Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Apr 25, 2026.
Test your faith against Quran and Sunnah
“Put it in the scale of the Quran and Sunnah and you 100% will know if it's right or wrong.”
In one sentence
Believers must test their faith against the Quran and Sunnah, guard against shirk, kufr, hypocrisy, and insincere deeds, learn their obligations, serve others, and prepare to meet Allah.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Defines tawhid and warns against assuming safety from kufr, especially through jokes and social media.
- Distinguishes judging statements or actions as disbelief from declaring individuals disbelievers.
- Urges listeners to measure deeds by the Quran and Sunnah and purify their intentions.
- Explains shirk as Satan’s ultimate target and emphasizes its severe consequences.
- Challenges assumptions about Muslim identity and religious governance by appealing to Quranic standards.
- Explains the rights of Allah, the Prophet, the Quran, and Islam upon believers.
- Concludes by urging preparation for death through worship, service, reflection, and a good ending.
Try this week
Block, reject, and denounce online content that mocks Allah, angels, graves, or religion; do not laugh along.
Measure religious actions against the Quran and Sunnah and examine whether they are sincerely for Allah.
Learn the rights of Allah, the Prophet, the Quran, and Islam, and teach them to children.
Ask what benefit you are providing to people, animals, and the wider community.
Maintain ablution and pray whenever possible, following the example given for Bilal.
Prepare for meeting Allah by reviewing your deeds and considering what belongs in your wasiyyah or will.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2Used to emphasize the seriousness of hypocrisy and distinguish believers, disbelievers, and hypocrites.
Surah 83Used to describe the destinations of the records of the wicked and righteous.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to warn against declaring a Muslim a disbeliever without satisfying conditions and removing impediments.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to warn that three apparently virtuous people may be judged first because their intentions were corrupt.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to explain that Allah’s right is worship without associating partners with Him.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed through Bilal’s example to encourage consistent prayer and preparation for Paradise.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“because you don't know there are preventers of kafir and there are conditions to be met for him to be to end up kafir”
“we normalize with kufr and shirk we don't be like oh astaghfirullah no it's funny it's a joke”
“put it in the scale of the Quran and Sunnah and you 100% will know if it's right or wrong”
“what have you prepared to meet Allah with ya Allah open your luggage open your suitcase let's see what you have”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khateeb asks us not to assume that praying or calling ourselves Muslim automatically means our faith is safe. He warns us to reject jokes and messages that mock Allah, His signs, or the religion, and to judge our deeds by the Quran and Sunnah. He reminds us that worship must be sincere and that a believer should benefit people and creation. He says we should learn the rights of Allah, the Prophet, the Quran, and Islam, and teach them to our children. Finally, he asks us to prepare our deeds, our daily worship, and our wills for the day we meet Allah.
- What is one kind thing you can do this week for a person, an animal, or your community?
- What would you want your daily “luggage” of deeds to include before meeting Allah?
- How can we pause before sharing a joke or video online?
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