Seeking knowledgeFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 17, 2026.

Halal living includes sharing needed knowledge

“It was a temporary pleasure, but it would be permanent pain.”

The khateeb, at 11:00

In one sentence

Halal is a whole-life obligation encompassing food, earnings, and conduct, while concealing necessary divine knowledge for worldly gain brings severe punishment.

The khutbah in 4 steps

  1. Connects halal eating with halal earning and broader life choices.
  2. Explains the Qur’anic warning against concealing revealed knowledge for temporary gain.
  3. Extends the warning to withholding necessary knowledge when people need it.
  4. Describes punishment as lasting pain, loss of merciful divine speech, and lack of purification.
Try this week
Treat halal as a standard for earnings, choices, and the whole lifestyle, not only food.
Ask what Allah permits before pursuing an earning or activity.
Share necessary beneficial knowledge when someone genuinely needs it.
Avoid hiding knowledge for temporary personal benefit.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“No. Halal is your lifestyle. It's all of the things related that could be halal.”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
Play from 6:36
“This ayah cover any person that hides the knowledge at the time of the need That necessary knowledge at the time of the need and he never share with others”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
Play from 9:16
“You see the pleasure that they were looking for Turned to be pain And now only just a temporary pain It was a temporary pleasure But it would be permanent pain”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
Play from 11:00
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah taught that halal is more than choosing permissible food; it should shape our earning, choices, and whole way of life. It warned that hiding needed knowledge when people depend on it is a serious wrongdoing. The speaker explained that temporary pleasure gained through wrongdoing can turn into lasting pain. We can ask whether our choices please Allah and share beneficial knowledge when someone truly needs it.

  1. What is one part of life besides food where we should think about halal?
  2. When might someone need us to share helpful knowledge?
  3. What temporary pleasure can sometimes lead to lasting harm?