5:16 So generally speaking…10:32 If you are trying to…11:14 You have to know…11:25 You have to be kind.…
Civic engagementFrom the masjid's own video, Apr 14, 2026.

Enjoin good with knowledge and kindness

London Muslim Mosque

“When you are delivering that message of forbidden evil and enjoying the good, you have to be kind doing so.”

The khateeb, at 11:25

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In one sentence

Enjoining good and forbidding wrong is a communal obligation that can become individual, bringing honor and success when practiced with knowledge, kindness, and restraint.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Defines believers' success through enjoining good and forbidding wrong.
  2. Explains that this is generally fard kifaya but can become fard ayn.
  3. Warns that abandoning the duty brings communal consequences.
  4. Uses the people of the Sabbath to illustrate protection for those who oppose wrongdoing.
  5. Lists conditions: avoid greater harm, address clear wrongdoing, know the ruling, and act kindly.
  6. Closes with a prayer for guidance and usefulness in doing good.
Try this week
Encourage good and discourage clear wrongdoing when you have the knowledge and ability.
Verify that an issue is an agreed-upon wrong rather than a valid scholarly difference.
Use kindness when advising others.
Refrain from intervention if it would create fitna, chaos, or a greater wrong.
Follow through responsibly after taking on a da'wah obligation.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“So generally speaking this is Fardu Kifaya however in some cases will be Fardu Ayn.”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
Play from 5:16
“If you are trying to change it, but it could cause fitna or chaos or problems even worse than the original state, just leave it.”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
Play from 10:32
“You have to know exactly what you are doing. If you didn't know, it is better to stay away from that.”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
Play from 11:14
“You have to be kind. When you are delivering that message of forbidden evil and enjoying the good, you have to be kind doing so.”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
Play from 11:25
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb taught that Muslims are called to encourage what is good and discourage what is wrong. This is usually a shared community duty, but it can become an individual's duty when no one else can respond or when a person has already taken it on. Any correction must be based on knowledge, kindness, and a clear wrong, and it must not create greater harm or interfere with a valid scholarly difference. The khutbah presented this responsibility as both an honor and a path to communal success, and closed with a prayer that Allah guide us and use us for good.

  1. What is one kind way to encourage good at home this week?
  2. How can we tell when speaking up might cause more harm?
  3. Why is it important to learn before correcting someone?
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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