Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.
Zina begins before the physical act
“Zina is considered one of the most serious major sins in Islam.”
In one sentence
Zina is a grave sin whose scope includes lustful glances, inappropriate speech, impure thoughts, and actions leading toward the physical act.
The khutbah in 4 steps
- Opens with praise of Allah, testimonies of faith, exhortations to taqwa, and affirmation of the Quran and Sunnah.
- Introduces a hadith describing the eye, tongue, mind, and private parts as having forms of zina.
- Explains that zina includes lustful looks, inappropriate speech, impure thoughts, and actions leading toward physical zina.
- Presents zina as one of Islam’s most serious major sins and begins citing Surah Al-Furqan.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 25Invoked to establish zina as a serious major sin.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said Allah has decreed for every son of Adam their share of zina and there is no way to escape from it.”
“This hadith teaches us that zina is not just about the physical act. It also includes the desires of the heart, the intentions and the actions that can lead to it.”
“Zina is considered one of the most serious major sins in Islam. Second, only to shirk, associating partners with Allah and murder.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that zina is not limited to the final physical act. It can begin with a lustful glance, inappropriate speech, impure thoughts, or desires that move a person toward wrongdoing. The speaker presents zina as one of Islam’s most serious major sins, mentioning shirk and murder. This is a call to notice small choices before they grow into bigger harm. We can protect our eyes, words, thoughts, and relationships with care and awareness.
- What kinds of looks, words, or thoughts should we be careful about?
- How can we pause before a small choice becomes a bigger problem?
- What does protecting our hearts and relationships look like this week?
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