Seeking knowledgeFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 6, 2026.
Follow the Quran and Sunnah as the Salaf did
“Allah has not left the Muslims in doubt and in confusion regarding matters of their religion.”
In one sentence
Because Allah completed Islam through the Qur'an and Sunnah, Muslims should follow them according to the understanding and practice of the Sahaba and early Salaf, identified here with Ahlul Hadith, to avoid deviation.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Allah completed and perfected Islam through the Qur'an and Sunnah.
- The Sahaba were taught, preserved, and implemented the religion directly from the Prophet.
- Muslims should understand revelation according to the path of the Sahaba and the earliest generations.
- The Prophet's advice is to hold firmly to the Sunnah and avoid religious innovations.
- The speaker identifies Ahlul Hadith as the saved and aided group that protects the religion.
- Listeners are urged to follow the Salaf's teachings, biographies, manners, and morals.
Try this week
Learn and practice the Qur'an and Sunnah according to the understanding of the Sahaba and Salaf.
Hold firmly to the Sunnah and the practice of the rightly guided caliphs.
Study and emulate the Companions' biographies, manners, and morals.
Avoid newly invented religious practices and forms of bid'ah.
Pray for clarity about truth, the ability to follow it, and protection from falsehood.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 5:3Used to establish that Allah completed and perfected Islam.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to explain the revelation of the completion verse at Arafah on Jumu'ah.
Musnad AhmadUsed to illustrate the straight path and the divergent paths leading away from it.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to identify the Companions, Tabi'in, and Atba' al-Tabi'in as the best generations.
Jami` at-TirmidhiUsed to command adherence to the Sunnah and rightly guided caliphs and avoidance of innovations.
Jami` at-TirmidhiUsed to discuss sectarian division and the one saved group.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to affirm that a group will remain manifest upon truth until the Day of Judgment.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Allah has not left the Muslims in doubt and in confusion regarding matters of their religion.”
“whoever wishes from you to follow someone then let him follow the ones who have passed away”
“they are the people who safeguarded the religion and protected it from all types of innovation misguidance”
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