Youth & educationFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 26, 2026.
Parents must prepare and guide their children
“Our children, they see us before they hear us.”
In one sentence
The khutbah argues that raising Muslim children requires proactive, loving responsibility: preparing them for secular environments, monitoring influences, modeling Islam, explaining its truth, and maintaining strong relationships.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Frames children as worldly adornments and a serious parental responsibility.
- Urges families to prepare children for school, college, and workplace conversations about contemporary social issues.
- Calls for monitoring online consumption and maintaining a healthy spiritual diet.
- Emphasizes knowing children's friends and building regular Muslim community connections.
- Advocates proactive teaching about relationships, marriage, and gender responsibilities.
- Urges parents to explain why Islam is true and build attentive, loving relationships with their children.
Try this week
Stay off phones and remain attentive during the khutbah.
Prepare children for school, college, and workplace conversations through respectful Islamic guidance.
Monitor children's and adults' online consumption, screen time, and exposure to harmful content.
Know children's friends and teach them how to filter relationships.
Connect children to the masjid or another Muslim environment once or twice weekly.
Have proactive conversations about gender relationships, marriage, and family responsibilities.
Model prioritizing Fajr and the akhira over school and work.
Explain why Islam is true instead of relying only on culture or parental enforcement.
Put down phones and have regular, nonjudgmental conversations with children.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“They should be attached to the masjid or some Muslim environment at least once or twice a week.”
“We don't want to wait until it's too late, my brothers and sisters.”
“Because our children, they see us before they hear us.”
“What does Islam actually mean for us and our children?”
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