Qur'an & tafsirFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 24, 2026.
Love the Quran more than scrolling
“The first step to loving the Quran more than scrolling is to constantly purify the heart.”
In one sentence
To love the Quran more than scrolling, Muslims should purify their hearts, replace scrolling triggers with healthy habits, and engage the Quran through thoughtful action.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Contrasts scrolling’s numbing escape with the Quran’s demand for an attentive heart.
- Urges listeners to purify the heart and identify their personal scrolling triggers.
- Recommends replacing doom scrolling with small, healthy halal alternatives.
- Explains tadabbur as thinking, feeling, and doing.
- Illustrates tadabbur by acting on Quranic guidance to care for neighbors.
- Recaps the three practices and closes with supplication.
Try this week
Identify whether time, location, emotion, preceding action, or nearby people trigger scrolling.
Be specific about the moment when the brain shifts into autopilot.
Replace scrolling with a small healthy halal habit, such as reading one line, listening to one ayah, or taking a power nap.
Keep a personal mushaf and read from it regularly.
Apply Quranic verses through concrete acts of service, such as checking on neighbors.
Sources the khateeb cited
Musnad AhmadUsed to describe the companions learning ten verses together with their knowledge and practical application.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Scrolling does not demand discipline. Scrolling does not encourage you to change your bad habits. Scrolling does not ask you to reflect.”
“The first step to loving the Quran more than scrolling is to constantly purify the heart.”
“If I get the urge to doom scroll, I will read one line of the Qur'an. That's it.”
“My teacher, my Tafseer teacher mentioned, Tadabbur involves three levels. Thinking, feeling, and doing.”
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