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Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 18, 2025.

Closeness to Allah begins with prayer

Dar Al Sunnah

“You want to get closer to Allah, stay away from al-muharramat, seek forgiveness and make tawbah often.”

The khateeb, at 23:51

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In one sentence

Drawing closer to Allah is a lifelong journey that begins with fulfilling obligations, especially prayer, and grows through voluntary worship, knowledge, remembrance, good character, repentance, and persistent striving.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Defines closeness to Allah as obedience, love, humility, and the heart’s condition rather than physical proximity.
  2. Establishes obligatory deeds as the foundation, emphasizing prayer quality, punctuality, congregation, and other religious obligations.
  3. Encourages voluntary worship, including Sunnah prayers, night prayer, voluntary fasting, and charity.
  4. Urges seeking religious knowledge, studying the Quran and Sunnah, remembering Allah, making dua, and developing good character.
  5. Warns against sins, family neglect, dishonesty, and other barriers while urging frequent repentance and perseverance.
  6. Concludes that closeness brings peace, guidance, worldly and eternal success, and prayers for Gaza and the oppressed.
Try this week
Pray the obligatory prayers on time with greater stillness, focus, and care.
Work toward praying in congregation and improving the quality of salah.
Add voluntary prayers, night prayer, voluntary fasting, and charity.
Seek religious knowledge through studying the Quran, Sunnah, the Prophet’s life, and halal and haram rulings.
Maintain daily remembrance, Quran recitation, and frequent dua.
Treat parents and relatives well, preserve family ties, and practice honesty and trustworthiness.
Avoid prohibited actions and make tawbah and seek forgiveness often.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 50:16Used to introduce Allah’s nearness while distinguishing spiritual closeness from physical proximity.
Quran 29:69Used to encourage striving in Allah’s way as a means of receiving guidance.
Quran 96:19Used to connect prostration with drawing nearer to Allah.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“We're talking about the level of obedience. How much, to what level are you obeying Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala? This is a sign of how close you are.”
Dar Al Sunnah · Evansdale, AB
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“you want to get closer to Allah stay away from al-muharramat seek forgiveness and make tawbah often”
Dar Al Sunnah · Evansdale, AB
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Coming closer to Allah is not about physical distance, but about the state of our hearts, our obedience, our love, and our humility. The khutbah tells us to begin with our obligations, especially praying on time with care and presence. We can then grow through voluntary worship, learning the deen, reading the Quran and Sunnah, remembering Allah, making dua, and treating people well. We should leave sins, seek forgiveness, and keep returning to Allah when Shaytan pulls us away. This lifelong journey brings peace and hope, while also calling us to pray for relief and victory for our suffering brothers and sisters in Gaza.

  1. What is one way our family could learn more about Islam this week?
  2. How can we help one another remember Allah during busy days?
Where it was given

The masjid

Dar Al Sunnah9228 144 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5E 6A3Jumu'ah Khutbah 1:45 PM (English) & 2:45 PM (Arabic)ArchiveAll khutbahs at Dar Al Sunnah17 khutbahs
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