Submit to Allah through Quran and Sunnah
“There is no way to know the ruling of Allah except through the Quran and Sunnah.”
Islam is submission to Allah through the Quran and Sunnah, requiring obedience over personal preference and asking qualified scholars when one lacks knowledge.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Defines Islam as Allah’s chosen religion and the shared monotheistic message of all prophets.
- Explains Islam’s specific meaning through belief, worship, morals, and following Muhammad.
- Emphasizes submitting to Allah and the Prophet rather than personal opinions or preferences.
- Distinguishes legitimate scholarly disagreement from opinions that clearly contradict Quran and Sunnah.
- Instructs those without knowledge to ask trustworthy scholars before acting.
- Concludes with supplication, prayer, mosque cleaning, weekend-school, lesson-schedule, and donation announcements.
In the khateeb's words
“Islam is a religion chosen by Allah and no one will enter paradise or jannah of Allah unless he is a Muslim”
“the only statement of the believer when they are called to Allah and His messenger is to judge them between them and say that we hear and we obey”
“whoever obeys me will enter Jannah and whoever disobeys me has refused”
“there is no way to know Islam except through revelation there is no way to know the ruling of Allah except through the Quran and Sunnah”
For the dinner table
Today’s khutbah taught that Islam means submitting to Allah, not simply identifying as Muslim or following personal preference. The prophets shared the call to worship one Creator, and Muslims follow that call through the Quran, the Sunnah, worship, and good character. Scholars deserve respect, but when clear proof from the Quran and Sunnah is known, revelation comes first; when we do not know, we should ask a trustworthy person of knowledge. We can practice this by learning, asking before acting, and following the Prophet’s guidance.
- When is it hard to put Allah’s guidance before what we personally want?
- Who could we ask when we have a question about Islam?
- What is one Sunnah we can practice together this week?
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