Health & wellbeingFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.
Control your phone before it controls you
“These devices and these applications are the scorpions and snakes of our time.”
In one sentence
Because every person is journeying back to Allah, Muslims must discipline their digital habits, protect their families, and fill their hearts with worship and love of Allah.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Life ends in a return to Allah, so believers must prepare a sound heart.
- Digital devices and social media are modern distractions that can harm mental health, families, and spiritual connection.
- Shariah principles require weighing benefits and harms, limiting necessity, and prioritizing the Hereafter.
- Digital discipline requires sacrifice, taqwa, boundaries, and controlling devices rather than being controlled by them.
- The khutbah closes with a call to change now and prayers for protection, healing, and oppressed Muslims.
Try this week
Evaluate digital tools by their benefits and harms, and eliminate unnecessary or harmful uses.
Put roadblocks and friction between yourself, your children, and harmful online content.
Control phone and social-media use rather than allowing devices to control you.
Spend family time outdoors, including walks and visits to parks.
Keep children engaged with the Qur'an and Sunnah.
Fill hearts with love of Allah, the Prophet, the Hereafter, and righteous people.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 96The return to Allah frames worldly life as a journey toward the final meeting.
Surah 26A sound heart, rather than wealth or children, is presented as what matters before Allah.
Sahih MuslimThe strong believer pursues what benefits, seeks Allah's help, and avoids helplessness.
Sahih MuslimParadise is surrounded by difficult disciplines, while Hellfire is surrounded by desires.
Surah 14Ibrahim's prayer for protection from idolatry illustrates identifying the era's greatest temptation.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“What do I present to Allah? What I present to Allah? The Facebook likes that I have. the Twitter followers that I have. The hours of YouTube I spent online, is that the things that I will present to Allah?”
“These devices and these applications are the scorpions and snakes of our time. They come with benefits, yes, but there are hidden harms that we must be aware of.”
“Take your family out to the park, go for a walk, looking at the sky, looking at the trees. These things will have an effect spiritually on your heart, will connect your heart to Allah.”
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