Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Jun 3, 2026.

Worship should shape every part of life

“We need to spare some time maybe a two and a half or three hours a day to learn deen.”

The khateeb, at 16:07

In one sentence

Muslims should make worship a constant way of life, preserve their Islamic identity by learning and teaching the deen, and follow the Prophet and his Companions as guides.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Encourages fasting the Day of Arafah for forgiveness.
  2. Explains that worship is a continuous, twenty-four-hour purpose of life.
  3. Discusses conditions for receiving Allah’s help and guidance.
  4. Urges adults to preserve Islamic identity by learning and teaching children.
  5. Presents the Prophet and Sahaba as proper role models.
  6. Closes with exhortations to enjoin good, follow the Prophet, and pray for steadfastness.
Try this week
Fast the Day of Arafah, if able.
Treat worship as a twenty-four-hour commitment rather than limiting it to prayer or Ramadan.
Spend two and a half to three hours daily learning the deen.
Teach children Islam, including the lives of prophets, the Prophet, and the Sahaba.
Follow the Prophet’s Sunnah and make the Sahaba role models.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 51:56Used to explain that humanity and jinn were created for worship.
Quran 47:7Used to argue that supporting Allah’s deen brings Allah’s help.
Quran 29:69Used to connect striving for Allah with receiving guidance.
Quran 3:110Used to support enjoining good and forbidding wrong.
Quran 3:31Used to argue that loving Allah requires following the Prophet.
Quran 41:33Used to praise calling people to Allah while living as a Muslim.
Quran 16:90Recited near the close as an instruction toward justice, excellence, and charity.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the purpose of creation is is so ibadah is not only for five times twice not only one month in the in the ramadhan fasting”
Darul Uloom · Orléans, ON
Play from 9:48
“now we are losing our identity nobody knows what is the day today or what is the year today of the islamic here”
Darul Uloom · Orléans, ON
Play from 13:32
“we need to spare some time maybe a two and a half or three hours a day to learn deen”
Darul Uloom · Orléans, ON
Play from 16:07
“if you not teach your children what is dean you will lost you lost”
Darul Uloom · Orléans, ON
Play from 17:28
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminds us that worship is not limited to a few prayers or one month of fasting; it should shape our whole day. We are encouraged to fast the Day of Arafah and seek Allah’s forgiveness and guidance. The speaker urges adults to learn Islam and pass it on to their children so they keep a strong Muslim identity. He teaches that the Prophet and his Companions should be our role models. The family can respond by studying together, practicing the Sunnah, and helping one another do what is good.

  1. What is one ordinary activity we can turn into worship by changing our intention?
  2. Which Prophet or Sahabi would you like to learn more about, and why?
  3. What is one Islamic lesson our family can learn and share this week?