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The Secret to Allah’s Forgiveness | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman
Becoming a Friend of Allah - Sh. Omar Suleiman | Khutbah

Becoming a Friend of Allah - Sh. Omar Suleiman | Khutbah

Overcoming Compassion Fatigue, Numbness, and Burnout - Sh. Omar Suleiman | Khutbah

Overcoming Compassion Fatigue, Numbness, and Burnout - Sh. Omar Suleiman | Khutbah

Speaking a Word of Truth to a Tyrant - Sh. Omar Suleiman | Khutbah

Speaking a Word of Truth to a Tyrant - Sh. Omar Suleiman | Khutbah

What Do You “Smell” Like? - Sh. Omar Suleiman | Khutbah

What Do You “Smell” Like? - Sh. Omar Suleiman | Khutbah

A Living Heart Under Siege | Khutbah

A Living Heart Under Siege | Khutbah

Don't Forget Your Mistakes, Learn From Them | Khutbah

Don't Forget Your Mistakes, Learn From Them | Khutbah

Repentance Delayed and Denied: Learning from a Dying Pharoah | Khutbah

Repentance Delayed and Denied: Learning from a Dying Pharoah | Khutbah

“There is no refuge or escape from you, except to you...” | Khutbah

“There is no refuge or escape from you, except to you...” | Khutbah

How Istighfar Clears the Fog | Khutbah

How Istighfar Clears the Fog | Khutbah

Don't Minimize Your Pain, Seek its Reward | Khutbah

Don't Minimize Your Pain, Seek its Reward | Khutbah

How Aisha (ra) Became a Doctor | Khutbah

How Aisha (ra) Became a Doctor | Khutbah

Stop Trying To Escape Death. Just Make The Most of Life | Khutbah

Stop Trying To Escape Death. Just Make The Most of Life | Khutbah

You Will Never Be As Alone Or Desperate As Yunus (as) | Khutbah

You Will Never Be As Alone Or Desperate As Yunus (as) | Khutbah

Do You Think You Will Enter Jannah? | Khutbah

Do You Think You Will Enter Jannah? | Khutbah

A Message Regarding the Muslims in France | Khutbah

A Message Regarding the Muslims in France | Khutbah

“Indeed, Your Enemy is The One Cut Off” | Khutbah

“Indeed, Your Enemy is The One Cut Off” | Khutbah

Maintaining Character in Chaos and Confusion | Khutbah

Maintaining Character in Chaos and Confusion | Khutbah

Allah Spared Me, Why Would I Dip my Tongue in it?  | Khutbah

Allah Spared Me, Why Would I Dip my Tongue in it? | Khutbah

Allah Laughs at This Awkward Meeting | Khutbah

Allah Laughs at This Awkward Meeting | Khutbah

Black Friday: Fear of Missing Out on Good Deals or Deeds | Khutbah

Black Friday: Fear of Missing Out on Good Deals or Deeds | Khutbah

Don’t Wait For Others To Ask | Khutbah

Don’t Wait For Others To Ask | Khutbah

Your Father: The Middle Gate to Jannah | Khutbah

Your Father: The Middle Gate to Jannah | Khutbah

Do Not Curse Time: What A New Year Really Means | Khutbah

Do Not Curse Time: What A New Year Really Means | Khutbah

Three Moments That Lead to Paradise | Khutbah

Three Moments That Lead to Paradise | Khutbah

Owning Our Mistakes | Khutbah

Owning Our Mistakes | Khutbah

Serving the “Undeserving” | Khutbah

Serving the “Undeserving” | Khutbah

“A Life Cut Short...” | Khutbah

“A Life Cut Short...” | Khutbah

Before Our Hearts Were Hardened | Khutbah

Before Our Hearts Were Hardened | Khutbah

Wash Our Hearts With Water, Snow, and Hail | Khutbah

Wash Our Hearts With Water, Snow, and Hail | Khutbah

Let Your Water Flow To Your Neighbor | Khutbah

Let Your Water Flow To Your Neighbor | Khutbah

The Blessing You Won't Forget Next Time | Khutbah

The Blessing You Won't Forget Next Time | Khutbah

"Am I Really Sincere?" | Khutbah

"Am I Really Sincere?" | Khutbah

Forbidden From Qiyam For Questioning His Sincerity | Khutbah

Forbidden From Qiyam For Questioning His Sincerity | Khutbah

Am I Accountable for My Thoughts? | Khutbah

Am I Accountable for My Thoughts? | Khutbah

Two Conditions For Forgiveness in Sha'aban | Khutbah

Two Conditions For Forgiveness in Sha'aban | Khutbah

The Knots, Whispers, Sticks & Stones of Shaytan | Khutbah

The Knots, Whispers, Sticks & Stones of Shaytan | Khutbah

From Bad To Better & Good To Great | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

From Bad To Better & Good To Great | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

