8:02 How is a person…22:29 There is nothing…24:58 Ilm was always meant…
Seeking knowledgeFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 3, 2026.

Seek reliable knowledge to live Islam

DarusSalam · Minhajuddin Ahmed

“Ilm was always meant to be passed on from heart to heart, in person.”

The khateeb, at 24:58

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In one sentence

Gratitude for Islam should lead believers to seek reliable religious knowledge consistently so they can worship Allah and live according to Islam’s guidance.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Reflect on health, safety, food, and other everyday blessings as reasons for gratitude.
  2. Recognize Islam as the greatest blessing and knowledge as the next greatest.
  3. Explain that Islam provides guidance for worship, family, business, inheritance, death, and emerging issues.
  4. Highlight Quranic and hadith-based virtues of religious knowledge and its teachers.
  5. Present seeking knowledge as an obligation alongside worship, work, and family responsibilities.
  6. Urge disciplined, preferably in-person study through local programs rather than passive online consumption.
Try this week
Reflect regularly on personal blessings such as health, safety, and food.
Learn how to worship Allah and practice Islam through reliable religious instruction.
Enroll in at least one available religious program and attend it consistently.
Prioritize in-person study and avoid relying passively on recordings or subscriptions.
Use a study partner or alternate attendance when work and family obligations limit availability.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 23Used to describe successful believers through humble prayer, avoiding vain speech, and righteous conduct.
Surah 87Used to connect success with purification, remembrance of Allah, and prayer.
Surah 5Used to argue that Islam is a perfected and comprehensive way of life.
Sahih MuslimUsed to make religious learning a personal responsibility for every believer.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“How is a person supposed to worship Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala without knowledge about how to worship Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala?”
DarusSalam · Lombard, IL
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“There is nothing whereby a person can come closer to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala greater than through his own faridatun obligation.”
DarusSalam · Lombard, IL
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“Ilm was always meant to be passed on from heart to heart, in person.”
DarusSalam · Lombard, IL
Play from 24:58
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

This khutbah reminds us to notice everyday blessings such as health, safety, and food, and to recognize Islam as the greatest blessing. The speaker says knowledge is the next great blessing because it teaches us how to worship Allah and live faithfully in every part of life. He encourages everyone, not only scholars, to seek reliable religious learning, especially through consistent in-person programs. He warns that simply subscribing to online lessons is not the same as disciplined study, and points to the Companions’ practice of making time for learning. The takeaway is to choose at least one opportunity for study and attend with sincerity.

  1. What is one blessing you want to remember and thank Allah for every day?
  2. What subject about Islam would you genuinely like to learn more deeply?
  3. What could make our family’s learning more regular and focused?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid DarusSalam21W525 North Avenue, Lombard, IL 60148KhateebMinhajuddin AhmedMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at DarusSalam150 khutbahs
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