Family & marriageFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 9, 2025.
Islam honors women and rejects abusive customs
“Who are you to mistreat that woman?”
In one sentence
Islam honors women as full moral, social, and intellectual participants, so Muslims must reject abusive customs and recover the Prophet’s legacy of honoring women and female scholarship.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Challenges Western misrepresentations of Islam’s view of women.
- Recalls prophetic examples of protecting women and consulting companions.
- Connects contemporary suffering, including Gaza, to communal responsibility.
- Uses Qur’anic revelation about marital abuse to affirm women’s complaints and rights.
- Highlights the Prophet’s respectful treatment of women and their equal social responsibilities.
- Calls Muslims to reject jahili attitudes and revive the legacy of female Islamic scholarship.
Try this week
Ask Allah to revive the companions’ legacy of honoring women.
Examine and correct how women relatives are treated at home and in the community.
Study the contributions of Muslim female scholars and include them in Islamic education.
Reject inherited jahili customs that deny women dignity, rights, or responsibility.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“The Qur'an is always universal. Its message is intact. It will always benefit us.”
“Who are you to mistreat that woman? Yours. Giving her the similar tour of your mother's back.”
“Sahaba was crystal clear when it came to their doubts and questions”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that Islam honors women as believers, family members, scholars, and contributors to society. The Prophet modeled gentleness and respect, and the Qur’an responded to women’s questions and complaints. We should reject customs that mistreat women or deny their dignity. We should also learn about the many women who strengthened Islamic scholarship. At home, we can honor women through our words, decisions, education, and daily conduct.
- What is one way our family can show greater respect to women this week?
- Why is it important to ask questions when we are learning about faith?
- Which Muslim woman from history would you like to learn about?
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