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Entertainment must not replace prayer or justice

EPIC · Yasir Qadhi

“Do not ever do something that might be permissible at the expense of leaving something that is obligatory.”

The khateeb, at 0:34

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In one sentence

Muslims may enjoy permissible entertainment, but they must never let it displace prayer, lead to sin, or distract them from speaking consistently against injustice and hypocrisy.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Sets limits on watching FIFA matches so entertainment does not displace obligations or cause sin.
  2. Warns against delaying or rushing salah, losing khushu, and spending excessive time or money.
  3. Assigns hosts and guests responsibility for prayer, Islamic decorum, and avoiding unsupervised mixed gatherings.
  4. Contrasts criticism of a Muslim-hosted World Cup with silence about abuses and restrictions in America.
  5. Expands the hypocrisy critique to Gaza, alleged human-rights abuses, and scandals involving powerful people.
  6. Calls Muslims to expose double standards, preach truth, and seek courage, iman, and taqwa.
Try this week
Do not delay prayers for matches, and do not rush salah to return to television.
Lower your gaze or stop watching when obscene or sinful content appears.
Limit time and money spent on permissible entertainment.
As a host or guest, ensure people stop for salah and maintain Islamic decorum.
Do not encourage unsupervised gatherings of unmarried young men and women.
Speak courageously and consistently about double standards and injustice.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“do not ever do something that might be permissible at the expense of leaving something that is obligatory.”
EPIC · Plano, TX
Play from 0:34
“Spending too much time, too much money in that which might be permissible is something that we are discouraged to do.”
EPIC · Plano, TX
Play from 1:21
“Your salah is more important. When the time comes, your khushu, your concentration must be on there.”
EPIC · Plano, TX
Play from 1:54
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For the dinner table

The khutbah uses the coming FIFA season to remind us that entertainment is allowed only when it does not push aside prayer or lead to sinful behavior. We should protect our prayers, lower our gaze, avoid excess, and keep gatherings respectful and properly supervised. The speaker also asks us to judge wrongdoing consistently, whether it happens in a Muslim-majority country or our own country. He urges us to speak truthfully about hypocrisy while remembering that no society is perfect and asking Allah for courage, faith, and taqwa.

  1. How can we enjoy sports without letting them control our time or prayers?
  2. What does fairness look like when we notice wrongdoing in another country and our own?
  3. When is it difficult to speak up, and how can faith help us be courageous?
Where it was given

The masjid

East Plano Islamic Center4700 14th Street, Plano, TX 75074Jumu'ah First Jumu'ah 12:30 PM · second Jumu'ah 2:00 PMKhateebYasir QadhiMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at EPIC165 khutbahs
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