Latest Khutbas Podcast Episodes
The Way Forward – Part 1
Juma Khutbas - November 13, 2023 03:29 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsI have a principle in life. “I will not allow what is not in my control to prevent me from doing what is in my control.” That is based on the reality that when we stand before Allahﷻ, we will not be asked, ‘What happened?’ But we will be asked, ‘What did you do?’ That… Continue reading The Way F...
Difference between sight and insight
Juma Khutbas - November 04, 2023 15:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsBut We see with our eyes, but we understand with our hearts. That’s called insight. That’s why Allahﷻ said: Indeed, it is not the eyes that are blind, but it is the hearts in the chests that grow blind. Structures of this life don’t show what’s behind them in the Will of Allahﷻ. Like the… Conti...
What to do about what happened
Juma Khutbas - October 14, 2023 02:31 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsI remind you and myself that a fire can’t be extinguished by another fire but by pouring water over it. Violence does not end violence. It only increases it. As Muslims we are against all violence, no matter who does it. We condemn the actions of Hamas and all calls to violence. We follow the… C...
Focus on the Fundamentals – Part 4
Juma Khutbas - October 07, 2023 02:19 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsMy brothers and sisters, the default setting for the Muslim is that he/she is a Wali of Allahﷻ. This is not my imagination but Allahﷻ stated that clearly in His Book and said: أَلَآ إِنَّ أَوْلِيَآءَ ٱللَّهِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ يَتَّقُونَ ...
Focus on the Fundamentals – Part 3
Juma Khutbas - September 30, 2023 13:39 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIslam is a belief system. You enter Islam by believing and declaring that belief. It is equally simple to leave Islam. That is why it is essential to ensure that we never say or do anything that contradicts or denies our belief. That is why knowledge is important and it begins with fundamentals....
Muhammadﷺ- An example for all people of all times
Juma Khutbas - September 22, 2023 22:14 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThey say that reading biographies is perhaps the best way to learn real life lessons. That is because a biography is a record of practice. Of what worked and what didn’t. The life of Muhammadﷺ is perhaps one of the most well documented in human history. Having said that, one may ask why his life...
Focus on the Fundamentals – Part 2
Juma Khutbas - September 16, 2023 02:16 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIt is one of the articles of our faith to believe in Divine Destiny and to be pleased with it. Ridha bil Qadha is proof of our Imaan and a sign of Tawakkul. Islamic understanding about destiny is that we have been given limited choice in our lives. Some things have been written for us… Continue ...
Focus on the Fundamentals – Part 1
Juma Khutbas - September 08, 2023 21:21 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsحُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْمَيْتَةُ وَٱلدَّمُ وَلَحْمُ ٱلْخِنزِيرِ وَمَآ أُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ ٱللَّهِ بِهِۦ وَٱلْمُنْخَنِقَةُ وَٱلْمَوْقُوذَةُ وَٱلْمُتَرَدِّيَةُ وَٱلنَّطِيحَةُ وَمَآ أَكَلَ ٱلسَّبُعُ إِلَّا مَا ذَكَّيْتُمْ وَمَا ذُبِحَ عَلَى ٱلنُّصُبِ وَأَن تَسْتَقْسِمُوا۟ بِٱلْأَزْلَـٰمِ ذَٰلِكُمْ فِس...
Connect to Allahﷻ with gratitude
Juma Khutbas - September 02, 2023 15:42 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsبَدَأَ اللَّهُ كِتَابَهُ بِإِظْهَارِ كَيْفَ نَبْدَأُ كُلَّ أَيَّامِنَا، وكُلَّ لَيَالِينَا، وَكَيْفَ نُوَاجِهُ كُلَّ مَوْقِفٍ فِي حَيَاتِنَا، سَواءٌ كَانَ ذَلِكَ سَهْلََا أَوْ صَعْباََ. لَقَدْ عَلَّمْنا أَنْ نُرَكِّزَ عَلَيْهِ، وَأَنْ نَشْكُرَهُ عَلَى كُلِّ مَا أَعْطَانَا إِيَّاهُ وَأَنْ نَتَذَ...
