Imaams/Khateebs: Stop Reading Your Khutbah | Clip | Abu Mussab Wajdi Akkari

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In this clip, Abu Mussab offers sincere advice to the khatibs and callers to Islam who deliver the Friday khutbah. While there may be genuine circumstances where referring to notes, a paper, or a phone is necessary, this should not become the norm. A khateeb should make the effort to study, revise, memorize, rehearse, and internalize the material he intends to convey. A khutbah is not simply a script downloaded from the internet and read aloud from a screen. Effective admonishment requires preparation, presence, connection, and the ability to convey the message from the heart to the heart. If the khateeb is constantly looking down at his phone and merely reading the same material that anyone else could download, then what unique value is he bringing to the minbar? Prepare. Study. Rehearse. Internalize the message. The khutbah deserves more than simply pressing “download” and “read.” Clip from: #51 40 Ahadeeth An-Nawawee / Hadeeth 28