Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 7, 2026.
Avoid the seven sins that destroy
“You need to worship only Allah.”
In one sentence
Muslims must learn, remember, and avoid the seven destructive sins because they carry severe spiritual and worldly consequences.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Introduces the prophetic warning about seven destructive sins and urges listeners to remember and teach them.
- Explains shirk as associating partners with Allah and calls for sincere worship.
- Warns against magic, fortune tellers, and practices that damage families.
- Discusses unlawful killing and the duty to protect human life.
- Explains the prohibition of riba and urges listeners to leave roles facilitating it.
- Describes the duty to safeguard orphan property and support orphans.
- Warns against slandering chaste people, especially through online comments, then recaps the seven sins.
Try this week
Remember the seven destructive sins and teach them to family members and children.
Worship Allah alone and do not ask graves or people for what only Allah can provide.
Maintain purification, perform morning and evening dhikr, and recite Surah Al-Faqara for protection.
Avoid fortune tellers and people claiming to predict the future.
If involved in riba, work to avoid it and leave roles that facilitate it.
Protect orphan property and take only what is properly justified when serving as a guardian.
Protect people from harm and do not spread or comment on accusations against others online.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 47Presented shirk as a major injustice.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“If you fall in the riba, try as work as you can to avoid this one and get out of it.”
“You see somebody is writing bad about a sister or a brother or somebody in the internet and you comment on these without you are recognizing it.”
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