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GratitudeFrom the masjid's own video, Apr 18, 2026.

Islam must be lived completely everywhere

Masjid As-Sunnah · Kashiff Khan

“If you disagree about something, then bring it back to Allah and His messenger.”

The khateeb, at 23:28

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In one sentence

Iman is a beautified blessing from Allah that must be thanked by entering into Islam completely, in every role, every place, and every dispute, rather than practicing it selectively.

The khutbah in 8 steps

  1. Allah beautified iman in the believers' hearts and made them dislike kufr, fisq, and sin
  2. Gratitude to Allah brings increase; ingratitude brings punishment
  3. Knowledge must be paired with action: thankfulness means acting on Islam
  4. Enter into Islam completely (udkhulu fi's-silmi kaffah), Islam is not a buffet
  5. Warning from Bani Israel: pride and partial acceptance led them to reject and kill prophets
  6. Apply Islam to every role, son, parent, boss, worker, asking what Allah wants in each
  7. Islam is not a topi worn only in the masjid; the whole earth is a masjid
  8. When people differ, refer the dispute back to Allah and His Messenger and accept the judgment fully
Try this week
Whatever your role (son, daughter, parent, boss, employee, student), ask what Allah wants from you in that role and learn the relevant Quran and sunnah
Stop practicing Islam selectively; accept and implement it completely in dress, food, drink, speech, sleep, and work
Do not confine your Islam to the masjid; live as one who submits to Allah everywhere
When you differ with a spouse, parent, child, or neighbor, refer the dispute back to Allah and His Messenger and accept the ruling without resentment
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 49:12Allah made iman beloved and beautified it in hearts, and made kufr, fisq, and sin hateful, evidence iman is a ni'mah from Allah
Quran 14:7
Quran 2:208
Quran 2:87Bani Israel grew proud when prophets brought what they disliked, belying some and killing some, a warning against selective acceptance
Quran 5:3
Quran 4:59Obey Allah, the Messenger, and those in authority; disputes are referred back to Allah and His Messenger
Quran 4:65They do not truly believe until they make the Prophet judge in disputes and find no dislike in themselves for his judgment
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Because Allah Tabaraka wa ta'ala Has only given you control Absolute control over one person And that is you”
Masjid As-Sunnah · Skokie, IL
Play from 12:15
“Do not make Islam Like the kufi Like the topi You go back to Pakistan India Some countries You walk into the masjid There's a box You pick up the topi You put it on your head”
Masjid As-Sunnah · Skokie, IL
Play from 17:03
“If you disagree about something Then bring it back to Allah and His messenger If you are believers in Allah in the last day”
Masjid As-Sunnah · Skokie, IL
Play from 23:28
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that the love of iman in our hearts is a gift Allah Himself placed there and beautified, so we owe Him thanks. Thanking Allah, he explained, is not just words, it means taking Islam completely, not picking the easy parts like food at a buffet. He warned against being Muslim only inside the masjid, like a prayer cap you put on for salah and leave in a box at the door. Whatever we are, a child, a parent, a worker, a neighbor, we should ask what Allah wants from us in that role and learn it and do it. And when we disagree with each other, we settle it by going back to what Allah and His Messenger said, and accepting that answer with a content heart. That, he said, is how we truly thank Allah for the blessing of iman.

  1. What is one part of being Muslim that is easy for you, and one part that is hard, and why do you think the hard one is hard?
  2. The khateeb said some people leave their Islam in a box at the masjid door. What would it look like if someone 'took their Islam with them' to school or to a game?
  3. If you and a friend disagreed about something, how could the Quran help you settle it?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid As-Sunnah Chicago5144 Main St, Skokie, IL 60077Jumu'ah 1:00 PM
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