In this Jumua Khutba, Sh. Yahya Rhodus focuses on the blessing of saying, 'Bismillāh' and the importance of always beginning things in our lives with Allah's Name. By beginning with Allah's Name, we are granted His support and we are brought near to Him.
Read MoreIn this Jumua Khutba, Sh. Yahya Rhodus focuses on the blessing of saying, 'Bismillāh' and the importance of always beginning things in our lives with Allah's Name. By beginning with Allah's Name, we are granted His support and we are brought near to Him.
Read MoreThis Khutba focuses on one of the central Hadith compiled by Imam al-Nawawi in his collection of forty Hadith, which teaches us how we realize the purpose of our existence through servitude to Allah, and how we attain freedom through our neediness before Him.
Read MoreIn this Jumu'a Khutba, Sh. Yahya Rhodus talks about the importance and benefit of mentioning and loving the righteous. He also reminds us of the Quranic command to seek out the company of the people of trueness.
Read MoreThe Prophet ﷺ said, "The best of beauty is in having beautiful character." [Suyuti]
This Khutba focuses on the tendency in today's world towards ugliness, which distances us from the Fitra (the natural state of the soul). So how do we express beauty in times where it has become rare? Through embodying the beautiful character of Sayyiduna Muhammad ﷺ.
Read MoreAllah the Exalted says, "O humanity! Indeed, there has come to you a reminder from your Lord, a cure for what is in the hearts, a guide, and a mercy for the believers." [Quran 10:57] And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was described as, "His character was the Quran."
This Khutba focuses on building a relationship with the Book of Allah so that the diseases of our hearts may be healed and we ascend in degrees of nearness to Allah ﷻ.
Read MoreThis Jum'ah Khutba focuses on the importance of connection to, and love and reverence for the Beloved Messenger ﷺ. One of the greatest ways to achieve this is by sending abundant blessings of Allah (ṣalawāt) upon him ﷺ.
Read MoreIn this Jumuah Khutba, Sh. Yahya Rhodus highlights that part of our servitude to Allah the Exalted is our need to always turn back to Him in repentance. He also shares various Prophetic invocations for seeking Allah's forgiveness.
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