Family care is an act of worship
“Taking care of your family is similar to coming to the masjid to pray to Allah Azza wa Jal five times a day.”
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Calls for Muslim belonging in Canada while acknowledging school threats and Islamophobia.
- Affirms solidarity with Indigenous peoples and rejects racism, discrimination, occupation, and attacks on civilians.
- Uses Surah An-Nisa's account of Tu'ma ibn Ubayriq to teach justice across faith lines.
- Presents Muslim family life, care for parents, kinship, and neighborliness as contributions to Canadian society.
- Frames family care as worship and urges a spiritually grounded, emotionally and socially healthy generation.
- Closes with mosque outreach, Islamic Heritage Month education, community service, and prayers for guidance and relief.
In the khateeb's words
“We need to have the freedom of speech and the ability to assemble peacefully and send a strong message that we denounce racism, we denounce discrimination, we denounce the war that is waged against civilians, we denounce any form of cultural cleansing.”
“Taking care of your family is similar to coming to the masjid to pray to Allah Azza wa Jal five times a day.”
“Today, on the dinner table, I want you to sit with your children and tell them what the month of October is all about.”
For the dinner table
Today the imam reminded us that October is Islamic Heritage Month in Canada. He also spoke about how some Islamic schools recently received threats, and said every child should feel safe at school. He told a story from the Quran: a Muslim man stole a shield and blamed a Jewish man, and Allah sent down verses to protect the innocent man, because justice is for everyone whatever their faith. He said one of the best gifts Muslims can give our country is strong, loving families: caring for our parents and elders at home, staying close to relatives, and looking after our neighbors and even their neighbors. He said that taking care of our family with patience is worship, just like praying at the masjid. He asked us to tell our children about Heritage Month and to show people the good that Islam brings.
- Did you know October is Islamic Heritage Month? What is one Muslim contribution you could share with your class?
- Why do you think Allah defended the Jewish man in the story of the stolen shield?
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