Strong families follow the Prophet's sunnah

For the dinner table

Shaykh Hosam Helal reminded us that summer is the time to invest in our families, and that in the Quran, right after the miracle of life itself, Allah names marriage and family as one of His greatest signs, a home meant to be filled with love, mercy, and tranquility. He shared the story of Talha ibn Ubaidullah, who took seventeen arrows for the Prophet and still stood tall to spare him any guilt, and whose wife described him as a real man whose entrance filled the room with laughter, who gave before being asked, and who showed gratitude for every small thing. He also showed how Khadijah was the first person the Prophet ran to in his moment of fear, she sheltered him, spoke words that built him up, and was the first to believe in him and invest in his mission. The Prophet himself was always serving his family at home and was fully present with whoever he was with, like a full moon rather than a crescent. Finally, from the story of Zekariya, he gave three keys to a blessed home: compete together in doing good, pray and make dua together in hope and in fear, and stay humble and available for Allah and for one another.