Lost Sunnah of Manners
Khuṭbah Date: 24th April 2026
🎙️ Speaker: Qari Armaan
Location: IADC
Action Points
*Alter the time and dates according to when you’re free in your calendar
Make it a goal this week to initiate salām with every Muslim you meet, whether at the masjid, work, or in your local community.
📅 Add to CalendarArrange to visit a family member, friend, or fellow Muslim for the sake of Allah, even if it is only for a short time.
📅 Add to CalendarDuring one khutbah, lesson, or conversation this week, remove distractions and give your full attention to the speaker.
📅 Add to CalendarAttend a class, lecture, or Islamic gathering with the intention of benefiting, approaching the knowledge with humility and respect.
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Video Recording
Summarised Points
📌 Main Message:
Islam is not only a religion of knowledge, but a religion of character. Adab determines how we receive knowledge, how we treat people, and how we carry ourselves before Allah and His creation. Knowledge without manners can remain on the tongue, but adab allows it to settle in the heart. Reviving our communities begins not merely with more information, but with better manners, humility, and respect.
🔑 Key Themes:
🤝 Adab is often more valuable than knowledge itself.
👋 Spreading salām builds love, trust, and brotherhood within the community.
🎓 Respect for scholars and gatherings of knowledge allows knowledge to enter the heart.
👂 Listening with presence is an act of worship and respect.
🏠 Visiting one another for the sake of Allah revives brotherhood and strengthens communities.
💡 Small acts of manners often produce the greatest changes in character.
💡 Four Ways to Revive Adab:
1. Spread Salām Generously
Salām is not simply a greeting; it is a du‘ā’, an act of worship, and a right that Muslims owe one another. Initiate it, complete it, and let it bring life to your interactions.
2. Revive Visiting One Another
Brotherhood requires effort. Visit for the sake of Allah, accept invitations, pray together, eat together, and strengthen relationships beyond social media and busy schedules.
3. Listen With Presence
Whether it is a khutbah, lesson, or conversation, give people your full attention. Presence is a form of respect, and knowledge benefits those who truly listen.
4. Approach Knowledge With Humility
Attend gatherings to benefit, not to critique. Ask questions to understand, respect scholars and teachers, and remember that humility allows knowledge to transform the heart.
🤲 Final Du‘ā:
May Allah beautify our character just as He has beautified our appearance.
May He grant us beneficial knowledge, humble hearts, and the ability to act upon what we learn.
May He revive within us the manners of the Prophet ﷺ, strengthen our communities through good character, and make us keys to goodness and barriers against evil.
Āmīn.