Raise children through faith and courage
“Focus on your child's relationship with Allah.”
Parents raise righteous, lifelong-connected children by grounding them in Allah-consciousness, prayer, good companionship, proud Muslim identity, and patient moral courage rather than relying on demands for respect alone.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Uses Luqman’s advice to connect gratitude to Allah with duties toward parents.
- Argues that parents should build children’s relationship with Allah, not focus only on obedience.
- Warns that friends and online influences strongly shape children’s values and direction.
- Calls for taqwa, regular salah, Muslim identity, moral courage, and patience.
- Closes by praying for righteous children and good parenting.
In the khateeb's words
“focus on your child's relationship with Allah and that will guarantee you that these children will inshallah take care of you in your older age”
“being a Muslim in an environment that we live today is not easy task our children have it much harder than we must have had”
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminded parents that their first priority is helping their children build a loving, mindful relationship with Allah. It taught that we must honor our parents and treat them kindly, while never obeying anyone in disobedience to the Creator. The khateeb also stressed that friends have tremendous influence, so young people and parents should pay attention to the direction their friendships are taking them. He encouraged families to cultivate taqwa, the awareness that Allah sees every choice, even when no person is watching. Finally, he called young Muslims to establish prayer, be proud of their faith, stand for what is right, and remain patient when doing so feels difficult.
- Who helps you become a better Muslim, and what do they do that helps?
- What is one good choice you can make because Allah sees you, even when nobody else does?
- How could you kindly say no if friends invited you to do something wrong?
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