Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 18, 2026.
Give people room to change
“The evil can change to become good and the good can become evil also.”
In one sentence
The khutbah urges listeners to avoid permanent or generalized judgments, leave room for people to change, and help them move toward goodness.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Introduces taqwa, the oneness of Allah, and Muhammad as the final messenger.
- Explains the mind Allah gave humans and distinguishes innate from acquired intellect.
- Describes the first harmful mindset: viewing people as permanently good or evil.
- Uses examples to show that faith, character, and behavior can change.
- Describes the second harmful mindset: generalizing one person's wrongdoing to an entire group.
- Urges listeners to be fair, hopeful, helpful, and prayerful toward others.
Try this week
Maintain consciousness of Allah wherever you are.
Give people room to change instead of labeling them permanently good or evil.
Do not judge an entire profession, family, friendship, or community by one person's actions.
Help people leave wrongdoing and move toward the right path.
Pray for fellow Muslims and people around the world.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“the evil can change to become good and the good can become evil also so give a space to the people be livable be kind be understandable”
“he will judge the people because of the one person did evil to him”
“we can help them by khutbah we can help them by talking to them we can help them to guide them to the right path”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Today’s khutbah reminded us that Allah gave us minds so we can tell right from wrong and choose how to respond. We should not decide that a person is permanently good or bad, because people can change and Allah can change hearts. We also should not let one person’s mistake make us distrust an entire family, profession, or community. Instead, we should be fair, kind, hopeful, and help one another move toward what is right.
- When have you changed your mind about someone after seeing more of their character?
- How can we correct a mistake without giving up on the person?
- Why is it unfair to judge a whole group by one person's actions?
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