Family & marriageFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 23, 2025.
Honor your parents as an act of worship
“Under no circumstance do we disrespect our parents, and disrespecting them is a major sin in Islam.”
In one sentence
Islam places honoring parents immediately after worshipping Allah, so believers should serve living parents, pray for deceased parents, and maintain their ties while showing consistent respect.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Introduces Allah's sovereignty and the centrality of tawhid.
- Uses a child's disrespect toward his mother to introduce the topic.
- Explains that the Quran places honoring parents directly after worshipping Allah.
- Emphasizes gentle speech, service, the mother's special status, and parental sacrifices.
- Gives duties for those with living or deceased parents, including prayer and maintaining family ties.
- Clarifies that parents are obeyed in what is good, while haram requests are refused respectfully, and closes with supplication.
Try this week
Speak to parents gently and respectfully, avoiding even harsh expressions or physical disrespect.
Call, visit, check on parents, and proactively ask how to help.
Serve parents with daily needs and respond to their calls as an act of worship.
If parents have died, make du'a for them and maintain ties with their relatives and friends.
Obey parents in what is good, while respectfully refusing requests to commit haram.
Give parents more time than technology and friends.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 17Connects worshipping only Allah with treating parents well and avoiding even harsh words.
Quran 17:24Provides the supplication asking Allah to show mercy to parents.
Sahih al-BukhariPlaces the mother first three times before the father in deserving good companionship.
Sahih al-BukhariIdentifies disrespecting parents among the greatest sins, immediately after shirk.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“if you have your parents alive my brothers and sisters make that phone call”
“Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is trying to reward you that every time you answer your mother's call this is a reward every time you answer your father's call this is a reward”
“under no circumstance do we disrespect our parents and disrespecting them is a major sin in Islam”
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