Keep worship steady without extremism
“Every time I feel that I may cross the border of balance and Mizan, I need to measure this against the Quran and Sunnah.”
Believers should practice Islam with balanced, sustainable devotion while resisting oppression that suppresses faith, especially hijab restrictions in Azerbaijan.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Creation reflects divine balance, and believers should avoid both extremism and negligence.
- Sustainable worship means adding recommended acts when energized and maintaining obligations when spiritually low.
- The Quran, Sunnah, and Ahlul Bayt provide the measure for avoiding excess, including excessive love or hatred.
- Azerbaijan is presented as suppressing religious practice, especially hijab in educational settings.
- Listeners are urged to speak up and pray for Azerbaijan, Palestine, and oppressed believers worldwide.
In the khateeb's words
“We're asked to be amongst people who always maintains balance, who always takes that measure in which either not extreme or negligence in the commands of Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
“Every time I feel that I may cross the border of balance and Mizan, I need to measure this against the Quran and Sunnah.”
“And she is asking people who can speak up to speak up, inshallah, against the oppression that is happening and taking place in the country of Azerbaijan.”
For the dinner table
Today's khutbah reminded us that Allah created the world with balance, and our worship should also be balanced. When we feel spiritually strong, we can add recommended acts, but when energy is low, we should hold firmly to the obligations instead of burning out. The Quran and Sunnah should help us recognize when love, dislike, or religious practice has crossed into excess. The speaker also asked us to care about Muslims in Azerbaijan who face pressure over their faith and hijab, and to pray and speak up for people facing oppression.
- What is one act of worship you can keep doing steadily this week?
- How can we show love for Islam without becoming harsh toward other people?
- What can our family do to remember and support people facing religious oppression?
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