The Best Forms Of Dhikr In Ramadan | Khutbah

The Best Forms Of Dhikr In Ramadan | Khutbah

What Are You Willing To Give Up For Allah? | Khutbah

What Are You Willing To Give Up For Allah? | Khutbah

5 Best Things To Do On Laylatul Qadr | Khutbah

5 Best Things To Do On Laylatul Qadr | Khutbah

The Effect Of Laylatul Qadr On The Heart | Khutbah

The Effect Of Laylatul Qadr On The Heart | Khutbah

Al Aqsa Will Always Matter To Us | Khutbah

Al Aqsa Will Always Matter To Us | Khutbah

Learning Courage from Palestine & Our Predecessors | Khutbah

Learning Courage from Palestine & Our Predecessors | Khutbah

David and Goliath in Islam | Khutbah

David and Goliath in Islam | Khutbah

Dua to Overcome Feeling Helpless | Khutbah

Dua to Overcome Feeling Helpless | Khutbah

Sins We Commit When We’re Scared and Vulnerable | Khutbah

Sins We Commit When We’re Scared and Vulnerable | Khutbah

How Paradise Keeps Us Patient | Khutbah

How Paradise Keeps Us Patient | Khutbah

The Du’a Taught to Only 1 Prophet | Khutbah

The Du’a Taught to Only 1 Prophet | Khutbah

How Allah sends Salah upon you | Khutbah

How Allah sends Salah upon you | Khutbah

One Ummah, One Body | Khutbah

One Ummah, One Body | Khutbah

When Your True Colors Show | Khutbah

When Your True Colors Show | Khutbah

The First Footstep Of Shaytan | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

The First Footstep Of Shaytan | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Virtues of Ashura and How to Observe It | Khutbah

Virtues of Ashura and How to Observe It | Khutbah

When You Hit Your Lowest Point | Khutbah

When You Hit Your Lowest Point | Khutbah

The Highest Degree of Love for Allah | Khutbah

The Highest Degree of Love for Allah | Khutbah

Friends That Hold You Back | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Friends That Hold You Back | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

When People Keep Letting You Down | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

When People Keep Letting You Down | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

How Tahajjud Removes Stress and Sins | Khutbah

How Tahajjud Removes Stress and Sins | Khutbah

How Would The Prophet ﷺ Advise You? | Khutbah

How Would The Prophet ﷺ Advise You? | Khutbah

Inscribed on the Sword of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ | Khutbah

Inscribed on the Sword of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ | Khutbah

