Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 10, 2026.

Saying the shahadah requires sincere obedience

“I am Muslim with them but not really and truly saying it and believing in it.”

The khateeb, at 15:20

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Opening praise and Quranic affirmation of Allah’s oneness
  2. Explaining that the shahadah has rights, obligations, and conditions
  3. Teaching knowledge and certainty as foundations of genuine tawhid
  4. Explaining sincerity, truthfulness, and love while warning against nominal faith
  5. Discussing submission, acceptance, and rejection of false worship
  6. Closing with prayer-row instructions, supplications, and announcements for next week’s scholar
Try this week
Worship Allah sincerely and reject worship, obedience, or following that contradicts tawhid.
Fill gaps in the prayer rows and move forward from the back before Salah.
Come early next Friday because Jumu'ah will begin at 1:00 for translation.
Attend the visiting scholar’s Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening sessions at 6:30 on Kitab al-Tawheed.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 3:18Establishes Allah’s oneness as affirmed by Allah, the angels, and people of knowledge.
Surah 47Commands believers to know that there is no true god except Allah.
Surah 49Describes believers as having faith without doubt.
Surah 98Supports worshipping Allah with sincere devotion.
Sahih MuslimConnects certainty in the two testimonies with entering Paradise.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“However, this word in order for it to benefit the person who says it, he will have to fulfill its rights. He will have to abide by its obligations.”
The Quran and · Scarborough, ON
Play from 2:34
“not just you know I was born from parents who were Muslims and grandparents who were Muslims and so therefore I am Muslim with them but not really and truly saying it and believing in it”
The Quran and · Scarborough, ON
Play from 15:20