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Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 27, 2026.

Good intentions do not replace Sunnah

Al Huda Institute

“It is better than spending the whole night in nawafil against the sunnah of the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam.”

The khateeb, at 18:28

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In one sentence

Because Islam is complete, Muslims should follow the Prophet’s Sunnah and avoid adding unsubstantiated religious practices, even when they appear more pious.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Establishes Islam as complete and rejects additions or removals.
  2. Explains why bid'ah is worse than ordinary sin because it can appear righteous.
  3. Uses examples from Sa'id ibn Musayyab and Imam Malik to show good intentions do not override Sunnah.
  4. Urges holding firmly to the Prophet's Sunnah and warns about historical deviation.
  5. Applies the principle to special worship on the 15th of Sha'ban, Rajab practices, and aqiqah.
  6. Concludes with prayers and Ramadan program announcements.
Try this week
Measure acts of worship against the Prophet's Sunnah rather than assuming extra effort is automatically better.
Avoid singling out the 15th night of Sha'ban or nights in Rajab for special prayers without authentic evidence.
Increase fasting, prayer, Quran recitation, and other good deeds throughout the month rather than fixing them to an invented date.
Follow the stated Sunnah for aqiqah: two sheep for a son and one for a daughter.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 5:3Used to establish that Allah completed the religion, leaving no need for additions.
Quran 4:48Used to contrast unforgiven shirk with sins Allah may forgive.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Because deen is complete. No addition, no removal. No introducing some falsehood into religion. No introducing some newly invented matter into religion.”
Al Huda Institute · Mississauga, ON
Play from 4:54
“Allah would not punish you because of offering nawafil. Allah would punish you doing something against the sunnah of the Prophet.”
Al Huda Institute · Mississauga, ON
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“Even if you do offer just two nawafil, according to the sunnah of the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, it is better than spending the whole night in nawafil against the sunnah of the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam.”
Al Huda Institute · Mississauga, ON
Play from 18:28
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah taught that Islam is complete and that worship should follow the Prophet's Sunnah. It warned that bid'ah can look like extra goodness while quietly moving people away from authentic guidance. The speaker encouraged sincere repentance from sins and careful avoidance of invented religious practices. He especially cautioned against assigning special prayers to particular nights without reliable evidence. The family takeaway is to value faithful, modest worship over religious practices chosen simply because they seem more impressive.

  1. How can we tell whether a religious practice is truly part of the Sunnah?
  2. Why might doing a smaller authentic act be better than doing a larger invented one?
  3. What worship habit could we practice consistently this month?
Where it was given

The masjid

Al Huda Institute Canada5671 McAdam Road, Mississauga, ON L4Z 1N9ArchiveAll khutbahs at Al Huda Institute56 khutbahs
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