A Believer Cannot Be A Liar | Khutbah

A Believer Cannot Be A Liar | Khutbah

'I guarantee Jannah for the one who…' | Khutbah

'I guarantee Jannah for the one who…' | Khutbah

Quenching Our Humanity | Khutbah

Quenching Our Humanity | Khutbah

What Makes You Cry |  Khutbah

What Makes You Cry | Khutbah

7 Ways To Increase Baraka In Your Time | Khutbah

7 Ways To Increase Baraka In Your Time | Khutbah

Do Not Aid an Oppressor | Khutbah

Do Not Aid an Oppressor | Khutbah

Virtual Reality & the Fitna of Dajjal | Khutbah

Virtual Reality & the Fitna of Dajjal | Khutbah

Seeing With The Light of Allah | Khutbah

Seeing With The Light of Allah | Khutbah

Allah’s Name: At Tawwab - The One Who Accepts Repentance | Khutbah

Allah’s Name: At Tawwab - The One Who Accepts Repentance | Khutbah

Gems from the Miracles and Manners of Jesus (as) | Khutbah

Gems from the Miracles and Manners of Jesus (as) | Khutbah

But You Want Something Else From Allah | Khutbah

But You Want Something Else From Allah | Khutbah

Allah’s Guidance | Khutbah

Allah’s Guidance | Khutbah

Do Not Belittle the Efforts of Others | Khutbah

Do Not Belittle the Efforts of Others | Khutbah

Don’t be Hasty | Khutbah by Sh. Ibrahim Hindy

Don’t be Hasty | Khutbah by Sh. Ibrahim Hindy

Is Allah Punishing Me? | Khutbah

Is Allah Punishing Me? | Khutbah

Turning Your "Waste" Into Rewards | Khutbah

Turning Your "Waste" Into Rewards | Khutbah

New Beginnings with the Messenger ﷺ | Khutbah

New Beginnings with the Messenger ﷺ | Khutbah

To Truly be Free | Khutbah

To Truly be Free | Khutbah

Dangerous Assumptions | Khutbah

Dangerous Assumptions | Khutbah

Resting the Soul and Avoiding Burnout | Khutbah

Resting the Soul and Avoiding Burnout | Khutbah

The Day of Judgement as if You Can See it | Khutbah

The Day of Judgement as if You Can See it | Khutbah

Let's Let Go of Our Ego  | Khutbah

Let's Let Go of Our Ego | Khutbah

How To Start Ramadan Right  | Khutbah

How To Start Ramadan Right | Khutbah

Fasting is a Shield  | Khutbah

Fasting is a Shield | Khutbah

Al-Aqsa, Indian Muslims and Ramadan Silence  | Khutbah

Al-Aqsa, Indian Muslims and Ramadan Silence | Khutbah

What Allah Decides for you on Laylatul Qadr  | Khutbah

What Allah Decides for you on Laylatul Qadr | Khutbah

Was my Ramadan Accepted?  | Khutbah

Was my Ramadan Accepted? | Khutbah

Fighting the Ramadan Blues  | Khutbah

Fighting the Ramadan Blues | Khutbah

Our Priorities as an Ummah  | Khutbah

Our Priorities as an Ummah | Khutbah

3 Ways to Save Yourself from Fitna  | Khutbah

3 Ways to Save Yourself from Fitna | Khutbah

Social Media, Misinformation, And The Assassination of Uthman (ra)  | Khutbah

Social Media, Misinformation, And The Assassination of Uthman (ra) | Khutbah

Do Not Compromise Your Deen  | Khutbah

Do Not Compromise Your Deen | Khutbah

Why the Shaheed would want to come back  | Khutbah

Why the Shaheed would want to come back | Khutbah

The Benefits of Hasbunallahu Wa Ni'mal Wakeel | Khutbah

The Benefits of Hasbunallahu Wa Ni'mal Wakeel | Khutbah

Our Father Ibrahim (as) Still Cares About Us | Khutbah

Our Father Ibrahim (as) Still Cares About Us | Khutbah

What to do on 'Arafah | Khutbah

What to do on 'Arafah | Khutbah

The Du'as of the Salaf on Arafah | Khutbah

The Du'as of the Salaf on Arafah | Khutbah

Uniting Our Ummah When Politics Divide | Khutbah

Uniting Our Ummah When Politics Divide | Khutbah

Your Image of Allah and Attachment to Him | Khutbah

Your Image of Allah and Attachment to Him | Khutbah

The 3 Keys to Human Excellence | Khutbah

The 3 Keys to Human Excellence | Khutbah

Life Only Starts When You Die | Khutbah

Life Only Starts When You Die | Khutbah

Why Ashura is so important | Khutbah

Why Ashura is so important | Khutbah

Will Anyone Remember Me? | Khutbah

Will Anyone Remember Me? | Khutbah

Learning to Trust Allah’s Timing | Khutbah

Learning to Trust Allah’s Timing | Khutbah

Defining Masculinity Through Qur’an | Khutbah

Defining Masculinity Through Qur’an | Khutbah

Vocabulary of a Narcissist | Khutbah

Vocabulary of a Narcissist | Khutbah

The Sin of Using People | Khutbah

The Sin of Using People | Khutbah

Think Well of Allah | Khutbah

Think Well of Allah | Khutbah

O Allah, I Love You Even Though I Disobey You | Khutbah

O Allah, I Love You Even Though I Disobey You | Khutbah

Why Don't We All Have the Same Blessings? | Khutbah

Why Don't We All Have the Same Blessings? | Khutbah

A World Without Muhammad ﷺ | Khutbah

A World Without Muhammad ﷺ | Khutbah

The Advice You Need to Hear | Khutbah

The Advice You Need to Hear | Khutbah

The Pursuit of Balance | Khutbah

The Pursuit of Balance | Khutbah

The Good Deed That Ruins You | Khutbah

The Good Deed That Ruins You | Khutbah

A Summary of Islam by the Prophet ﷺ | Khutbah

A Summary of Islam by the Prophet ﷺ | Khutbah

Tired of Being Taken Advantage Of | Khutbah

Tired of Being Taken Advantage Of | Khutbah

Lost Without Allah | Khutbah

Lost Without Allah | Khutbah

How To Diagnose Your Heart | Khutbah

How To Diagnose Your Heart | Khutbah

The Fear of Living an “Ordinary” Life | Khutbah

The Fear of Living an “Ordinary” Life | Khutbah

How To Change Your Desires | Khutbah

How To Change Your Desires | Khutbah

Is All Knowledge Good? | Khutbah

Is All Knowledge Good? | Khutbah

What Causes Du‘as to Be Unheard? | Khutbah

What Causes Du‘as to Be Unheard? | Khutbah

What the Prophet ﷺ Wished He Hadn't Asked | Khutbah

What the Prophet ﷺ Wished He Hadn't Asked | Khutbah

Negative Speaking and Belittling Blessings | Khutbah

Negative Speaking and Belittling Blessings | Khutbah

When Forgiving Is Complicated | Khutbah

When Forgiving Is Complicated | Khutbah

When Parents Beg Their Kids To Believe | Khutbah

When Parents Beg Their Kids To Believe | Khutbah

Why Allah Allows Earthquakes and Suffering | Khutbah

Why Allah Allows Earthquakes and Suffering | Khutbah

Would You Pass This Test | Khutbah

Would You Pass This Test | Khutbah

Your Time to Shine #Sha'ban | Khutbah

Your Time to Shine #Sha'ban | Khutbah

Your Heart Isn’t Ready for Ramadan Unless… | Khutbah

Your Heart Isn’t Ready for Ramadan Unless… | Khutbah

A Jannah Worth Chasing | Khutbah

A Jannah Worth Chasing | Khutbah

Your Ramadan Uniform | Khutbah

Your Ramadan Uniform | Khutbah

Your Greatest Motivation | Khutbah

