16:55
“We should always act. As if we are in Salah. Without speaking. Without causing any disturbance. While being. Mindful of our neighbors.”
PIC · Princeton, TX
Play from 23:13
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today's khutbah taught that adab is more than good manners: it is a way of acting that brings people together and keeps our lives centered on Allah. The story of Musa and Khidr showed humility in learning, patience when we do not understand, sincerity when no reward is offered, and careful attribution of good and blame. We should not let another person's rudeness decide how we behave. At Jumu'ah, we can honor the khutbah by arriving early, filling gaps, dressing respectfully, silencing devices, and listening as attentively as we would during salah.

  1. When have you been right about something but wrong in how you said it?
  2. How can we respond when someone is rude without letting them teach us bad behavior?
  3. What does arriving early and listening well at Jumu'ah show about respect?
Where it was given

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Princeton Islamic Center521 N 4th St, Princeton, TX 75407Jumu'ah Khutbahs 1:40 PM and 2:30 PMKhateebAbdallah HaqMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at PIC35 khutbahs
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