Hold fast to the Quran and Sunnah
“The Kitab and the authentic Sunnah of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.”
Believers remain on the straight path and avoid being swept away by the temporary dunya by actively clinging together to Allah through the Quran and authentic Sunnah.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Opens with praise, testimony, and a call to live and die in submission to Allah.
- Explains the straight path as the singular path to Jannah, connected to repeated supplication.
- Defines clinging to Allah as anchoring oneself to His rope: the Kitab and authentic Sunnah.
- Rejects the Quran-only approach and criticizes Orientalist and hadith-rejecting influences.
- Warns that the dunya is temporary and attractive, urging active collective adherence after Ramadan.
- Closes with an Arabic exhortation to remain steadfast and Muslim.
In the khateeb's words
“this word means to adhere or cling to something. To adhere or cling to something. It means to take refuge or safeguard yourself by grabbing hold onto something.”
“The kitab and the authentic sunnah of the prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. They go together. One won't go without the other.”
“The dunya is never forever. Don't even get that idea in your head.”
“Because lip service is not enough. To just say it and not do it doesn't make sense.”
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminds us that life in this world is temporary, so we should not let its attractions pull us away from Allah. The speaker describes holding fast to Allah as clinging to His rope: the Quran and the authentic Sunnah together. He encourages us to make that commitment active, not just something we say, and to support one another as believers. Coming after Ramadan, the message is to keep making a concerted effort in daily life. We can ask ourselves what helps us stay anchored and what distractions we need to resist.
- What helps you feel anchored to Allah in everyday life?
- What is one worldly distraction you could handle more carefully this week?
- What is one Quran-and-Sunnah practice our family can do together?
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