Yassir Fazaga – Let’s Be Healthy

About this lecture

In this khutbah, Sheikh Yassir Fazaga delivers a timely and practical lecture on the Islamic perspective on physical health, using Quranic verses and Prophetic hadith to emphasize that caring for our bodies is a religious obligation. He addresses the epidemic of overeating and obesity, the wisdom of the Prophet's ﷺ golden rule of dividing the stomach into thirds, and the particular irony of Muslims overeating during Ramadan. The lecture also touches on the hardship of the uninsured, the importance of community giving, Zakat al-Fitr, and supporting the local masjid.