9:58 Because when a person…17:08 It's up to you and I…
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Why Muslims should reject Halloween

Dar Ulislam · Bilal ibn Yusuf

“When a person worships Allah, they're avoiding sin.”

The khateeb, at 9:58

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In one sentence

Muslims should evaluate Halloween and other cultural practices through a lived Islamic worldview rather than isolated legal loopholes, preserving their fitrah, identity, and principles by refusing participation.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Frames Halloween through Anton LaVey's interpretation and reframes it as a question of Muslim cognition.
  2. Distinguishes LaVeyan and theistic Satanism, linking both to self-worship and unchecked desire.
  3. Uses Quranic stories and hadith to contrast worshipping Allah with following the nafs and gradually approaching sin.
  4. Critiques reducing Halloween, Christmas, images, and customs to isolated halal-and-haram questions while neglecting the spirit of Sharia.
  5. Concludes by urging awareness, divestment, and public solidarity regarding suffering in Palestine and Sudan.
Try this week
Do not participate in Halloween, and tell fellow Muslims that it is not befitting of a believer.
Study and research the history of Halloween and related cultural practices rather than relying only on isolated online fatwas.
Teach children to be confident in their Muslim identity and resist normalizing Halloween and Christmas.
Raise awareness of Sudan's crisis by sharing stories, pictures, and videos as the community does for Palestine.
Do not travel to the UAE or Dubai or retain investments and property there; the speaker urged divestment.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Because when a person worships Allah, they're avoiding sin. The moment a person does a sin, they are worshipping themselves.”
Dar Ulislam · Walnut Creek, CA
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“It's up to you and I to be the bulwark. We have to stand up and say that, no, we are not going to participate.”
Dar Ulislam · Walnut Creek, CA
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Imam Bilal used Halloween to ask a bigger question: how should our faith guide the way we think and make choices? He urged Muslims to avoid participating and to hold firmly to their identity, even when they feel pressure to fit in. Through the story of Adam and the tree, he encouraged listeners to keep away from paths that can lead to wrongdoing and to put Allah’s guidance before personal desires. He also reminded us that religious practice should grow from love for Allah and His Messenger, with attention to the spirit of the teachings as well as their rules. He ended by calling attention to suffering in Sudan and asking Muslims to raise awareness and care for those affected, alongside their concern for Palestine.

  1. When have you felt pressure to fit in, and what helped you decide what to do?
  2. What is something about being Muslim that makes you feel proud or grateful?
  3. What could we do together this week to learn about and help people suffering in Sudan?
Where it was given

The masjid

Dar Ulislam2449 Buena Vista Avenue, Walnut creek, CA 94597Jumu'ah "First Khotba at 1:30 PM, Prayer at 2:00 PM"; "Second Khotba at 2:30 PM, Prayer at 3:00 PM"KhateebBilal ibn YusufMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Dar Ulislam5 khutbahs
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