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Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 16, 2025.

Use your blessings to ease others’ hardship

ICGC · Hossam Musa

“If Allah gave you influence, use it like Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Abbas to help this person in need.”

The khateeb, at 7:50

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In one sentence

True brotherhood means using our influence and blessings to relieve others’ hardships, concealing their faults, supporting the oppressed, and turning gratitude into compassionate action.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. The speaker introduces the reward for sincerely trying to fulfill another Muslim’s need.
  2. He connects relieving hardship with divine relief on the Day of Resurrection, illustrated by Surah al-Hajj.
  3. He urges listeners to use influence, employment opportunities, and wealth to help people in difficulty, including those suffering in Gaza.
  4. He teaches concealing others’ faults, controlling the tongue, and sincerely repenting for one’s own mistakes.
  5. He offers condolences for a community member’s bereavement and prays for righteous endings, unity, compassion, and moral courage.
  6. He closes with announcements about learning opportunities, Umrah, youth programs, and supporting the mosque.
Try this week
Use your influence, employment opportunities, and wealth to help people facing hardship.
Support people experiencing injustice through whatever your influence, power, and means allow.
Conceal others’ mistakes and control your tongue instead of spreading their faults.
Repent sincerely to Allah and understand the meaning of seeking forgiveness after prayer.
Attend beneficial mosque learning opportunities and involve your family in them.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 22The terrifying shaking of the Hour emphasizes the seriousness of the Day of Resurrection.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“If Allah gave you prominence If Allah gave you influence Use it like Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Abbas To help this person in need”
ICGC · West Chester, OH
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“Do everything you can In your influence In your power In your affordability To support those who are experiencing injustice Here or anywhere in the world”
ICGC · West Chester, OH
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that helping people through hardship is one of the clearest signs of Muslim brotherhood. We should use whatever Allah has given us, time, influence, money, skills, or opportunities, to support people in need and those facing injustice. We should also protect people’s dignity by concealing their faults instead of spreading them, while remembering to repent for our own mistakes. The speaker connected these lessons to grief in the community, suffering in Gaza, and the hope that our compassion will bring Allah’s mercy on the Day of Resurrection.

  1. Who is someone you could help with the influence or abilities Allah has given you?
  2. What does it mean to protect someone’s dignity when you know about their mistake?
  3. How can we show gratitude through action this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati8092 Plantation Drive, West Chester, OH 45069Jumu'ah Three services · 1:30 PM, 2:45 PM & 4:00 PMKhateebHossam MusaMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at ICGC26 khutbahs
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