Turning the Halal Into Haram (A Serious Warning) | Friday Khutbah

In this Jumu'ah khutbah delivered at ISRA Foundation in Plano, Texas, Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan shares a sobering and powerful reminder from the Quran about the dangers of falsely declaring what is halal or haram, attributing lies to Allah in the process. Drawing from parables and ayat near the end of Surah An-Nahl, he breaks down a timeless warning—how nations collapse when they fall into ingratitude and wrongdoing, and how Allah instructs us to hold onto what is halal and pure. But alongside this, there’s a stern caution: distorting religious teachings by falsely propagating ideas that were never established by Allah or His Messenger ﷺ. Bringing this closer to home, Ustadh Nouman highlights real-life examples we see today—how culture and propaganda are often used to falsely label what is halal as haram and vice versa. He also calls out a common problem: many Muslims focus on halal and haram only when it’s convenient, yet fail to uphold their values when it truly matters. An eye-opening reality check for all of us.