Khashiyar Rahman
Juma Khutbas - August 26, 2023 20:31 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsقال الله – وَخَشِىَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِمَغْفِرَةٍ وَأَجْرٍ كَرِيمٍ لِمَاذَا خَشْيَةُ اَلرَّحْمَنِ عِنْدَمَا يَكُونُ اَللَّهُ هُوَ اَلرَّحْمَنُ؟ تَتِمُّ تَرْجَمَةُ خَشْيَةِ اَللَّهِ بِخَوْفِ اَللَّهِ، اَلْخَوْفُ هُوَ عَاطِفَةٌ سَلْبِيَّةٌ، نَحْنُ نَكْرَهُ مَا نَخَافُهُ، وَلَك...
ٱلْوَٰرِثُونَ
Juma Khutbas - August 15, 2023 23:49 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsقَالَ الله تَعَالَى عَنْ وَرَثَةِ الفِرْدَوسْ: قَدْ أَفْلَحَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى صَلَاتِهِمْ خَـٰشِعُونَ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَنِ ٱللَّغْوِ مُعْرِضُونَ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِلزَّكَوٰةِ فَـٰعِلُونَ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَـٰفِظُونَ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَـٰنَـٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْد...
تواصل مع الله بامتنان
Juma Khutbas - August 09, 2023 00:28 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsConnect to Allah with gratitude Allah began His Book with showing us how to begin each day, each night, and how to face every situation in life, be it one of ease or difficulty. He taught us to focus on Him, to thank Him for all that He gave us and to remember that everything… Continue reading ت...
المقصد لحياتنا عرفان بالله
Juma Khutbas - July 28, 2023 16:14 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsAllahﷻ said about the reason we were created And the jinn and mankind were not created except to worship (Allahﷻ). Worship means to know – how can we worship One we do not know? Allahﷻ, is the living and the mighty, and His words are also alive, because the Word of Allahﷻ is not created,… Con...
ابحث عن نفسك في القرآن
Juma Khutbas - July 23, 2023 03:27 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsقال الله تعالى أنه ذكرنا في القرآن – فهؤ قال: لَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ كِتَـٰبًا فِيهِ ذِكْرُكُمْ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ أين تلك الإشارة ؟ لم يذكر الله أسمائنا بل ذكر أنواع الناس وصفاتهم وأخبرنا عن نهايتهم – مهم جدا بالنسبة لنا أن نسأل حل يمكن هل نحن فيما بينهم ؟ فقال الله تعالى عن نوع واحد...
Three Voices – Part 3
Juma Khutbas - June 17, 2023 02:58 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsWe continue with our topic of the three voices that speak to us and what to do about them. Over the last two weeks I spoke about the first of them which was Shaytaan. Today we will speak about the second voice which is even more dangerous and that is the voice of our own… Continue reading Three...
Three Voices – Part 2
Juma Khutbas - June 09, 2023 21:46 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsWe continue with our topic of the three voices that speak to us and what to do about them. Last week I spoke about the first of them which was Shaytaan. To complete that discussion, Shaytaan misguides and when the person accepts that misguidance, Shaytaan washes his hands of the responsibility. ...
Juma Khutba – 3 Voices
Juma Khutbas - June 06, 2023 14:11 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsAllahﷻ created us and sent us into this world for a short period of time. During this time, He promised to take care of all our affairs in return for which He gave us the honor of establishing His Deen on the earth. وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ مَآ أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن...
Feel Allahﷻ in our hearts – #2
Juma Khutbas - May 26, 2023 21:07 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsWe were talking about what built a man like Ibrahim (AS) who Allahﷻ loved and called him His Khaleel. It was this connection with Allahﷻ that built the man Ibrahim (AS) who when he was in his 80’s Allahﷻ blessed with a son, Ismail (AS). Then when Ismail (AS) was still nursing Allahﷻ ordered Ibra...
