Friday Sermons (Khutbahs)

Salaah Brooks reminds us this week about the importance of financial responsibility in Islam, and the obligation to maintain the House of Allah. Recorded at al-Masjid al-Awwal in Pittsburgh, Pennsyvlania (USA) on 1440.01.18. Reviewed by Moosaa Richardson.

Salaah Brooks reminds us about the nature of this life and the ways people seek out happiness within it. Whoever seeks happiness while honoring the Religion attains true happiness, while those who seek out happiness through disobedience to the Creator only deprive themselves. Recorded at al-Masjid al-Awwal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) on 1440.01.11.

Salaah Brooks reminds about the signs of Allaah's Might and Power around us, like the recent hurricane. He also reminds us about the fast of 'Ashooraa'. 1440.01.04. Reviewed by Moosaa Richardson.

Moosaa Richardson offers a series of reminders about behavior which prevents people from entering Paradise, from clear texts of the Book and the Sunnah. This was the Friday khutbah at al-Masjid al-Awwal in Pittsburgh on 1439.12.20.

Salaah Brooks reads some very beneficial words of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen as a much-needed reminder about how Allaah sees and hears all that we do. This Friday Khutbah was delivered at al-Masjid al-Awwal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) on 1439.12.13. Reviewed by Moosaa Richardson.

Salaah Brooks reminds us about the status of the Day of Arafah in this Friday khutbah delivered at al-Masjid al-Awwal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) on 1439.12.06.

Friday khutbah by Salaah Brooks. Reviewed by Moosaa Richardson. 1439.11.29.

Salaah Brooks warns us of the dangers of intoxicants, whether drunk, inhaled, or injected. A Friday sermon delivered at al-Masjid al-Awwal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) on 1439.11.21. Reviewed by Moosaa Richardson.

Salaah Brooks delivers this Friday khutbah reminding us about the great blessing of the brotherhood which Allah has bestowed upon the believers. It was recorded at al-Masjid al-Awwal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) on 1439.11.13.

Salaah Brooks delivers this Friday sermon on the topic of the importance of knowing Soorah al-Faatihah and interacting with its meanings. Recorded at al-Masjid al-Awwal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) on 1439.11.07. Reviewed by Moosaa Richardson.

Moosaa Richardson reminds of the great status of Laylat al-Qadr (the Nght of Decree) and how to seek it out in the last ten nights of Ramadhaan. This Friday sermon was delivered at al-Masjid al-Awwal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) on 1439.09.16.

Moosaa Richardson reminds us about the significance of the two great occasions of joy experienced by a sincere believer due to his fasting - One in this life, and the greater one in the Next Life. This Friday khutbah was recorded at al-Masjid al-Awwal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) on 1439.09.09.

Salaah Brooks reminds us about how essential it is to strive for Allaah's Mercy in the month of Ramadhaan. Moosaa Richardson adds a few brief comments afterwards. Recorded at al-Masjid al-Awwal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) on 1439.09.02.

Moosaa Richardson reminds us of the ten divine admonitions found in the famous hadeeth of Aboo Tharr, "O My Servants! I have made oppression forbidden for Me, and I have made it impermissible for you, so do not oppress one another..." Delivered on the 18th of Sha'baan, 1439, at the First Muslim Mosque (al-Masjid al-Awwal) of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA).

Moosaa Richardson reminds us about legislated ease in Islam, specifically when Allaah has legislated a certain concession for a certain situation. We should learn about it and apply, knowing that Allaah is pleased with it. Recorded at al-Masjid al-Awwal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) on 1439.08.11.

Salaah Brooks reminds us about the only way to approach nearness to Allaah and warns us about observing something called "4/20". Recorded at al-Masjid al-Awwal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) on 1439.08.04.

Moosaa Richardson reminds us of how we are to approach the month of Sha'baan with fasting and reading of Quran. The second khutbah includes an important warning against omens and superstitions, a khutbah delivered on Friday, the 13th of April. This Friday khutbah was recorded at al-Masjid al-Awwal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) on 1439.07.26.

Moosaa Richardson revisits the amazing Prophetic supplication of Zayd ibn Arqam (may Allaah be pleased with him), and reminds about the importance of seeking refuge with Allaah from four destructive situations. Click here for a printable version of the supplication: http://www.bakkah.net/en/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/PROTECTION-FROM-LAZINESS-AND-WEAKNESSES-printable.pdf This Friday khutbah was rec...

Moosaa Richardson reminds us of the Quranic obligation to abandon those who twist the meanings of the Quran and Sunnah. This Friday khutbah was recorded at al-Masjid al-Awwal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) on 1439.07.12.

Salaah Brooks reminds us about our Islamic duty to show kindness and good treatment to our parents, a much neglected aspect of our practice of Islam in Western lands. This Friday khutbah was delivered at al-Masjid al-Awwal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) on 1439.07.08.

Moosaa Richardson highlights some amazing benefits understood from the authentic story of Jaabir ibn Sulaym's first encounter with the Messenger of Allaah (may Allaah raise his rank and grant him peace). This Friday khutbah was delivered at al-Masjid al-Awwal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA ) on 1439.07.01.

Moosaa Richardson reminds us of the importance of sincerity and supplication, reading the well known hadeeth from al-Bukhaaree and Muslim about the three men trapped in the cave, each one supplicating to Allaah while mentioning his best and most sincere deed. This Friday sermon was recorded at al-Masjid al-Awwal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) on 1439.06.21.

Moosaa Richardson reminds us of a common supplication from our noble Prophet (may Allaah raise his rank and grant him peace), that he used to beg Allaah for refuge from [1] Incapability, [2] laziness, [3] Cowardice, [4] Stinginess, [5] Weak old age, and [6] the punishment of the grave. Get the PDF of the supplication and follow along: http://www.bakkah.net/en/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/PROTECTION-...

Salaah Brooks reminds us about an essential hadeeth on the topic of Islamic brotherhood: "Whoever alleviates the burden of another believer, Allaah will alleviate one of his burdens on the Day of Judgment..." [Saheeh Muslim] Recorded at al-Masjid al-Awwal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) on 1439.05.30. Reviewed by Moosaa Richardson.

Moosaa Richardson delivers this Friday khutbah about the amazing benefits of the hadeeth of Jibreel. A hadeeth we have heard so many times, yet it is rich in benefit, and this khutbah highlights 18 of its most important benefits. This Friday sermon was delivered at al-Masjid al-Awwal (the First Muslim Mosque) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) on 1439.05.23.