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True success means serving Allah completely

Uqbah · Ahmadou Mbow

“The life of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is the measure.”

The khateeb, at 8:51

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In one sentence

True success comes from total servitude to Allah by measuring every belief and action against the Qur'an, the Prophet's Sunnah, and the way of the earliest believers rather than ego, culture, or social approval.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Warns that martyrdom, scholarship, and charity can be rejected when pursued for reputation rather than Allah.
  2. Defines servitude as total obedience and presents the Prophet's life as the measure of correct worship.
  3. Describes fitna through desire, cultural imitation, social pressure, and dismissing divine commands as outdated or minor.
  4. Prescribes returning disputes to the Qur'an, clinging to the Sunnah, and staying close to truthful believers.
  5. Closes by urging resistance to Shaytan and perseverance in following the Sunnah despite isolation.
Try this week
Return disagreements to the Qur'an and Allah's Messenger.
Use the Sunnah to understand and apply the Qur'an.
Seek trustworthy, knowledgeable companions and avoid sources shaped by desires.
Evaluate habits, allegiances, and opinions against revelation, then repent and return when they conflict.
Resist cultural imitation and social pressure when they contradict Islamic guidance.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 17Presented servitude to Allah as an honor of the Prophet.
Surah 18Urged seeking the company of sincere, truthful believers.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Not your opinion. Not your culture. Not your desires, brother. The life of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is the measure.”
Uqbah · Cleveland, OH
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“Let us weigh every habit, allegiance, and opinion on the scale of revelation.”
Uqbah · Cleveland, OH
Play from 27:33
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Uqbah ibn Naafi2222 Stokes Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106Jumu'ah 1:30 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Uqbah27 khutbahs
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