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Love for Allah means living by His guidance

Masjid At-Tawheed · Ahmad Abu Suhaylah

“It is not about empty claim; it is about practice.”

The khateeb, at 12:47

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In one sentence

True love for Allah and His Messenger is demonstrated through obedience to the Qur’an and Sunnah in everyday family, community, and personal life.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Explains obedience to Allah, the Prophet, and rightful authority, while limiting obedience in sinful matters.
  2. Applies this principle to making the home spiritually clean through Qur’an, prayer, and Sunnah.
  3. Urges parents to teach children through personal example, etiquette, taqwa, and respectful learning.
  4. Uses prophetic examples to emphasize immediate compliance, humility, and rejecting arrogance.
  5. Warns against normalizing sins and urges returning disagreements to revelation and qualified scholarship.
  6. Concludes with calls for patience, mutual counsel, masjid connection, and adherence to Sunnah.
Try this week
Remember Allah regularly at home through Qur’an recitation and prayer.
Teach children religious etiquette and taqwa through consistent personal example.
Return family and community disagreements to the Qur’an and Sunnah, seeking evidence.
Stay connected to the masjid, attend classes, ask scholars questions, and seek knowledge.
Practice patience when obeying Allah, leaving prohibited actions, and facing tests.
Advise one another with truth and patience.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 4:59Used to require returning disagreements to Allah and His Messenger.
Quran 59:7Used to support accepting the Prophet’s commands and avoiding his prohibitions.
Quran 33:36Used to deny believers personal choice after Allah and His Messenger decide a matter.
Surah 103
Sahih al-BukhariNamed as references for resolving disagreements through the Sunnah.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“it is not about empty claim it is about practice dear brothers and sisters in Islam your home is dead if Allah is not remembered sunnah is not following”
Masjid At-Tawheed · Cheektowaga, NY
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“whenever you have misunderstanding you have conflict you have disputes amongst yourselves refer it back to Allah and His messenger”
Masjid At-Tawheed · Cheektowaga, NY
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminds us that a healthy Muslim home is more than a clean space; it is a place where Allah is remembered, prayer is practiced, and the Sunnah guides choices. The speaker encourages parents to teach children through patient example, because children notice what adults do. When disagreements arise, he says we should return to the Qur’an and Sunnah, ask for evidence, and advise one another with truth and patience. He also urges families to stay connected to the masjid and seek knowledge. The message is that love for Allah and His Messenger becomes real when it shapes everyday actions.

  1. What could we do this week to make our home a place where Allah is remembered?
  2. What is one good action children might learn by watching adults?
  3. How can we show patience when our family disagrees?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid At-Tawheed / Cheektowaga Islamic Cultural Center3459 Harlem Rd, Cheektowaga, NY 14225KhateebAhmad Abu SuhaylahMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Masjid At-Tawheed25 khutbahs
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