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Patience & trialsFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 10, 2025.

Illness can be a call to return to Allah

JMC · Junayed Ahmed

“Upon all my conditions, I leave my affairs to Allah Azzawajal.”

The khateeb, at 31:37

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In one sentence

Hardship and illness should be met as tests, reminders, opportunities for repentance and expiation, and reasons to return to Allah while caring for others.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Calls for a weeklong 9:00, 9:30 social-media silence as peaceful pressure for Gaza.
  2. Shares community deaths, illnesses, prayers, programs, and JMC election announcements.
  3. Explains through Quranic passages that human life inherently includes hardship and testing.
  4. Presents illness as possible mercy, sin expiation, warning, punishment, or a call to return to Allah.
  5. Encourages remembrance, gratitude, repentance, medical care, and visiting the sick.
  6. Closes with praise of Allah, prayers, and salutations upon the Prophet.
Try this week
For one week, stop using social media from 9:00 to 9:30 p.m., including posting, commenting, liking, and watching YouTube.
Make du'a for the deceased, the sick, parents, elders, and people suffering worldwide.
Visit sick friends or relatives and support them during treatment and recovery.
When facing illness, remember Allah, say the phrase meaning “We belong to Allah and to Him we return,” praise Him in every condition, and examine one's sins.
Register to vote and prepare for early voting in the JMC election; eligible nominees should submit forms by October 31 at 7 p.m.
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Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Another reason why this happens, is that all of us commit sins and mistakes, and errors and minor sins and major sins, sometimes there is no way to wipe out those sins, except to go through difficulties.”
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Play from 27:32
“So, it is not always a bad thing, it is sometimes a good thing, even for our family members, our friends, it is a good thing for them as well.”
JMC · Jamaica, NY
Play from 28:28
“All praise is to Allah. Upon all my conditions, I leave my affairs to Allah Azzawajal.”
JMC · Jamaica, NY
Play from 31:37
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today, the khateeb reminded us that everyone faces difficulties at different stages of life, including sickness in ourselves and those we love. He explained that hardship can remind us to turn to Allah, remove sins, and raise our standing in the hereafter. He also urged us to examine our own actions and return to Allah in repentance. He spoke about the great reward of visiting people who are sick, reminding us that caring for one another matters. When difficult news comes, he encouraged us to remember that we belong to Allah, praise Him in every condition, and entrust our affairs to Him.

  1. When you have a hard day, what helps you remember Allah and feel supported?
  2. What could we say or do to help someone who is sick feel cared for?
  3. What does thanking Allah look like when something has not gone the way you hoped?
Where it was given

The masjid

Jamaica Muslim Center85-37 168th St, Jamaica, NY 11432Jumu'ah Two sessions · 1:15 PM & 2:15 PMKhateebJunayed AhmedMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at JMC12 khutbahs
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