Your phone can testify for or against you
“Will that phone testify for you or will it testify against you on the day of judgment?”
Social media use is spiritually accountable and can either benefit or harm us, so Muslims should use it with Allah-conscious discipline, sound learning, protected time, and responsible family guidance.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Frames every digital action as recorded by Allah, asking whether the phone will testify for or against its user.
- Warns that social media wastes time and overstimulates the mind, making worship and calm reflection more difficult.
- Argues that online clips cannot replace disciplined learning from qualified scholars and warns against misleading debate content.
- Cautions against harmful content and urges parents to supervise children's phone use with discipline and balanced oversight.
- Concludes that social media can be beneficial when used intentionally, authentically, and with discipline.
In the khateeb's words
“What if your phone is brought on the day of judgment? Will that phone testify for you or will it testify against you on the day of judgment?”
“Most people say, "I don't remember anything from that one hour." Because when it comes to knowledge, especially knowledge of our deen and our sharia, it has not come through clicking, through scrolling.”
“Whereas you don't realize as a parent that you have given the entire world access to your child.”
“This phone that we have will either be a witness for us on the Day of Judgment or will be a witness against us on the Day of Judgment.”
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminds us that our phones are tools whose use is recorded by Allah. Social media can consume our time, overstimulate our minds, and distract us from prayer, Quran, and remembrance. Short videos and online debates are not substitutes for learning Islam from trustworthy teachers. Parents should guide children's phone use with clear boundaries, care, and balanced supervision. Used thoughtfully and with discipline, social media can still provide beneficial knowledge.
- What is one phone habit that helps your faith, and one that gets in its way?
- Who are trustworthy people or sources we can learn Islam from online?
- What family phone rule would help us protect our time and attention?
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