Character & conductFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 27, 2025.
Worship is incomplete without good character
In one sentence
A Muslim's faith and worship are incomplete without excellent character, so believers must embody justice, kindness, generosity, and peaceful unity in their relationships and communities.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Introduces faith and the pillars of Islam, then identifies akhlaq as essential to complete religion.
- Contrasts potential membership in the best community with Muslims' actual moral shortcomings.
- Uses Prophetic teachings about character, harmful neighbors, and the bankrupt person to show that worship cannot excuse mistreating others.
- Explains Qur'an 16:90 through its commands for justice, ihsan, and care for relatives and its prohibitions against shame, evil, and oppression.
- Applies justice and kindness to family, neighbors, coworkers, institutions, and global relations.
- Connects the approaching Hajj to spiritual connection, cross-cultural unity, and cooperation within the ummah.
Try this week
Work deliberately on akhlaq and manners alongside prayer, charity, fasting, and Hajj.
Treat every person fairly, respecting their rights without distinction of race, color, gender, creed, or status.
Practice ihsan by adding kindness, excellence, mercy, and generosity to everyday relationships.
Care for relatives, neighbors, coworkers, and others nearby while avoiding shameful, dishonest, oppressive, or harmful conduct.
Work together across colors, races, and nationalities to strengthen unity and peace.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 68Presents the Prophet's exemplary character as the standard for his community.
Quran 16:90Provides the sermon’s central ethical framework: justice, ihsan, kinship, and rejection of evil and oppression.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“but in reality we have to work we have to work very hard to reach that level and unfortunately in some areas Muslims lack a lot”
“it is important to pray but it is not complete complete thing is Akhlaq”
“not only by saying that we are Muslims and we are 2 billion but shuhada alanas being the role model to the people”
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