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Avoid prohibitions and obey within capacity

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“Whatever I forbid you to do, then you should avoid.”

The khateeb, at 2:30

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In one sentence

Muslims should avoid what the Prophet forbade without qualification, follow his commands according to their ability, and distinguish worship practices from personal habits or practices unique to him.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Introduces Ramadan preparation through a hadith from Riyadh as-Saliheen
  2. Explains avoiding prohibitions absolutely while obeying commands according to capacity
  3. Uses a family-obedience example to illustrate the distinction
  4. Describes five levels of rulings: wajib, mandoob, mubah, makrooh, and haram
  5. Classifies prophetic actions as ta'abudi, jibili, or khusus
  6. Applies the categories to fasting and encourages following the Prophet's guidance
Try this week
Avoid actions the Prophet or Allah explicitly forbade.
Carry out commands according to your ability and capacity.
Prioritize wajib, then mandoob, recognize mubah, and avoid makrooh and haram.
Do not make religion difficult by asking unnecessarily about unspecified matters.
Review Ramadan-related knowledge before Ramadan.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih al-BukhariThe Abu Hurairah hadith distinguishes avoiding prohibitions from obeying commands according to capacity and warns against unnecessary questioning.
Sahih al-BukhariThe report about the Prophet continuing a fast is used to explain practices specific to him.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“You can't ask me unnecessarily about the details of the things which I do not mention to you. Verily, the people before you were doomed because they were used to putting many questions to their prophet and had differences about their prophets.”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
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“Whatever I forbid you to do, then you should avoid. But when it comes to the command, so whatever I commanded you, do it as possible as you can, according to your capacity.”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
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“So those are the five levels of the commands. Either wajib, mandoob, mubah, makrooh, haram.”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that we should stay away from things Allah and the Prophet forbade. When a command is difficult, we should fulfill it as much as we can according to our ability. It also explains that actions can be obligatory, recommended, permissible, disliked, or forbidden. Finally, we should distinguish the Prophet's acts of worship from his personal habits and practices that were special to him.

  1. Which religious action do you want to prioritize this week?
  2. What is one command you can practice more consistently according to your ability?
  3. How can we avoid making faith harder than Allah made it?
Where it was given

The masjid

London Muslim Mosque151 Oxford St W, London, ON N6H 1S3Jumu'ah First prayer 12:00 PM · second prayer 1:15 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at London Muslim Mosque193 khutbahs
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