Understand sharia through qualified scholars
“We are not forcing any country that is not islamically or muslim majority to implement sharia law.”
Muslims should understand and submit to sharia as a divine framework rooted in the Qur'an and Sunnah, relying on qualified scholars rather than extremist portrayals or social media.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Argues that ignorance is not an excuse when imams are available to teach prophetic guidance.
- Introduces controversy over sharia through remarks attributed to Burkina Faso's president.
- Defines sharia as Muslims' divine constitution rooted in the Qur'an and Sunnah.
- Explains qiyas and ijma as scholarly tools for addressing new issues, using football and smoking as examples.
- Discusses differing scholarly interpretations of Qur'an 5:44 and the seriousness of rejecting Qur'an and Sunnah.
- Raises contested topics including corporal punishment, women's rights, jihad, and LGBTQ issues.
- Compares Muslim scholars with a supreme court and warns against social-media interpretations by unqualified commentators.
In the khateeb's words
“your duty is only for you to show up in front of the imam for them to teach you”
“we are not forcing any country that is not islamically or muslim majority to implement sharia law”
“the deal of islam is still propagating it's still spreading all over and we say alhamdulillah because of that”
For the dinner table
The khateeb reminded us that Prophet Muhammad delivered Allah's guidance and that Muslims are responsible for making an effort to learn it. He explained Sharia as the guiding framework Muslims place themselves under, rooted first in the Qur'an and the Sunnah. He also described how scholars address new questions through comparison with established rulings and through scholarly consensus. He warned against learning complicated Islamic subjects only from unqualified voices on social media. His main encouragement was for Muslims to seek knowledgeable teachers and explain their faith carefully and responsibly.
- Where would you go if you heard a confusing claim about Islam online?
- What is one question about Islam you would like to ask a knowledgeable teacher?
- How can we explain our beliefs kindly to someone who misunderstands them?
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