Family & marriageFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 2, 2025.
Cherish your parents before it is too late
“If you have your parents, serve them.”
In one sentence
Because parents give selfless love and sacrifice for their children, Muslims should cherish, serve, contact, and spend meaningful time with them before the opportunity is gone.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Introduces the challenge of forgetting relationships and losing sight of parents’ sacrifices
- Shares personal grief after his mother’s death and connects it to the Prophet’s loss of his mother
- Explains parental love through stories of sacrifice and caregiving
- Uses Quranic guidance and prophetic warnings to emphasize honoring parents
- Assigns practical homework: serve, call, visit, make dua, give charity, and spend one-on-one time
- Closes with reminders about mortality, gratitude, and prayers for parents and suffering communities
Try this week
Serve living parents according to your ability.
Call parents every day when distance prevents regular visits.
Visit parents when possible and look at them with love.
For deceased parents, donate, read Quran, and make dua for them after prayer.
Schedule weekly or monthly one-on-one time with parents, such as sharing chai or a meal.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Our parents go above and beyond. and different matters of our life that we can't realize that we're standing here today because of their dua and their tahajjud and their making dua for us.”
“I would pay the entire world to have one more dinner with my mother.”
“If you have your parents, serve them because the day Allah tests you. It's going to be one of the biggest tests of your life.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khateeb shared his grief after burying his mother and reflected on the unconditional love parents give. He reminded us that parents sacrifice through their prayers, work, care, and constant concern for their children. If our parents are alive, we should serve them, call them, visit them, and spend personal time with them. If they have passed away, we can still benefit them through charity, Quran, and dua. The khutbah urged us to value our parents now, because lost moments cannot return.
- What is one sacrifice your parent or caregiver makes that you may not notice often?
- What is one loving action you could take for your parents this week?
- What would meaningful one-on-one time with a parent look like for you?
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