General remindersFrom the masjid's own video, Dec 18, 2025.
Follow Allah’s commands over personal desire
“Your guide is the teaching of Allah.”
In one sentence
True Islam is wholehearted submission to Allah’s commands, trusting His wisdom above personal reasoning and desires while following His messengers.
The khutbah in 4 steps
- Defines Islam as inward and outward submission to Allah.
- Uses Umar’s Black Stone example to illustrate following prophetic practice.
- Explains that reason can guide someone toward faith, but revelation must take priority.
- Closes with humility, trust in Allah’s knowledge, and alignment with Prophetic teaching.
Try this week
Strengthen trust in Allah’s wisdom, inwardly and outwardly.
Follow Allah’s commands and the Prophet’s teaching even when their wisdom is not immediately clear.
Use reason to seek guidance, while giving priority to revealed guidance over personal desire.
Cultivate the attitude of hearing and obeying Allah’s commands.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2Frames Islam as submitting to the Lord of the worlds.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“so your guide is the teaching of Allah it's not just your mind this is the problem of a human being they judge their mind in every matter”
“I'm not saying do not use your mind no Islam is full of wisdom and if anything does not match with the wisdom and does not have a logic it's not Islam”
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