Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Dec 27, 2025.
Put worship before screens and sports
“Our purpose of creation was to serve, and worship, and be devoted to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
In one sentence
Muslims should subordinate entertainment and digital distractions to worship, protect salah and family life, and cultivate a higher, steadily growing aspiration to serve Allah and benefit others.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Judgment is certain, yet amusement and distraction cause people to neglect their purpose.
- Life is a test, with worship and salah as central responsibilities and the first major accountability.
- Excessive sports, screens, gaming, and social media consume time and weaken prayer, family life, and moral awareness.
- Recreation can be permissible when beneficial, moderate, family-oriented, and secondary to salah.
- Listeners are urged to prepare spiritually for Ramadan, improve sleep, use late nights for tahajjud and dua, and set gradual worship goals.
- The second khateeb challenges Muslims to move beyond merely fulfilling minimum duties toward sacrifice, impact, and sustained aspiration in deen.
Try this week
Protect the five daily prayers and do not let sports or entertainment displace salah or congregational prayer.
Reduce excessive social media, gaming, screen use, and entertainment that harms worship or family life.
Use Rajab and Sha'ban to strengthen salah, Qur'an, worship, and preparation for Ramadan.
Repair destructive sleep routines and use late-night hours for tahajjud and dua rather than scrolling.
Set small, gradual, consistent deen goals such as daily Qur'an reading, charity, or community service.
Choose recreation that benefits health, mind, soul, or family and remains within halal limits.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Our purpose of creation was to serve, and worship, and be devoted to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
“The average teen spends about five hours a day on social media and other devices. And it's only going to get worse.”
“If you play sports, alhamdulillah, play sports within limits. It should not take you away from salah.”
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