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Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 22, 2026.

Steady worship matters more than excess

London Muslim Mosque

“Always we advise people to maintain the minimum and build on that.”

The khateeb, at 4:26

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In one sentence

Believers should sustain a balanced, consistent pattern of worship, maintaining obligations and building gradually, until death, because faith grows through continued action and weakens when practice is abandoned.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Introduces a chapter on righteous conduct and regular practice, alongside verses from Surah Al-Hadid.
  2. Explains the warning against invented religious practices that are not properly observed.
  3. Emphasizes moderation, balance, and steadiness in worship.
  4. Urges worship and devotion until the last breath.
  5. Uses advice associated with Abdullah ibn Amr to discourage abandoning established prayer practices.
  6. Explains that iman increases through worship and decreases through neglect, urging listeners to maintain obligations and build gradually.
Try this week
Maintain the minimum obligatory acts of worship.
Build additional worship practices gradually rather than taking on too much.
Continue established acts of worship instead of abandoning them.
Understand the difference between obligations and voluntary practices.
Keep worshipping Allah consistently until death.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 57Used to emphasize allowing Allah's reminder to affect believers' hearts and to discuss compassion, mercy, and religious excess.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“So you have to be moderate And being restable in the way of practice And make the balance”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
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“So you work and you worship Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala And devote to Him to the last breath”
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Play from 4:18
“Always we advise people To maintain the minimum and build on that”
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Play from 4:26
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that worship should be steady, balanced, and lifelong. We should protect the basic obligations first, then build extra practices gradually instead of taking on too much and quitting. He taught that faith grows when we absorb, apply, and increase acts of worship, and weakens when we abandon them. The goal is to keep turning to Allah until our last breath.

  1. How can we tell when we are taking on too much at once?
  2. What does lifelong worship look like for our family?
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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