Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 31, 2026.
Avoid worship and customs of disbelievers
“Let us be fearful of Allah.”
In one sentence
Muslims should protect their tawhid and gratitude to Allah by avoiding disbelievers' religious worship and distinctive celebrations, following the Prophet's guidance and cultivating taqwa.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- The khutbah presents attributing a son to Allah as a grave insult, citing a hadith qudsi and Quranic condemnation.
- It urges believers who hope in Allah and the Last Day to distance themselves from disbelieving celebrations and practices.
- It distinguishes imitation levels: worship may be kufr, distinctive customs are haram and can become kufr when embraced joyfully, and lesser imitation is still discouraged.
- It gives beard and moustache guidance as an example of Muslim distinctiveness and links nobility to taqwa.
- It closes with supplications and Quran recitation about Friday worship, hypocrisy, wealth, remembrance, and death.
Try this week
Avoid religious worship and celebrations that contradict tawhid.
Avoid distinctive customs of disbelievers when adopting them expresses approval or joyful identification.
Follow the cited prophetic guidance to grow the beard and trim the moustache.
Cultivate fear of Allah, obedience, and frequent remembrance.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 19:88-91Used to condemn the claim that the Most Merciful has taken a son and stress its gravity.
Quran 49:13Used to define nobility before Allah by taqwa.
Quran 62:9-11Recited to emphasize responding to the Friday prayer and prioritizing remembrance over trade.
Quran 63:1-11Recited as a warning about hypocrisy, wealth, remembrance, charity, and death.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“If we imitate them. And the actions. With which they worship. Then that is kuffar. That takes one. Out of the fold of Islam.”
“Let us be fearful of Allah. And let us strive to be from the akramakum inda Allah.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that Muslims should protect their worship of Allah and avoid practices that contradict tawhid. The speaker warns against copying religious worship or distinctive celebrations associated with other faiths. He also points to the Prophet's guidance about Muslim appearance and encourages believers to pursue taqwa. The closing prayers ask Allah for obedience, certainty, protection from hardship, and success in the Hereafter.
- What is one choice that can show gratitude to Allah this week?
- How can we stay true to our faith while treating people of other beliefs with kindness?
- Where might taqwa guide a decision at school, work, or online?
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