Seeking knowledgeFrom the masjid's own video, Jun 13, 2026.
Faith requires obedience to the Sunnah
“You will not know how to pray without the sunnah.”
In one sentence
True faith requires complete obedience to the Prophet's sunnah alongside the Quran, accepting his commands without resentment, neither adding to nor taking away from the religion, because the sunnah is revelation (wahy) and a protected mercy from Allah.
The khutbah in 11 steps
- Opening Quranic commands to obey Allah and His Messenger and not nullify one's deeds (Surah Muhammad; Surah an-Nisa)
- Obedience to the Prophet is obedience to Allah; believers have no choice once Allah and His Messenger decree a matter
- Faith is incomplete until one accepts the Prophet's rulings with no inner resentment (Surah an-Nisa 4:65)
- Warning against the man who says 'between me and you is the Book of Allah' and rejects hadith; the Prophet was sent with the Quran and something like it
- The Quran cannot be practiced without the sunnah, prayer times, rak'ahs, and details all come from the Prophet
- The companions' immediate compliance: the gold ring, the prohibition of wine, removing shoes in prayer
- The modern attack on hadith targets narrators like Abu Huraira and Aisha, but the real target is the sunnah itself, driven by those who find Islam 'restrictive'
- Deeds require both following the sunnah and sincere intention; the religion is perfected, so bid'ah (innovation) is misguidance
- The scholars preserved this deen across history; the Quran and its understanding are divinely protected
- Personal testimony of growing up ignorant of the deen and a call to learn it, worship upon knowledge, and stop justifying haram
- Closing dua asking Allah to show truth as truth and falsehood as falsehood, then prayer
Try this week
Spend time learning the deen: read, attend scholarly discussions, listen to reputable scholars (including on YouTube)
Study the Quran with its proper interpretation and the science built around it
Learn the basics of wudu and salah, including the arkan (pillars) and what to do when you err in prayer
Stop justifying haram (e.g., riba, removing hijab); instead admit the shortcoming and ask Allah to guide you out of it
Repeat the Prophet's duas exactly as he taught them
Ensure deeds follow the sunnah first, then purify the intention for Allah alone
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 47:33Opening verse commanding believers to obey Allah and the Messenger and not nullify their deeds
Quran 4:80Whoever obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah; those who turn away have only themselves to blame
Quran 33:36A believing man or woman has no choice once Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter
Quran 4:65True belief requires accepting the Prophet's judgment with no resentment in the heart and full submission
Jami` at-TirmidhiWarning against those who will reject the Prophet's hadith claiming the Quran alone suffices
Sahih MuslimEvery innovation in religion is misguidance leading to hellfire; the deen is complete and cannot be improved
Quran 5:3'Today I have perfected your religion', adding to or removing from the deen implies the Prophet did not fulfill his mission
Quran 15:9Allah revealed the dhikr and protects it, including its meaning and understanding, i.e., the sunnah
Quran 3:31'If you love Allah, follow me', love of the Prophet is proven by following him
Sahih al-BukhariCalled the most misquoted hadith: deeds must first conform to the sunnah, then intention determines acceptance
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“if you read the Quran left to right right to left you will not know how to pray without the sunnah you don't know that fajr is to raka'a and duhr for raka'a”
“they want to deal with riba interest they want to take off their hijab they don't want to mixing and not mixing issues of inheritance marriage they just feel like Islam is too much of a burden to them”
“but your deed has to follow the sunnah for it to be accepted first then it becomes your intention will judge if Allah will accept it or not”
“learn your deen wallahi you will love it spend some time reading about your deen attending the scholarly discussion listen to YouTube with good scholars”
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