Your Greatest Motivation | Khutbah

Getting Past the Mid-Ramadan Dip | Khutbah

Getting Past the Mid-Ramadan Dip | Khutbah

When Allah Gifts You With Tranquility | Khutbah

When Allah Gifts You With Tranquility | Khutbah

The New You | Eid Khutbah

The New You | Eid Khutbah

AI and ChatGPT: Spiritual Resilience and Ethics | Khutbah

AI and ChatGPT: Spiritual Resilience and Ethics | Khutbah

Feeling Paralyzed by Stress and Fitna? | Khutbah

Feeling Paralyzed by Stress and Fitna? | Khutbah

The Qur’an and Intellectual Humility | Khutbah

The Qur’an and Intellectual Humility | Khutbah

Wasted Potential | Khutbah

Wasted Potential | Khutbah

Your Lord Doesn’t Forget | Khutbah

Your Lord Doesn’t Forget | Khutbah

Who Should You Really Care About? | Khutbah

Who Should You Really Care About? | Khutbah

Where Has Your Tongue Taken You? | Khutbah

Where Has Your Tongue Taken You? | Khutbah

Why Would A Man Sacrifice His Son? | Khutbah

Why Would A Man Sacrifice His Son? | Khutbah

How To Make Du'a For Barakah | Khutbah

How To Make Du'a For Barakah | Khutbah

Do You Love To Argue? | Khutbah

Do You Love To Argue? | Khutbah

Missed Opportunities | Khutbah

Missed Opportunities | Khutbah

When Allah Guides Through You | Khutbah

When Allah Guides Through You | Khutbah

The Ashura Within | Khutbah

The Ashura Within | Khutbah

Allah Appreciates Your Smallest Deeds | Khutbah

Allah Appreciates Your Smallest Deeds | Khutbah

Islam's Cure for Depression | Khutbah

Islam's Cure for Depression | Khutbah

Conquering Your Insecurities | Khutbah

Conquering Your Insecurities | Khutbah

Allah Will Honor You | Khutbah

Allah Will Honor You | Khutbah

How Allah Uses “Tomorrow” in the Qur’an | Khutbah

How Allah Uses “Tomorrow” in the Qur’an | Khutbah

When Love Makes You Crazy | Khutbah

When Love Makes You Crazy | Khutbah

Natural Disasters & The Day of Judgment | Khutbah

Natural Disasters & The Day of Judgment | Khutbah

What Are Your Real Intentions? | Khutbah

What Are Your Real Intentions? | Khutbah

How to Make The Most of your Salah | Khutbah

How to Make The Most of your Salah | Khutbah

Palestine Khutbah Outside the White House | Dr. Omar Suleiman

Palestine Khutbah Outside the White House | Dr. Omar Suleiman

"What's the Point?" | Khutbah

"What's the Point?" | Khutbah

How Palestine Exposes Hypocrisy | Khutbah

How Palestine Exposes Hypocrisy | Khutbah

Feeling Helpless While Watching Oppression | Khutbah

Feeling Helpless While Watching Oppression | Khutbah

Palestine Awakens the Ummah | Khutbah

Palestine Awakens the Ummah | Khutbah

What Does Islam Say About War and Justice? | Khutbah

What Does Islam Say About War and Justice? | Khutbah

Your Leg is Already in Paradise | Khutbah

Your Leg is Already in Paradise | Khutbah

The Value of Just One Righteous Life | Khutbah

The Value of Just One Righteous Life | Khutbah

Media Martyrs and Symbolic Resistance | Khutbah

Media Martyrs and Symbolic Resistance | Khutbah

Staying Sincere for the Cause | Khutbah

Staying Sincere for the Cause | Khutbah

Do You Doubt the Return? | Khutbah

Do You Doubt the Return? | Khutbah

When Laws are Held Hostage | Khutbah

When Laws are Held Hostage | Khutbah

It Actually Starts with Tahajjud | Khutbah

It Actually Starts with Tahajjud | Khutbah

The Most Underestimated Major Sin | Khutbah

The Most Underestimated Major Sin | Khutbah

How Allah will Mock Them | Khutbah

How Allah will Mock Them | Khutbah

Is It All Our Fault? | Khutbah

Is It All Our Fault? | Khutbah

Why this Sha'aban is so Important | Khutbah

Why this Sha'aban is so Important | Khutbah

What Happens on the 15th of Sha'aban? | Khutbah

What Happens on the 15th of Sha'aban? | Khutbah

Ramadan Joy and Gaza Depression | Khutbah

Ramadan Joy and Gaza Depression | Khutbah

How to Make this Your Best Ramadan | Khutbah

How to Make this Your Best Ramadan | Khutbah

Setting Character Goals in Ramadan | Khutbah

Setting Character Goals in Ramadan | Khutbah

When Your Heart is On Empty | Khutbah

When Your Heart is On Empty | Khutbah

Those Who are Deprived on Laylatul Qadr | Khutbah

Those Who are Deprived on Laylatul Qadr | Khutbah

When the Decree Shocks Everyone on Laylatul Qadr | Khutbah

When the Decree Shocks Everyone on Laylatul Qadr | Khutbah

A Night Even Better than Laylatul Qadr | Khutbah

A Night Even Better than Laylatul Qadr | Khutbah

Is the End Near? | Khutbah

Is the End Near? | Khutbah

"Don't Move!" - Gaza Encampment at Northwestern University | Khutbah

"Don't Move!" - Gaza Encampment at Northwestern University | Khutbah

Act and Allah Will Unlock Success | Khutbah

Act and Allah Will Unlock Success | Khutbah

Overcoming Despair When We See Mutilated Bodies | Khutbah

Overcoming Despair When We See Mutilated Bodies | Khutbah

Resistance in Exile: from Hijra to Nakba | Khutbah

Resistance in Exile: from Hijra to Nakba | Khutbah

The Inner Strength to Keep Fighting | Khutbah

The Inner Strength to Keep Fighting | Khutbah

Will Gaza be Israel's Downfall? | Khutbah

Will Gaza be Israel's Downfall? | Khutbah

When Allah Tests You with the Truth | Khutbah

When Allah Tests You with the Truth | Khutbah

Hidden Causes of Disconnect from Allah | Khutbah

Hidden Causes of Disconnect from Allah | Khutbah

How Close Are You to the Prophet (as)? | Khutbah

How Close Are You to the Prophet (as)? | Khutbah

The Most Important Ashura of Our Lives? | Khutbah

The Most Important Ashura of Our Lives? | Khutbah

Is Allah Really with Us? | Khutbah

Is Allah Really with Us? | Khutbah

The Real History of Palestine in the Qur'an | Khutbah

The Real History of Palestine in the Qur'an | Khutbah

The One Child Pharoah Didn't Kill | Khutbah

The One Child Pharoah Didn't Kill | Khutbah

The Art of Finding Closure | Khutbah

The Art of Finding Closure | Khutbah

Don't Let them Steal your Revolution | Khutbah

Don't Let them Steal your Revolution | Khutbah

Thank God We're Not Them | Khutbah

Thank God We're Not Them | Khutbah

What If I Can't Look Anymore? | Khutbah

What If I Can't Look Anymore? | Khutbah

Wounds That Aren't Meant To Heal | Khutbah

Wounds That Aren't Meant To Heal | Khutbah

Your False Sense of Security: From Gaza and Beyond | Khutbah

Your False Sense of Security: From Gaza and Beyond | Khutbah

Hind Rajab to Aafia Siddiqui: Re-humanizing the De-humanized | Khutbah

