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Community & unityFrom the masjid's own video, May 29, 2026.

Muslim unity requires the Quran and Sunnah

Abu Bakr El Seddique

“A believer continues to have room and openness in his religion as long as he does not shed unlawful blood.”

The khateeb, at 54:22

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In one sentence

Muslims preserve unity and faith by returning to the Quran and Sunnah, rejecting jahiliyyah, factionalism, and unlawful violence, and treating one another’s blood, wealth, and honor as sacred.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Islam abolishes status distinctions and grounds Muslim unity in one Lord, prophet, religion, Quran, and Sunnah.
  2. Following the Sunnah and avoiding innovations is presented as the cure for sectarian conflict.
  3. The khutbah distinguishes major and minor kufr, fisuq, and nifaq, explaining that some sins are called kufr without expelling a person from Islam.
  4. It applies this distinction to fighting among Muslims while stressing the sacredness of blood, wealth, and honor.
  5. Quranic warnings and hadith portray unlawful killing as a grave sin with severe worldly and afterlife consequences.
  6. The khutbah rejects tribal and factional mobilization, urging reconciliation, brotherhood, and refusal to bear arms against Muslims.
Try this week
Hold firmly to the Quran and Sunnah when disagreements arise.
Avoid religious innovations and factional calls that intensify division.
Treat Muslim blood, wealth, and honor as inviolable.
Reject tribal or sectarian mobilization and never raise weapons against Muslims.
Reconcile disputes and show fellow believers love, mercy, and mutual support.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih al-BukhariWarns Muslims not to return to striking one another’s necks.
Jami` at-TirmidhiEmphasizes the enormity of unlawful Muslim bloodshed.
Sahih MuslimRejects factional loyalty and violence against Muslims.
Sahih al-BukhariWarns that shedding sacred blood is a uniquely grave sin.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“a believer continues to have room and openness in his religion as long as he does not shed unlawful blood”
Abu Bakr El Seddique · Kensington, NY
Play from 54:22
“whoever carries weapons against us is not from us and whoever deceives us is not from us”
Abu Bakr El Seddique · Kensington, NY
Play from 56:06
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today’s khutbah reminded us that Islam removes status, tribal, and racial superiority and joins believers around one Lord, one Prophet, and one religion. The Quran and Sunnah are presented as the way back when disagreements threaten unity. The khateeb explained that some sins are called kufr as a severe warning even when they do not take a person out of Islam. Muslim blood, wealth, and honor are sacred, and unlawful killing carries terrifying consequences. We should reject factionalism, avoid harming one another, reconcile disputes, and treat the Muslim community with love and mercy.

  1. What does unity look like when people in a family disagree?
  2. Why do you think Islam warns so strongly against tribalism and fighting?
  3. How can we show mercy and repair relationships this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Abu Bakr El Seddique115 Foster Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11230ArchiveAll khutbahs at Abu Bakr El Seddique29 khutbahs
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