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Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Seek forgiveness through sincere repentance

Masumeen

“When we have realized we have done wrong we have asked for forgiveness then we do not revert back to that.”

The khateeb, at 18:33

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In one sentence

Eid should be used to seek Allah’s forgiveness through sincere repentance and righteous action while preserving compassion and responsibility toward oppressed people.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Celebrates Eid, remembers the deceased and oppressed, and recalls Ramadan’s blessings.
  2. Explains Surah al-Baqarah 2:286 and its requests for mercy, pardon, and manageable burdens.
  3. Distinguishes afu from maghfira and stresses repentance, prostration, and restoring people’s rights.
  4. Uses Quranic examples and narrations to show that sincere repentance can transform sins into good deeds.
  5. Closes Ramadan with hope for forgiveness, Paradise, and another opportunity to return next year.
  6. Addresses Gaza and other conflicts, criticizing communal indifference and urging humanity and prayer for the oppressed.
Try this week
Memorize the final verse of Surah al-Baqarah and use it in qunut.
Repent, ask Allah for forgiveness, and make long prostrations, especially after wrongdoing.
Seek forgiveness from people whose rights have been harmed and repair what can be repaired.
Stop knowingly returning to a sin after recognizing and confessing it.
Spend in Allah’s way during both prosperity and hardship, control anger, and pardon others.
Pray for the sick, deceased, oppressed, and suffering communities.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 2:286Explains that Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity and teaches prayers for pardon, forgiveness, mercy, and help.
Quran 25:70Argues that repentance, faith, and righteous deeds can lead Allah to transform bad deeds into good ones.
Quran 3:133-136Connects seeking forgiveness with Paradise, generosity, controlling anger, pardoning others, and not persisting in wrongdoing.
Quran 7:23Gives Adam and his spouse as an example of acknowledging wrongdoing and asking for mercy.
Quran 14:35Cites Ibrahim’s prayer for forgiveness for himself, his parents, and believers.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Allah does not burden any human being with more than he is able to bear when Allah is testing us He is testing us to the extent of our ability”
Masumeen · Brampton, ON
Play from 5:46
“when we have realized we have done wrong we have asked for forgiveness then we do not revert back to that”
Masumeen · Brampton, ON
Play from 18:33
“on this auspicious day let us not lose our humanity and at the very least earnestly play to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to ease the suffering of the oppressed and punish the oppressors”
Masumeen · Brampton, ON
Play from 28:46
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Eid is a time to be grateful for Ramadan and to hope in Allah’s forgiveness. The khateeb reminded us that Allah does not burden us beyond our ability, and that sincere tawbah, long prostration, and asking forgiveness can heal the marks of sin. When we hurt another person, we must also seek that person’s forgiveness and repair their rights. We should not keep returning to a wrong after recognizing it, but respond with good deeds, generosity, patience, and pardon. As we celebrate, we should remember Gaza and other suffering communities, keep our humanity, and pray for relief.

  1. What is one mistake we can repair by asking Allah and another person for forgiveness?
  2. How can we make one useful, compassionate response to suffering part of our Eid?
  3. Which Ramadan practice can we carry into the rest of the year?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masumeen Islamic Centre7580 Kennedy Road South, Brampton, ON L6W 0A1ArchiveAll khutbahs at Masumeen84 khutbahs
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