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Halal choices are part of loving Allah

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“All of your habits all of your life has to be towards sharia.”

The khateeb, at 7:48

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In one sentence

The khutbah teaches that loving and obeying Allah requires bringing everyday habits such as eating under His guidance by choosing what is halal, pure, and harmless, while resisting Satan’s gradual steps.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Explains the universal address and message of Surah al-Baqarah 2:168.
  2. Connects lawful, wholesome eating with worship, sincere love, and obedience to Allah.
  3. Argues that halal choices must follow Sharia and avoid harm.
  4. Uses prayer, sacrifice, life, and death to illustrate complete devotion to Allah.
  5. Warns that Satan leads people into sin gradually through successive steps.
Try this week
Choose food that is both halal and pure or harmless.
Avoid inventing religious prohibitions beyond Allah’s guidance.
Examine everyday habits as part of sincere obedience to Allah.
Recognize and resist small steps that can lead toward sin.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 2:168Used to argue that humanity should consume what is lawful and good and avoid Satan’s footsteps.
Quran 2:21Presented as the first Quranic command calling humanity to worship Allah.
Quran 6:162Used to connect prayer, sacrifice, life, and death with exclusive devotion to Allah.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“all of your habits all of your life has to be towards sharia”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
Play from 7:48
“the two conditions that has to be lawful from the sharia part and has to be pure has no harm”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
Play from 10:04
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminds us that Allah’s guidance reaches everyday needs, not only formal worship. Halal means following what Allah has permitted, while tayyib points toward what is pure and not harmful. We should not invent religious rules for ourselves or treat ordinary habits as separate from faith. The speaker also warns that temptation often grows through small steps rather than one sudden decision. As a family, we can show love for Allah by making thoughtful, lawful, and wholesome choices.

  1. What is one food or habit you could check for both halal and goodness this week?
  2. Why might small choices be easier to overlook than one big temptation?
  3. How can our everyday routines show love for Allah?
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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