Hind Rajab to Aafia Siddiqui: Re-humanizing the De-humanized | Khutbah

When It’s Hard to say Alhamdulilah | Khutbah

When It’s Hard to say Alhamdulilah | Khutbah

Israel Has the Right to Defend Itself? | Khutbah

Israel Has the Right to Defend Itself? | Khutbah

Is Revenge Worth it? It Hurts You More Than You Think | Khutbah

Is Revenge Worth it? It Hurts You More Than You Think | Khutbah

Earning Jannah While Watching a Genocide | Khutbah

Earning Jannah While Watching a Genocide | Khutbah

What if Oppression is Our Destiny? | Khutbah

What if Oppression is Our Destiny? | Khutbah

Who Do I Vote For? A message to American Muslims | Khutbah

Who Do I Vote For? A message to American Muslims | Khutbah

What are Your True Intentions? Goodwill VS Ego | Khutbah

What are Your True Intentions? Goodwill VS Ego | Khutbah

Allah Will Surprise You - Embracing the Unknown | Khutbah

Allah Will Surprise You - Embracing the Unknown | Khutbah

Allah WILL Test You With Your Words | Khutbah

Allah WILL Test You With Your Words | Khutbah

Just When You Thought It Was Over | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Just When You Thought It Was Over | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

You Need to Love Allah More | Ramadan Prep Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

You Need to Love Allah More | Ramadan Prep Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Beyond Halal & Haram: Are You Numbing Your Heart? | Ramadan Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Beyond Halal & Haram: Are You Numbing Your Heart? | Ramadan Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Who are the human devils amongst us? | Ramadan Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Who are the human devils amongst us? | Ramadan Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

The Amazing Connections Between Jumah and Laylatul Qadr | Ramadan Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

The Amazing Connections Between Jumah and Laylatul Qadr | Ramadan Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Do Not Abandon the Masjid After Ramadan | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Do Not Abandon the Masjid After Ramadan | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

What is your biggest fear? A wake up call amidst collapse | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

What is your biggest fear? A wake up call amidst collapse | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Your Future Self Is Not Who You Think It Is | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Your Future Self Is Not Who You Think It Is | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

How to Deal With Angry People | Khutbah by Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

How to Deal With Angry People | Khutbah by Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

"If Only I Had the Strength…" | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

"If Only I Had the Strength…" | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

How Allah Defends Those Who Believe | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

How Allah Defends Those Who Believe | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

India VS Pakistan: The Deadly Cost of Nationalism | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

India VS Pakistan: The Deadly Cost of Nationalism | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

How the Plot of Israel Will Backfire | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

How the Plot of Israel Will Backfire | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Are You Waiting to Become a Victim? | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Are You Waiting to Become a Victim? | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Why is the World Falling Apart? | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Why is the World Falling Apart? | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Ashura is Not Nostalgia | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Ashura is Not Nostalgia | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

"What I Saw in Bosnia." 30 Years After the Genocide | Lecture by Dr. Omar Suleiman

"What I Saw in Bosnia." 30 Years After the Genocide | Lecture by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Are You Willing to Truly Sacrifice for Allah? | Lecture by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Are You Willing to Truly Sacrifice for Allah? | Lecture by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Practicing Detachment: A Daily Guide to Freeing Your Heart for Allah | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Practicing Detachment: A Daily Guide to Freeing Your Heart for Allah | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

The Crime of Hunger | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

The Crime of Hunger | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Don’t Just Exist—Live for What Allah Created You For | Lecture by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Don’t Just Exist—Live for What Allah Created You For | Lecture by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Gaza Is Starving — But Allah’s Promise Has Not Failed | Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

Gaza Is Starving — But Allah’s Promise Has Not Failed | Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

The Qur’an They Can’t Bomb: Stories from Gaza | Dr. Omar Suleiman

The Qur’an They Can’t Bomb: Stories from Gaza | Dr. Omar Suleiman

Do People Have Hope In You? | Dr. Omar Suleiman

Do People Have Hope In You? | Dr. Omar Suleiman

How You Should Eat While Gaza Starves | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

How You Should Eat While Gaza Starves | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Are You a Mediocre Muslim? | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Are You a Mediocre Muslim? | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

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The Secret to Allah’s Forgiveness | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

What is the tawbah that Allah never rejects? Many of us struggle with guilt, wondering if our prayers for forgiveness are actually being heard.

