3:34 Nothing else damages…14:55 what the eyes look at,…18:37 Always think, always…
Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 1, 2025.

Guard your eyes to protect your faith

Masjid al-Husna · Shoumic Khan

“What the eyes look at, the heart desires.”

The khateeb, at 14:55

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In one sentence

Because sight is an Allah-given trust that directly shapes the heart, Muslims should lower their gaze, limit harmful visual stimulation, and build disciplined habits that protect faith.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Introduces eyesight as an Allah-given blessing for which people will be questioned.
  2. Explains the Quranic command for believing men and women to lower their gaze.
  3. Connects harmful images and videos, especially through phones, to spiritual damage, distraction, and weakened self-control.
  4. Uses the black-spot-on-the-heart image, Shaytan’s temptations, and the value of sight to stress vigilance and repentance.
  5. Links gaze control with guarding desire, tongue, and private parts, presenting discipline as a core Islamic value.
  6. Closes with practical steps: mindfulness of Allah, replacing harmful inputs, putting down phones, and building healthy habits.
Try this week
Lower your gaze from impermissible images, videos, and situations.
Put down the phone and reduce constant visual stimulation.
Parents should establish healthier boundaries around children’s phone use.
Replace harmful images and settings with beneficial alternatives.
Remain mindful that Allah will ask how you used your eyes.
Seek forgiveness and make tawbah after lapses, while building healthier habits.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Nothing else damages your spirituality quicker than your eyesight. Nothing damages your spirituality, your iman, faster than your eyesight.”
Masjid al-Husna · Buford, GA
Play from 3:34
“what the eyes look at, the heart desires. What it looks at is what it desires.”
Masjid al-Husna · Buford, GA
Play from 14:55
“Always think, always remember, okay, Allah will ask me about my eyes. He will ask me why did I look at that.”
Masjid al-Husna · Buford, GA
Play from 18:37
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

This khutbah reminds us that sight is an Allah-given trust, and what we repeatedly look at can shape our hearts and desires. The speaker connects lowering the gaze with spiritual purity, self-control, and the wider discipline of a Muslim. He especially warns that phones and constant stimulation make harmful images easy to reach and urges us to put them down, replace unhealthy inputs, and build better habits. When we slip, sincere forgiveness and tawbah can clean the heart rather than letting small sins accumulate. As a family, we can help one another use our eyes and other blessings in ways that please Allah.

  1. What phone habit helps your mind and heart feel calmer?
  2. What could we replace with something that strengthens our iman?
  3. How can our family make lowering the gaze easier this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid al-Husna3350 Ridge Rd, Buford, GA 30519Jumu'ah The first English khuṭbah/bayān begins at 2:00 PM; The second English khuṭbah/bayān begins at 2:45 PMKhateebShoumic KhanMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Masjid al-Husna21 khutbahs
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