Health & wellbeingFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 2, 2026.
Protect your body as Allah’s trust
In one sentence
The body is an amanah entrusted by Allah, so Muslims should protect it spiritually and physically through obedience, moderation, exercise, healthy food, and emotional balance.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Defines amanah as Allah’s trust and applies it to the human body.
- Urges protecting the body from sin and the hellfire through obedience and repentance.
- Explains bodily rights through rest, healthy eating, moderation, and avoiding waste.
- Encourages walking, sports, and exercise while prohibiting physical harm.
- Warns that grief and stress can harm the body and should be entrusted to Allah.
- Applies healthy eating responsibilities to family cooking and closes with supplication.
Try this week
Treat the body as Allah’s trust and avoid using it for sinful purposes.
Get sufficient rest and choose healthy food and drink.
Limit portions, avoid overeating, and leave room in the stomach.
Save or share excess food instead of throwing it away.
Walk, exercise, or play sports such as soccer, basketball, or swimming.
Avoid harming yourself or others during physical activities.
Reduce stress by entrusting past grief and future worries to Allah.
Prepare healthier meals for yourself, your spouse, and your children.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“You have to do it. Play soccer. Play basketball. Swim. Do something. Move. This is an Islam. Islam does not tell you sit at your home and keep eating and sleeping.”
“There is nothing will harm your body more than grief and sadness. Why you have sadness about the past or grief about what is coming?”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah says our bodies are an amanah, a trust from Allah, rather than possessions we may neglect. We should care for them by obeying Allah, eating healthy food in moderation, resting, and moving regularly. The speaker encourages walking, sports, and other exercise, while warning against hurting ourselves or others. He also reminds us not to let past sadness or future worry consume us, but to place them in Allah’s hands. Families should prepare healthier food for themselves and their children because caring for one another is part of this trust.
- Which activity would make moving our bodies more enjoyable?
- What worry could we place in Allah’s hands tonight?
Where it was given
The masjid
Islamic Society of Vaughan (Masjid Al-Barakah)Unit 22-24, 9100 Jane Street, Vaughan, ON L4K 0A4Jumu'ah Four services · 1:30 PM (brothers only), 2:30 PM (brothers only), 3:30 PM (brothers & sisters), 4:30 PM (brothers & sisters)KhateebAshur DuzanMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Masjid Al-Barakah29 khutbahs
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