In today’s khutbah, Dr. Omar Suleiman explains the spiritual mechanics of Allah’s forgiveness and why admitting your sins is the key to unlocking divine mercy.

This transcript was auto-generated using AI and may contain misspellings.
We begin by praising Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and bearing witness that none has the right to be worshipped or unconditionally obeyed except for Him, and we bear witness that Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam is His final messenger.
We ask Allah to send His peace and blessings upon him, the prophets and messengers that came before him, his family and companions that served alongside him, and those that follow in his blessed path until the Day of Judgment. And we ask Allah to make us amongst them. Allahumma ameen.
Dear brothers and sisters, Abu Bakr as-Siddiq radiAllahu ta'ala anhu—and he rarely has narrations like this— he said that I asked the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam, sa'altu rasoolAllahi sallallahu alayhi wasallam,
alimni du'a'an ad'u bihi fee salati, "O Messenger of Allah, teach me a du'a that I can start to say in my prayers."
You know the person asking and you know the person being asked, sallallahu alayhi wasallam. You know the status of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq radiAllahu ta'ala anhu in the sight of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and his goodness.
And he's asking the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam, "Give me a du'a that I can say in my prayer." So the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam said to him, "Say: Allahumma inni dhalamtu nafsi dhulman kathira,
wa la yaghfiru adh-dhunooba illa Ant, faghfir li maghfiratan min 'indika warhamni innaka Anta al-Ghafur ar-Raheem." I'm going to repeat it again.
Allahumma inni dhalamtu nafsi dhulman kathira. "O Allah, I have wronged myself tremendously. Dhulman kathira. Wa la yaghfiru adh-dhunooba illa Ant.
And there is no one who can forgive sins except for You. Faghfir li maghfiratan min 'indik. So forgive me with a forgiveness from You. Warhamni. And have mercy upon me.
Innaka Anta al-Ghafur ar-Raheem. Verily, You are the Most Forgiving and the Most Merciful." Now, we rarely have narrations like this from Abu Bakr as-Siddiq radiAllahu ta'ala anhu because of the time that he passed away.
And these aren't the types of conversations that we typically have between the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wasallam and Abu Bakr as-Siddiq radiAllahu ta'ala anhu.
But the formula of that du'a is incredible. And the ulama talk about this idea of what is the secret of tawbah
that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam has embedded in all of the supplications that he taught to his companions.
And how is it that no one is exempt from some of the parts of that formula? You know when someone didn't really do anything wrong but they ask you for some advice,
and you have to give them a million qualifiers and say, "Listen, it's not you, it's not like you did anything wrong, you're good. But for somebody else, if they wanted to say this, this is what they would say." But the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam is telling Abu Bakr to say
inni dhalamtu nafsi dhulman kathira, that "I've wronged myself tremendously," without all of the qualifiers that, "No, it's not you, O Abu Bakr." And this is talking about other people in the ummah that have fallen to this.
He tells Abu Bakr radiAllahu ta'ala anhu, because there is at the core of this du'a an essential ingredient to tawbah
and something that perfectly captures the relationship between the servant and his Lord. And that is that when a person sins— and we've been talking about this in the last ten nights—
they've forgotten either themselves or they've forgotten who their Lord is, or it's a combination of the two. They've forgotten themselves or they've forgotten who their Lord is, or it's a combination of the two, building on that idea of
wa la takunu ka alladheena nasu Allaha fa-ansahum anfusahum. "Don't be like those who forgot Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, so Allah caused them to forget themselves."
And the first words that capture that essential ingredient of tawbah of not forgetting yourself is dhalamtu nafsi.
"I wronged myself." When Adam alayhi as-salam returned back to Allah along with his wife Hawa, Rabbana dhalamna anfusana.
"O our Lord, we wronged ourselves." And I'll just stop with that for a moment. Dhalamna anfusana. "We wronged ourselves." When Yunus alayhi as-salam was in the bottom of the ocean
in the stomach of that whale, and he called out to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala in darkness: La ilaha illa Anta subhanaka inni kuntu min adh-dhalimeen.
"There is no god but You, how perfect are You? I was amongst the transgressors." The only way that Adam alayhi as-salam and Hawa are describing themselves,
and the only way that Yunus alayhi as-salam is describing himself, and the only way that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam is teaching Abu Bakr as-Siddiq radiAllahu ta'ala anhu—
who is the best after the prophets—to describe himself is that "I wronged myself," dhalamtu nafsi, with absolutely no qualifiers whatsoever. And so the first ingredient that the scholars mention
is what the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam said: An-nadamu tawbah. "Regret is repentance." And the first part of regret is al-i'tiraf bi adh-dhanb,
to recognize that you committed the sin and that there was absolutely no excuse for you to commit that sin and that you should not qualify your regret in any way whatsoever
by saying, "Ya Allah, I was young. Ya Allah, I was angry. Ya Allah, but You know how this person was. Ya Allah, but You know what I was going through at this particular time." No. An-nadamu tawbah, as the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam said,
"Regret is repentance." It is absolute i'tiraf. Absolute i'tiraf. To acknowledge what you did and to feel the regret for what you did. Now subhanAllah, you might be thinking,
"Well, how does this not lead to a sense of self-hatred and despair?" And the scholars say that because every single person at some point— fa-i'tarafna bi-dhunubina—
every single person will come to acknowledge their sins. Some of them acknowledge their sins in this life. Some of them acknowledge their sins in the next life. The only ones who should despair are the ones who delay their acknowledgement to the next life.
