Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 28, 2026.
Worship Allah alone and do not wrong others
“How can you associate partners with Allah, and He is the one who provides you with oxygen, subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
The khutbah in 6 steps
- The speaker explains that the wrongdoing in Surah al-An'am refers primarily to shirk, based on Luqman's advice.
- He describes shirk as the greatest injustice because Allah alone creates, sustains, and blesses humanity.
- He warns against directing dua, sacrifice, vows, or tawaf toward graves, saints, or intermediaries.
- The khutbah expands to interpersonal oppression, warning against taking property, abuse, false accusations, and physical harm.
- The hadith of the bankrupt illustrates how victims can claim an oppressor's good deeds on Judgment Day.
- The speaker closes by urging listeners to control their tongues, hands, hearts, and social-media behavior.
Try this week
Direct dua, sacrifices, vows, and tawaf only to Allah; do not use saints, graves, or intermediaries.
Do not take others' land or wealth, abuse them, accuse them falsely, beat them, or shed blood.
Control your tongue, hands, and heart, especially on social media, and do not spread untrue claims.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih MuslimUsed to explain that the wrongdoing in the verse refers to shirk.
Surah 4Used to argue that Allah does not forgive shirk for one who dies upon it, while other sins are subject to His will.
Sahih MuslimUsed to establish that Allah forbids injustice and commands people not to oppress one another.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to warn that injustice becomes darknesses on the Day of Resurrection.
Sahih MuslimUsed to explain the bankrupt person whose good deeds are transferred to those he wronged.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“How can you associate partners with Allah, and He is the one who provides you with oxygen, subhanahu wa ta'ala. He is the one who provides you with water.”
“A tawaf is exclusively for Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, not for any of the human being, no matter how great he is, an angel, a prophet, any messengers, or any of the awliya wal-salihin.”
“the bankrupt from my ummah is the one who will come on the day of resurrection with salat.”
“please control your tongue control your hand on social media and things like that control your heart control yourself”
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