39:12 Submit your ego Submit…53:43 it's not about the…
Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 31, 2025.

Salvation starts with submission and prayer

PGMA · Hassan Mohamed

“Is it time to pray now?”

The khateeb, at 41:36

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In one sentence

Salvation comes through fully submitting to Allah, centering life on faith and prayer, and raising children with confident Islamic practice.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Calls Muslims to taqwa, complete submission, and identifying as Muslim first.
  2. Explains iman and tawhid as the basis of salvation and insists that worship and supplication belong to Allah alone.
  3. Urges parents to connect their children's hearts to Allah and teach daily declarations and duas.
  4. Addresses Halloween as a pagan festival and calls families to provide joyful Islamic alternatives.
  5. Concludes with prayers for Gaza and Sudan, followed by burial support and family-program announcements.
Try this week
Go home and research Halloween's historical context.
Teach children daily duas and the declaration of satisfaction with Allah, Islam, and Muhammad.
Provide children with an enjoyable Islamic alternative program instead of trick-or-treating.
Remember and support Muslims suffering in Gaza and Sudan.
Contribute toward burying Ibrahim Kamara, who had no family locally.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 103Frames human life as loss and introduces faith as the remedy.
Musnad AhmadUses the Prophet's repeated concern for salah during his final illness to show prayer's priority.
Sunan Abi DawudUses the imitation warning to argue against participating in pagan festivals.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Submit your ego Submit your anger Submit your opinion, your pride All of it goes to Islam”
PGMA · Lanham, MD
Play from 39:12
“it's not about the candy as Muslims we do not indulge in pagan festivals”
PGMA · Lanham, MD
Play from 53:43
Where it was given

The masjid

Prince George's Muslim Association9150 Lanham-Severn Rd, Lanham, MD 20706Jumu'ah 11:15 AM · 12:30 PM · 1:45 PMKhateebHassan MohamedMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at PGMA65 khutbahs
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