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Community & unityFrom the masjid's own video, Nov 7, 2025.

Keep customs that follow the Quran and Sunnah

As-Salikeen

“Anything that contradicts the Quran and the Sunnah you have to let go because your loyalty is to Allah and His Messenger.”

The khateeb, at 7:49

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In one sentence

Muslims must distinguish culture from Islam, keeping permissible customs while abandoning practices that contradict the Quran and Sunnah.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Explains pre-Islamic animal customs mentioned in Surah al-Ma'idah that Allah never legislated.
  2. Generalizes the principle to Muslim cultures, requiring rejection of shirk, bid'ah, superstition, and oppression.
  3. Contrasts cultural restrictions on women's education with Islamic encouragement of learning, while affirming permissible hospitality customs.
  4. Warns against ancestral loyalty overriding revelation, using examples involving Abu Jahl, Abu Talib, and Fir'aun.
  5. Presents a decision-making order: Quran, Sunnah, Sahaba, scholars, then custom where Islam permits.
  6. Applies the message to tribalism, marriage barriers, Sudan, and Muslim unity across ethnic backgrounds.
Try this week
Learn to distinguish cultural customs from Islamic teachings.
Keep customs compatible with Islam and abandon those involving shirk, bid'ah, oppression, or clear contradiction of the Sharia.
Seek guidance first in the Quran and Sunnah, then consult the Sahaba and scholars before relying on custom.
Reject tribal hostility, unjust boycotts, and marriage barriers based on ancestral disputes.
Submit personally to revealed guidance rather than deflecting into debates about past ancestors.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 5Uses bahirah, sa'ibah, wasilah, and ham to show inherited customs are invalid when Allah did not legislate them.
Surah 2Uses the appeal to forefathers to argue that ancestral practice cannot override revealed guidance.
Sunan Ibn MajahCites the obligation of seeking knowledge to challenge cultural restrictions on women's education.
Sahih al-BukhariRelates Abu Talib's deathbed exchange to show that accepting Islam requires leaving inherited beliefs.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“anything within your culture within your Urf that is in accordance to Islam you keep anything that contradicts the Quran and the Sunnah you have to let go because your loyalty is to Allah and His Messenger”
As-Salikeen · Burke, VA
Play from 7:49
“so it's very important that we as Muslims learn to distinguish what is our culture and what is our deen”
As-Salikeen · Burke, VA
Play from 10:41
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Islam teaches us to honor our families and cultures, but our first loyalty is to Allah and His Messenger. We can keep good customs, such as food, greetings, and hospitality, while leaving behind practices that contradict the Quran and Sunnah or cause oppression. When making decisions, we should seek guidance in the Quran and Sunnah, learn from the Sahaba and scholars, and use custom only where Islam allows room. The khutbah calls us to reject tribal division and build unity across languages, colors, and backgrounds.

  1. What is one family tradition you value, and what makes it good?
  2. How can we check a custom before following it?
  3. What could help people from different backgrounds cooperate better?
Where it was given

The masjid

As-Salikeen Islamic Center9415 Old Burke Lake Rd, Burke, VA 22015Jumu'ah Jumuah · 12:15 PM (Iqamah 12:15 PM)
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