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Family & marriageFrom the masjid's own video, Dec 20, 2025.

Parents must pass on faith, not wealth

London Muslim Mosque

“We have to remind our children always about the purpose of their existence and why we have them at the first place.”

The khateeb, at 5:23

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In one sentence

Parents’ most important inheritance is nurturing their children’s iman and commitment to carry Islam’s message, not merely leaving them material wealth.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Interprets Surah al-Baqarah 2:132 as Abraham and Jacob’s counsel that their children remain submitted to Allah.
  2. Explains that prophetic inheritance is knowledge, faith, and the religious mission rather than money.
  3. Urges parents to make their children’s iman and purpose central to their wasiyyah.
  4. Discusses Quranic pauses, recitation, and the beauty of Arabic, encouraging listeners to learn the language.
  5. Argues that consistently living Islam is the path toward dying in a state of Islam.
  6. Warns parents to invest in their children’s faith early, then closes with supplication.
Try this week
Make dua for children’s iman and religious commitment.
Remind children regularly about the purpose of their existence.
Invest in Islamic upbringing from an early age rather than waiting until adulthood.
Include care for the deen in a family wasiyyah, not only money and assets.
Learn or revisit Arabic to appreciate the Quran’s structure and beauty.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2Used as the central example of Abraham and Jacob advising their children to remain Muslims.
Surah 19Used through the stories of Zakariya, Yahya, and Maryam to illustrate children devoted to worship and service.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“That is really important. Especially in society like this, we have to remind our children always. about the purpose of their existence and why We have them at the first place.”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
Play from 5:23
“I hope that will be clear, and I hope that will encourage you to learn Arabic, to go back to learn Arabic, to see the beauty of it in there.”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminds us that a parent’s most important inheritance is not money but faith. Abraham and Jacob are presented as examples of parents who wanted their children to remain submitted to Allah and continue the religious message. We should make dua for our children, teach them Islam steadily, and talk with them about why they exist. The speaker also encourages learning Arabic to appreciate the Quran’s beauty and warns that faith should be nurtured long before adulthood.

  1. What helps you remember why Allah created you?
  2. What part of Islam would you want to pass on to someone younger?
  3. What would make learning Quranic Arabic meaningful to you?
Where it was given

The masjid

London Muslim Mosque151 Oxford St W, London, ON N6H 1S3Jumu'ah First prayer 12:00 PM · second prayer 1:15 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at London Muslim Mosque193 khutbahs
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