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Youth & educationFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 15, 2026.

Protect your mind from addiction

MIC · Yassir Fazaga

“The worst type of dependency is emotional dependency when you wait for something to make you feel better.”

The khateeb, at 9:35

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In one sentence

Because Allah-given intelligence must be protected, Muslim families and students should reject intoxicants, choose supportive company, develop healthier coping strategies, and respond compassionately to addiction.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Frames intelligence and comprehension as gifts from Allah that believers must use and protect.
  2. Explains that intoxicants and gambling may have benefits but their harms outweigh them.
  3. Applies the warning to college students facing freedom, anxiety, peer pressure, alcohol, and marijuana.
  4. Urges parents to have persuasive conversations, teach healthier coping mechanisms, and encourage wise friendships.
  5. Calls for compassionate support of people struggling with addiction, followed by prayers and community announcements.
Try this week
Have honest, persuasive conversations with children about intoxicants, peer pressure, and healthier coping mechanisms.
Prepare college-bound students for social pressure and practice ways to refuse alcohol or marijuana.
Choose friends carefully and avoid gatherings where alcohol is being served.
Support people struggling with addiction without shaming them, and encourage a path toward sobriety.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the worst type of dependency is emotional dependency when you wait for something to make you feel better”
MIC · Cordova, TN
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“we don't talk down to people the young man that was brought to the masjid because he was constantly caught drinking”
MIC · Cordova, TN
Play from 22:32
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that our ability to think clearly is a gift from Allah that we should use and protect. It warns students, especially those entering college, that social pressure can make alcohol and marijuana seem like solutions to anxiety, while dependence can take away freedom and judgment. Families should have honest, persuasive conversations, help children choose good company, and build healthier coping skills. When someone is struggling, we should guide and support them without looking down on them, while praying for recovery.

  1. What pressures might students face when they first enter college?
  2. What makes a friendship or group setting healthy and supportive?
  3. How can we help someone who is struggling without making them feel ashamed?
Where it was given

The masjid

Memphis Islamic Center10299 Humphrey Road, Cordova, TN 38018Jumu'ah 1:00 PMKhateebYassir FazagaMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at MIC35 khutbahs
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