Health & wellbeingFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 11, 2026.
Care for your body as a trust
“Your body has a right to be moved and exercised and fed things that are nourishing to it.”
In one sentence
The World Cup can become a source of wisdom when Muslims use it to reaffirm Allah's priority, care for their bodies, teach children through sport, resist envy, and build unity.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Uses a scholar's World Cup accommodation to introduce wisdom and the priority of Jumu'ah.
- Argues that sport's greatest value is physical activity because the body is a trust with rights to exercise, rest, and nourishment.
- Connects Prophetic examples and wholesome food to better worship rather than vanity.
- Urges children to play sports to learn effort, teamwork, failure, focus, and humility.
- Contrasts sports' single winner with Allah's limitless provision and warns against jealousy.
- Explains that actions reveal priorities and that sport can unite people across social and religious barriers.
- Closes with supplications and a brief charitable announcement.
Try this week
Prioritize Jumu'ah over work, appointments, tests, and sporting events.
Exercise regularly and care for the body through movement, rest, and nourishing food.
Encourage children, especially boys and young men, to participate in sports.
Replace excessive screen time with physical activity.
Examine whether daily actions match claimed priorities.
Keep sports fandom emotionally proportionate and use sport to build connection.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Your body has a right to be moved and exercised and fed things that are nourishing to it. This is a right that the body has on us.”
“We don't exercise out of vanity. Those are all byproducts. Okay, we get more muscles. We look better. Alhamdulillah. But that's not the goal behind it.”
“Whatever we're not getting done, it's not because we don't have time. It's because it's not that important.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khateeb used the World Cup to teach that Allah should remain our first priority. He reminded us that our bodies are trusts, so exercise, rest, and wholesome food help us worship better. Sports can teach children teamwork, effort, patience, and how to handle both winning and losing. We should not envy others, because Allah's provision has no limit, and sports and food can help people connect across differences.
- What sport or activity helps you feel healthy and focused?
- What can losing teach us?
- What is one priority you can show through your actions this week?
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