From Waritheen's minbar
Khutbahs at Masjidul Waritheen
44 khutbahs the masjid posted, newest first.
2026
Oct 24, 2026Realign your life with Allah's guidance“What would happen if Muslims in America stopped thinking of Islam just as an identity, a religious identity?”Oct 17, 2026True belief requires trust and practice“Believers need to be told by believers, I'm with you.”Oct 10, 2026Faith means trusting Allah and taking action“Tie your camel and trust in Allah.”Oct 3, 2026Take responsibility instead of blaming others“Allah, make us a people who accept responsibility for ourselves and not make blaming others an excuse for our own shortcomings.”Sep 18, 2026Faith means acting on what you believe“A believer is one who acts on the principle.”Sep 11, 2026Remember Allah when confusion clouds judgment“He was hurt, but the pain did not become his vision.”Sep 5, 2026Faith must be lived through service“You are supposed to call people to this way of life.”Aug 28, 2026Quranic dawah should respect free will“More words do not necessarily produce more understanding.”Aug 22, 2026Prayer should shape disciplined, compassionate action“The prayer is not just about a ritual set of movements.”Aug 15, 2026Fulfill your potential by yielding to Allah“You should not be upset when you see somebody down the street doing better than you.”Jul 25, 2026Wudu opens the heart to revelation“Once the revelation becomes the source of our mind, our thinking, our behaving, our seeing, our understanding, Shaitan has no power over us.”Jun 27, 2026Our thoughts shape the quality of life“It's how we think about what happens to us that determines the quality of our lives.”Jun 13, 2026Education keeps the Muslim community alive“The role of a school is to perpetuate the values of the people who gave rise to it.”May 16, 2026Muslims must build an intentional ummah“Umma is built out of families. Families are built out of marriage.”May 8, 2026Test your feelings against Allah's guidance“You might hate something, but it's actually good for you.”May 2, 2026True life begins with a purified heart“Our goal and our responsibility is to be mindful of the state of our hearts and seek to keep our hearts pure for the sake of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”Apr 25, 2026Building the ummah starts with yourself“Building ummah begins by building yourself.”Apr 11, 2026Islam shapes the soul through practice“A Muslim is one who has integrity in all categories.”Mar 14, 2026Generosity returns as divine provision“What appears to leave us will actually be the very thing that returns to us multiplied.”Feb 28, 2026Ramadan fasting should change our behavior“If you don't change your behavior, if I don't change my behavior, if we don't change our behavior during the month, then we're not fasting.”Feb 21, 2026Small compromises erode faith and unity“The minor sins pile up and take us over and destroy us completely.”Feb 14, 2026Worship helps us return to our original nature“It's not a mistake that we're praying five times a day to try to return back to our original selves because during the day you are getting deformed.”Feb 7, 2026Keep your focus on Allah, not headlinesJan 30, 2026Muslims must represent Allah in every sphere“Our being Muslim is our badge of authority in all those categories.”Jan 24, 2026The universe teaches steady service to Allah“Be reliable even when people are not seeing you.”Jan 17, 2026Serve Allah through inward and outward excellence“Our service to Allah is to be the best human being that we can possibly be.”Jan 10, 2026Dawah begins with character and compassion“People feel about you the way you make them feel when they're with you.”Jan 3, 2026Why Muslims need a living relationship with Quran“Our life depends on our relationship with the Quran.”
2025
Dec 27, 2025Make obedience the center of Muslim life“This is not an imam's job only.”Dec 13, 2025Truth leads believers to Allah and the afterlife“I am to my righteous servant as he expects me to be.”Dec 6, 2025Seek truth beyond manufactured illusions“What frees us, what protects us from becoming that kind of slave is the truth.”Nov 29, 2025Marriage helps us grow into responsibilityNov 22, 2025Let the Quran shape how we think“Quranic literacy must become the central competency in our lives.”Nov 15, 2025Choose faith over fear when tested“This is a shift from unconscious living to conscious accountable living.”Nov 8, 2025Belief in the afterlife should shape how we live“The real death is the absence of Allah in our hearts and soul.”Oct 25, 2025The cave teaches us to awaken from ignorance“The youth in the cave are a symbol of a community coming out of darkness into light.”Oct 11, 2025Seek truth when deception creates chaos“We need to tell each other the truth.”Oct 4, 2025Build an ummah against social chaos“Your reaction and your response should not be the reaction and the response of the common person.”Sep 26, 2025Reduce debt and build community wealth“One of the primary things is to reduce your debt.”Sep 20, 2025Allah’s patterns outlast every power struggle“Myths aren't false stories about the ancient past; they are symbolic stories about perennial patterns.”Sep 13, 2025Muslims need discipline in times of crisis“Fasting is best for putting our impulses in check.”Sep 6, 2025True success begins with Allah’s pleasure“Our success is in following what Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has established.”Aug 29, 2025Faith must become obedient action“I ask myself, am I obeying Allah?”Aug 1, 2025How the Quran reshapes the mind“When you read what Allah has revealed, it turns your brains on.”