And Allah azza wa jal even uses a different word for it altogether so that they don't get confused. The word is hasrah. Ya hasrata 'ala al-'ibad. Ya hasrata 'ala ma farrattu fee janbi Allah.
Hasrah is a word of regret that I cannot come back from. Nadam is a word of regret that I can still come back to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala with.
Allah azza wa jal never mixes the two concepts, because so long as you're still here, so long as you're still alive and able to acknowledge what you have done, the admitting of that sin— no matter how painful it is,
no matter how big the sin was, no matter how shameful it was, no matter how long you abstained from repenting to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala for it, no matter how many people you took on a ride along the way—
as long as it's before you stop breathing, it can still be nadam and not hasrah. Now the ulama mention that there could be hasrah in this life as well,
and that is the person who knows that they messed up, who acknowledges that they messed up, but acknowledges no desire whatsoever to come back to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. "Yeah, I messed up, so what? It is what it is. I'm going to Hell.
It's okay." You know, subhanAllah, I was in a Muslim country two months ago, and it was really sad to me. There was a non-Muslim that was considering becoming Muslim that was telling me about a Muslim friend
that secretly drinks alcohol. And this non-Muslim is saying that I told my Muslim friend— because it was Ramadan and they were drinking alcohol— "Wait a minute, it's Ramadan, don't you at least quit for that?"
And the Muslim was saying, "You know, I closed the door on Heaven for myself a long time ago. I already know that I'm going to Hell." A non-Muslim who's thinking about becoming Muslim is telling me this —right?— about a Muslim friend.
That's a dramatic example. But you find people that will say, "Yeah, I made this mistake in my life, but I'll live with it. Hopefully all the other good stuff that I do will cover for it." That's an expression of hasrah,
because there's no desire whatsoever to come back to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala with that sin. But the first part of this is dhalamtu nafsi.
SubhanAllah, Imam al-Qayyim, rahimahullah, he compares this to Iblis, to the devil, and how shaytan said,
"Rabbi bi-ma aghwaytani, my Lord, because You led me astray." And what does it mean when he says "bi-ma aghwaytani"? What exactly is Iblis blaming?
Is he saying that "You led me astray because You led me to believe that I was going to be this certain creature with You, and then suddenly You shot me down"?
Was he saying that, "You know, I was getting up this whole time just to be smacked down"? "Because You led me astray by putting Adam alayhi as-salam in front of me. You know how much I hate people being in front of me, and You put Adam alayhi as-salam in front of me,
and I couldn't handle that. Bi-ma aghwaytani." What was he blaming? What's the human equivalent of that? And subhanAllah, he says something in Madarij as-Salikeen. I'll paraphrase it because it's a long section, which is really interesting.
He said, "Ihtaja bil-qadr." That what he's blaming is divine decree. Look at the difference. Adam alayhi as-salam i'tarafa bi adh-dhanb, fajtabahu rabbuhu wa hada.
Adam alayhi as-salam acknowledged the sin, so Allah chose him and guided him. Iblis ihtaja bil-qadr. Iblis blamed the divine decree. "You wrote this upon me.
You wrote this upon me." So Allah azza wa jal cursed him and broke him. See the difference? Adam alayhi as-salam i'tarafa bi adh-dhanb.
He acknowledged it, so Allah chose him. Not just forgave him— Allah chose him and guided him. Iblis ihtaja bil-qadr. He blamed the divine decree.
"You wrote this upon me. You already knew this was going to happen. This was the grand setup. Not my choice in it. This was all the grand setup all the time. I was going to be a shaytan ar-rajeem."
So Allah cursed him and broke him, expelled him, made him rajeem, distant from Him. So what's the human tendency that falls within them? The human tendency
is not just that a person explicitly blamed someone else for the sins that they've committed in life or for their sinful tendencies— like "Yeah, but I ended up with this person, and I have this person, I have these people around me, and I was at this phase in my life, and had I not been in this particular situation,
I would have done this." It's not just that. It's that a person says to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, "I did not have enough incentive to stay away from committing that sin."
You see, just as in Ramadan we're paying attention to the blessings that we often take for granted, that even if there were certain elements in your life that pulled you towards that sin, there was always enough
from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala for you not to commit that sin in the first place. Ihtaja bil-qadr is when you're apologizing to someone and you're saying, "But you know, you did this,
and you know how this sets me off, and you know how this happens, and you know how this plays a role in that." Adam alayhi as-salam did not say any of that. Dhalamtu nafsi. Dhalamtu nafsi. "I wronged myself."
Yunus alayhi as-salam— "Ya Allah, You know how annoying my people are." No. "You know how hard of a time they gave me." No. Adam alayhi as-salam—"You know how tempting the tree was." No. Abu Bakr radiAllahu ta'ala anhu— "Ya Allah, You know my status with You."
No. Every single person has to have that i'tiraf with them, that acknowledging the sin. Now here's the next part of that. The ulama mention that there are sins
that go unrepented for in the past. They exist in the past. Now someone might be saying, "Well, wait a minute. Isn't it ghufira lahu ma taqaddama min dhanbihi— Ramadan forgives everything, Laylat al-Qadr forgives everything?"
Yes, it may be that Allah forgave everything. But that coming to terms with something that you did is one of the greatest ways to finally come close to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and remove all of the barriers.
The vulnerability of i'tarafna bi-dhunubina— like, I don't care if I'm seventy years old and I think back to something that I did that was wrong when I was thirty years old, and
"Ya Allah, I never actually came to terms with it. Faghfir li. Forgive me for what I did. Forgive me for what I did." And when it comes to people and the conflicts that you have with people—
how many of us have these unresolved conflicts that are sitting in our closet, and we're like, "Yeah, hopefully they moved on, and, you know, there was some give and take here that took place." Let Allah azza wa jal do
