Choose ihsan over digital temptation
“Begin your day with some type of adhkar without your phones.”
In a time when entertainment and digital systems invert moral reality, Muslims should resist spiritual corruption by cultivating ihsan through love, mercy, disciplined device use, and service to others.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Defines the inversion of realities and its effect on moral judgment
- Connects modern entertainment, social media, gambling, shopping, and explicit content to spiritual corruption
- Explains ihsan as purity, beauty, love, mercy, and excellence
- Illustrates ihsan through restraining anger, pardoning others, and showing compassion
- Urges families to protect children from digital addictions through patient boundaries and alternatives
- Concludes with practices of prayer, device-free adhkar, service, gratitude, and love of Allah
In the khateeb's words
“truth would no longer be seen as truth and people would not be able to distinguish falsehood as falsehood.”
“They take human needs and vulnerabilities, they turn them into commodities. And then they design systems that will continually intensify those needs so that they can be monetized.”
“The conclusion of our lives, Ya'ibadullah, it must be love.”
“Begin your day with some type of adhkar without your phones. And end your day with some type of adhkar without your phones.”
For the dinner table
The khutbah warns that modern entertainment and digital systems can confuse our sense of right and wrong and turn our vulnerabilities into addictions. The speaker says the answer is ihsan, which means spiritual excellence expressed through love, mercy, patience, and beautiful conduct. Families should protect children with consistent boundaries, education, and healthy alternatives. We can begin and end our days with adhkar away from our phones, serve vulnerable people, and keep filling our hearts with love of Allah. The goal is to meet Allah with hearts purified through faith and good action.
- How can we show ihsan to someone who is difficult to deal with?
- Who could we serve or help in our community this week?
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