Like many others, most of the khuṭbahs that I give repeat a supplication that the Prophet would often make in his khuṭbahs, paraphrasing the Qur'an. It is a simple statement: “Whoever is guided by God cannot go astray, and whoever is misguided can never find their way.” That is one possible meaning of the Arabic. The other possible meaning is: “Whoever finds guidance in God will never go astray, and whoever fails to find God can never find their way.” In either case, we often repeat...