the giving for what you took. The giving for what you took Of hardship If you can reopen that file and clean it I mean, isn't it beautiful that you can go back
And delete your history? No, you know what? I had some wrongdoings too ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي And as Uthman r.a. When he told the young boy That he poked
You know, to pinch his ear He said, pinch it Even though he was an old man He said, قِصَاصُ الدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ مِنْ قِصَاصِ الْآخِرَةِ I'd rather feel The avenging for that in this dunya Than in the akhirah
Let yourself acknowledge it Like, you know, no, I was really wrong What's the worst that can come out of that? You know what the worst that can come out of that is? In most situations Wow, you know, thank you for apologizing Maybe they did actually move on
Maybe they did actually move on But you're building a relationship now Right? There's some khair that comes out of that Some goodness that comes out of that رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنْفُسَنَا
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ الْإِعْتِرَافُ بِالذَّنْبِ The second ingredient that the ulema mentioned It's from the hadith of the Prophet ﷺ that a person said رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي The person said, my Lord, forgive me for my sin
And what did Allah azza wa jal say to the heavens? عَلِمَ عَبْدِي أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِالذَّنْبِ My servant knows that he has a Lord That not just holds accountable for sin
But forgives for sins رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي ظُلْمًا كَثِيرًا وَلَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنتَ And no one forgives those sins Except for You
You're the one who forgives those sins وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُوا فَاحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا لِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَن يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ Those who when they commit those deeds
And they remember Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala And they seek forgiveness for what they do Who will forgive their sins Except for Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala My servant knows he has a Lord who forgives قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَهُ
So I forgave him Remember in the first part you forgot who you were But in the second part If you're not coming back to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala You forgot who He is And this part of وَلَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنتَ
You think Abu Bakr radiAllahu anhu doesn't know that? Think the Prophet ﷺ doesn't know that? It's reigniting that connection It's reaffirming that you know who your Lord is
That not only did you not have the right to commit that sin But that He's the only one that can pull you out of it Because sometimes when a person falls They start to think about What can I do to get myself out of this situation?
And they think of all of these ways to get around it Instead of facing it And the reason why they don't want to face it Is because they worry about the consequence But Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala can remove that consequence
In an instance if you know who He is subhanahu wa ta'ala وَلَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنتَ No one forgives those sins except for You No one can pull me out of this except for You And so dear brothers and sisters
There are these two domains that are embedded Especially in these last ten nights Because coming close to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala Of knowing who He is and knowing who you are Requires you to say, O Allah, I broke it
O Allah, only You can fix it O Allah, I broke it O Allah, only You can fix it And those two things have to be embedded No matter how old you are No matter how righteous you think you are No matter how much you think you've been wronged in life
Those ingredients have to be there In order for there to be a meaningful tawbah to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala In these last ten and beyond We ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala Who is the only one, al-Ghafoor al-Raheem Who can forgive us
To forgive us for what we have committed against ourselves and others And we ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala To put in us the pain of regret that inspires repentance Not the pain of remorse that inspires paralysis
And we ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala To remove from us the barriers of ego And arrogance and self-righteousness That stop us from coming close to Him And stop us from removing
That which has caused us to hurt other people as well Allahumma ameen I say this and I ask forgiveness for the sins of the Muslims So ask forgiveness, He is the Most Forgiving, Most Merciful
Alhamdulillah And peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah And upon his family and companions and those who follow him O Allah, forgive the believing men and believing women And the Muslim men and Muslim women The living and the dead You are the All-Hearing, the All-Near The Responder to prayers
O Allah, forgive us and have mercy on us And pardon us and do not punish us Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves And if You do not forgive us and have mercy on us We will be among the losers O Allah, You are the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful You love forgiveness, so forgive us O Allah, forgive our parents
O Lord, have mercy on them as they raised us when we were young O Lord, grant us from our spouses and our offspring The comfort of our eyes And make us leaders for the righteous O Allah, help the oppressed brothers in the east and west O Allah, help the oppressed brothers in Palestine
And in Sudan and everywhere O Allah, protect us from Your enemies, the enemies of religion O Allah, show the wrongdoers the wonders of Your power O Allah, destroy the wrongdoers with the wrongdoers And bring forth from them our brothers in peace O servants of Allah, Allah commands justice and good conduct And giving to relatives
And forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression He admonishes you that you may remember So remember Allah, He will remember you And thank Him for His blessings, He will increase you And the remembrance of Allah is greater And Allah knows what you do May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon you