Youth & educationFrom the masjid's own video, Dec 19, 2025.
Children need taqwa beyond wealth and comfort
“Whatever career you are going to put them on, if you do not nurture the heart of your kids, it's not going to be beneficial to them.”
In one sentence
Parents may provide education, wealth, and comfort for their children, but their ultimate duty is nurturing their hearts and taqwa.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Parents may pursue excellent schools, careers, homes, and wealth for their children; none is inherently haram.
- The Prophet's advice to Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas supports leaving heirs financially secure rather than needy.
- Material provision is not the ultimate goal; the Quran emphasizes taqwa.
- Parents must entrust their children's future to Allah while cultivating their goodness.
- Wealth, mansions, and careers will not benefit children without nurturing their hearts.
Try this week
Work hard to provide children with sound education, housing, careers, and financial security.
Prioritize nurturing children's hearts and developing taqwa alongside material provision.
Entrust children's future to Allah rather than treating wealth as the ultimate goal.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“You better leave your family wealthy. So, as parents, there's nothing wrong for you to work hard and build houses for your children.”
“The Quran will always speak to people who are thinking deep. It is about having a taqwa with Almighty Allah.”
“whatever career you are going to put them on if you do not nurture the heart of your kids it's not going to be beneficial to them”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khateeb said parents may rightly work hard to give children good schools, careers, homes, and financial security. He used the Prophet's advice to Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas to show that leaving heirs wealthy is better than leaving them dependent on others. But wealth and achievement are not the final goal. The deeper duty is to nurture children's hearts and help them grow in taqwa, because worldly advantages alone will not benefit them.
- What is one way our family can nurture the heart, not just prepare for success?
- How can we pursue education and financial security while keeping Allah as our ultimate goal?
- What does relying on Allah look like when planning for our future?
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