Feel Allahﷻ in our hearts
Juma Khutbas - May 20, 2023 08:35 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsWe just finished Ramadan which Allahﷻ sent us to make us Muttaqoon. I remind myself and you that all the promises of Allahﷻ are for Muttaqoon. So, it is worth the effort to become a Muttaqi and benefit. In Ramadan we reminded ourselves that we are Muslim. That we have submitted our will to the… ...
Costly Grace
Juma Khutbas - May 13, 2023 03:18 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsDietrich Bonhoeffer was a Protestant Minister at the time of Hitler who opposed him and paid with his life. In his essay, ‘Costly Grace’ he says that Divine Grace (Fadhl of Allahﷻ) is something that we must pay for. We take it for granted, we feel we are entitled to it, we don’t even stop… Conti...
Muslim is a verb
Juma Khutbas - May 06, 2023 17:46 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsMy brothers and sisters I want to remind myself and you that the meaning of being Muslim is to submit to Allahﷻ without question, without argument, without reservation or hesitation. To submit joyfully and eagerly. That is the symbol of our trust in Him. And that trust is what earns His pleasure...
Sacrifice or Investment
Juma Khutbas - April 23, 2023 17:24 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsWe just finished Ramadan where Allahﷻ gave us the opportunity to start over again, make our lives Shari’ah compliant and achieve closeness to Allahﷻ. In life, all human beings have only two Dharooriaat. Dharoori is something the absence of which will lead to death. The two Dharooriaat are not fo...
Ramadan – The Connections
Juma Khutbas - April 14, 2023 19:28 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsAll praise and thanks be to Allahﷻ who He granted us Ramadan in good health and Iman and time to enable us to get the maximum benefit. Did we do that? Today is the last Friday in this blessed month. Those of us who came this far, still have a couple of days before it… Continue reading Ramadan – ...
The problem with our Da’awa
Juma Khutbas - April 07, 2023 18:37 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOne of my friends, a rarity in that he reflects and asks good questions, asked me, “Sh Yawar, how do we reinvigorate people’s love for the masjid and have it be a unified place for Muslims’ education? As Imam Mohamed al-Ghazali says in Egypt, the masjid is the heart of the Muslim community and t...
Da’awa is the true treasure
Juma Khutbas - April 01, 2023 14:24 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsI want to begin by quoting one of the greatest of our modern scholars, Ml. Syed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi in his address to Muslims living in the UK and US. I have paraphrased some of what he said in my own words. The advice is beyond price. I hope I do it justice. He… Continue reading Da’awa is the ...
Is this my last Ramadan
Juma Khutbas - March 25, 2023 06:54 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsAllahﷻ sent Ramadan to enable us to draw close to Him. That’s why He said about the purpose of Ramadan: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ Baqara 2: 183 O you who believe! Fasting (Sawm) is prescribed...
Prepare for Ramadan
Juma Khutbas - March 18, 2023 08:25 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsMy brothers and sisters, all praise and thanks be to Allahﷻ that he granted us another Ramadan. This is a gift the value of which depends on what we choose to do with it. It is up to us to make it as valuable as we wish. Rasoolullahﷺ gave a Khutba on Friday, which was… Continue reading Prepare f...
Build bridges
Juma Khutbas - March 11, 2023 05:54 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn this life you can be one of two things. You can be a wall builder or a bridge builder. I am a bridge builder. That is because walls keep people apart while bridges give them a way to meet. Building bridges is not about bringing someone from one side of the canyon to the… Continue reading Buil...
Repair your relationships
Juma Khutbas - March 04, 2023 13:53 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe secret of influencing, happiness in this life, and a true resource is good relationships. Recently someone sent me a video about the longest running study in Harvard, on human behavior. It has been running for 84 years. Dr. Robert Waldinger, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Developme...
Muslims are role models
Juma Khutbas - February 25, 2023 09:43 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsAllahﷻ sent us Muslims with a job. That is why we exist. He said: كُنتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ A’al Imraan 3: 110 You [Muslims] are the best people ever raised up for mankind; you enjoin Al-Ma’ruf (a...
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