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Hajj, Umrah & EidFrom the masjid's own video, Jun 3, 2026.

The journey back to Allah starts at home

OPPC · Hassan Natour
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In one sentence

Hajj teaches that the journey back to Allah requires daily submission: choosing Him over ego, desires, and worldly attachment, and expressing that submission through mercy and repaired family ties.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Hajj and passing time expose mortality and worldly illusions.
  2. Jamarat symbolizes resisting shaitan, ego, desire, and anger; inner victories matter.
  3. Udhiyya and Ibrahim's life show that faith requires trusting Allah through costly sacrifice.
  4. Family relationships are major tests of patience, forgiveness, and submission.
  5. Maintaining family ties is worship, practiced through calls, visits, care, and mercy.
  6. The closing directives are to center life on Allah, repair pride-damaged relationships, and sacrifice barriers to closeness with Him.
Try this week
Make Allah the center of your life and remember Him during the days of Tashriq.
Repair a relationship damaged by pride by calling, messaging, apologizing, forgiving, or taking the first step.
Call or visit parents, check on siblings, be patient with a spouse, and show mercy to family.
Identify one sin, addiction, attachment, ego, or habit separating you from Allah and let it go for His sake.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Submission is trusting Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Even when you don't.”
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“Because the journey back to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, it's not only found in Mecca, it's found at the dinner table, and it's found in a phone call to your mother.”
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“Every one of us has something standing between us and Allah. A sin, an attachment, an ego, a habit.”
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Play from 31:33
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminded us that we are all on a journey back to Allah, and Hajj helps us remember what truly matters. Some of our greatest victories happen quietly inside us when we choose Allah over anger, pride, or harmful desires. Ibrahim and his family showed trust in Allah even when they did not know how things would turn out. The khateeb reminded us that caring for our families, forgiving, and showing up for one another are acts of worship. He encouraged us to keep Allah at the center of our lives, repair what pride has damaged, and let go of something that keeps us distant from Him.

  1. What could a quiet victory over anger or pride look like for you this week?
  2. Who in our family could we help feel more loved and listened to?
Where it was given

The masjid

The Prayer Center of Orland Park16530 104th Ave, Orland Park, IL 60467Jumu'ah 12:30 PM & 2:10 PMKhateebHassan NatourMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at OPPC46 khutbahs
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