Seeking knowledgeFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 16, 2026.
Use AI as a tool, not a toy
“You and I have choices to be able to use it as a tool and not as a toy.”
In one sentence
Muslims should treat AI as a human-created tool rather than a toy or primary source, navigating its changing world through Allah’s eternal knowledge, humility, and Prophetic guidance.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- An airport anecdote shows AI making communication easier while reducing independent thinking.
- The khutbah reframes the question from AI taking jobs to AI’s effect on believers.
- The story of Adam establishes Allah as the source of all knowledge.
- Allah’s eternal knowledge is contrasted with human-made, evolving AI.
- The Quran and Sunnah are presented as a stable framework for navigating technological change.
- Listeners are urged to use AI as a tool while preserving human intelligence and an Allah-centered relationship.
Try this week
Use AI as a tool for beneficial purposes rather than merely as entertainment.
Continue thinking and writing independently instead of outsourcing all thought to AI.
Treat AI answers, especially about health or halal and haram, as fallible and verify them.
Keep Allah, the Quran, and the Sunnah as the primary framework for decisions.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 78Used to connect siraj with the sun’s penetrating, illuminating light.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“And it's not if AI is going to take my job. It's rather, what is the effect of using AI going to be on me as someone who believes in Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala?”
“AI has just information, but it's Allah Himself subhanahu wa ta'ala that is the source of all knowledge.”
“But part of the framework and understanding how knowledge works is that it's Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala that teaches one, but two, that our knowledge also is finite.”
“AI is artificially made. Allah's knowledge is eternal. You and I have choices to be able to use it as a tool and not as a toy.”
Where it was given
The masjid
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