Family & marriageFrom the masjid's own video, Apr 24, 2026.
Shaytan attacks the family through division
Masjid An-Nur · Haris
“The main mode of attack to cause and to spread fasad in the land is to attack the family.”
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Frames obedience to Allah as a pre-existing covenant and whole-life servitude, not ritual alone.
- Explains Shaytan’s deception as reversing values, exploiting doubts, and making worldly life seem ultimate.
- Identifies family conflict, disunity, and role confusion as Shaytan’s main social strategy.
- Urges Muslims to compare their beliefs and practices with the Prophet and the first three generations.
- Argues for complementary family roles while stressing cooperation, mutual rights, and mercy between men and women.
- Closes by praying for protection and beginning the congregational prayer.
Try this week
Treat work, earning, spending, speech, and family conduct as parts of serving Allah.
Recognize Shaytan’s tendency to reverse values and encourage the opposite of Allah’s commands.
Cross-check personal habits and standards against the Prophet and the first three generations.
Protect family unity and fulfill responsibilities with mercy, kindness, and cooperation.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“So you don't go to work and just fall down in sajdah for eight hours. You go to work and you make sure that the money you are making is in servitude and obedience to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
“They asked Allah while they're crying to Allah. They asked Allah, while they were in sajda to Allah. They asked Allah while obeying Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
“Shaytan takes his sweet time. But the main mode of attack to cause and to spread fasad in the land is to attack the family.”
“We were never meant to be pitted against each other. We have our roles, we have our responsibilities, We have our rights as well.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that Shaytan’s deception often works by reversing what Allah wants and making disobedience seem attractive or doubt seem wise. It says worship is a whole-life commitment: work, money, family life, speech, and choices should all be guided by obedience to Allah. The speaker urges listeners to use the Prophet and the first three Muslim generations as standards, especially when assessing modern habits and family life. It closes by emphasizing that believing men and women are allies who should cooperate, honor their responsibilities and rights, and build righteous families.
- What is one ordinary thing you do each day that could become an act of worship?
- How can our family help one another instead of becoming divided?
- What does it mean to have responsibilities and rights at the same time?
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