Youth & educationFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 10, 2026.
Back-to-school success is a shared duty
“You have to take the time to understand that you are your child's first teacher.”
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Frames education as a shared Islamic responsibility during back-to-school season.
- Charges teachers to combine prophetic gentleness, firmness, beneficial instruction, and integrity.
- Calls students to study through effort, reading, writing, thinking, and applying knowledge.
- Warns students about peer influence and urges them to choose friends who encourage goodness.
- Closes with prayers for students, parents, teachers, and knowledge that guides people toward Allah.
Try this week
Parents should attend PTA meetings and volunteer at school.
Parents should review homework or find someone qualified to help.
Parents should be present on the first day and set expectations for conduct and teacher interaction.
Parents should take children to Jum'ah and support school MSA or Jum'ah arrangements.
Teachers should be gentle, kind, firm, and consistent in modeling good conduct.
Students should read, write, think, retain knowledge, and put it into practice.
Students should choose close friends who consistently encourage goodness.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih MuslimSupports spending on one's household as the best financial expenditure.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“So you have to take the time to understand that you are your child's first teacher.”
“But stick around people who are constantly doing good and inshallah you will always be doing good.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminds us that education is a shared responsibility among parents, teachers, and students. Parents are a child's first teachers, so children learn from our example, our attention, and the way we approach knowledge. Preparing for school means more than buying clothes or computers; it includes planting seeds of good character, taqwa, respect, effort, and curiosity. Teachers should be gentle, caring, and firm, while students should work hard, think deeply, and choose friends who lift them toward Allah. May Allah make the new school year a path to beneficial knowledge, good character, and closeness to Him.
- What is one way our family can support your learning this year?
- Which good character habit do you want to practice at school?
- How can you choose friends who help you do good?
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