Seeking knowledgeFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 21, 2026.
Use the Quran and Sunnah to decide
“Life is not black and white; life has a gray scale, and that's what we learn from Surat al-Kahf.”
In one sentence
Muslims should make personal, family, community, and civic decisions using a toolbox drawn from the Qur'an and Sunnah, especially knowledge, prioritization, context, and weighing consequences.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Introduces decision-making as a universal leadership responsibility and frames Qur'an and Sunnah as a practical toolbox.
- Explains gray-scale judgment through Surat al-Kahf and the need to account for context.
- Presents knowledge and fiqh al-awlawiat, or prioritization, emphasizing faith and prayer before secondary concerns.
- Uses Prophetic examples to distinguish personal harm from threats to justice and show contextual tolerance.
- Introduces fiqh al-muwazanat, or weighing consequences, applies it to voting and the Musa narrative, and closes with alignment to Qur'an and Sunnah.
Try this week
Study the Qur'an and Sunnah to learn how they guide decisions instead of relying only on personal opinion.
Use fiqh al-awlawiat to rank priorities, especially placing faith and prayer before secondary concerns.
Use fiqh al-muwazanat to weigh consequences when choosing among imperfect options, including whether to vote.
Teach children to complete salah, make dua, and pray the sunnah.
Participate in elections to help change how Muslims are treated and represented.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 18Used the ship-with-a-hole episode to illustrate gray-scale judgment and imperfect options.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“life is not black and white life has a gray scale and that's what we learn from surat al-kahf a ship with a hole in it is better than no ship”
“one of the main tools that i have in my toolbox to make decisions is the fiqh al-awlawiat the fiqh of priorities”
“the quran is not a book that was revealed to the first to deal with the problems at his time it's a book to use until the day of judgment”
“your life gotta be aligned with the quran aligned with the sunnah of the prophet and learn how to use these tools get them and use them in your life”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that every person makes decisions and needs good tools for doing so. The Qur'an and Sunnah provide guidance, while knowledge helps us understand what should come first. We should weigh consequences and recognize that life is sometimes gray rather than simply right or wrong. At home, this means making prayer a real priority, teaching children patiently, and using Islamic guidance when facing family and community choices.
- What is one important priority our family should protect this week?
- When have you had to choose between two imperfect options?
- How can the Qur'an or Sunnah help with a decision you are facing?
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