Youth & educationFrom the masjid's own video, May 3, 2026.
Raise pious children through daily example
“To be always strict, your children will run away; to be always soft, your children will totally go against you.”
In one sentence
Parents raise pious and obedient children by modeling worship, structuring their time, supervising them wisely, balancing firmness with gentleness, and maintaining consistent standards.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Recaps halal provision, parental conflict, and divorce or single-parent homes as earlier causes of disobedience.
- Identifies unmanaged and idle time as a fourth cause of disobedience.
- Recommends halal activities, supervised technology use, balanced schedules, and age-appropriate salah training.
- Advises patience and private correction when children disrupt the mosque, so they are not alienated from Islam.
- Warns parents against double standards, especially regarding marriage and living arrangements.
Try this week
Create daily and weekend schedules, and teach time management through parental example.
Model regular Quran reading, remembrance, prayer, and productive use of time.
Involve children in halal sports, exercise, and other permissible activities.
Have children use laptops and tablets in shared household spaces, with appropriate supervision.
Teach salah from age seven and use consequences at age ten for persistent non-prayer.
Bring children to the mosque when they can participate appropriately, and correct them privately and patiently.
Balance firmness with softness and explain family decisions consistently to avoid double standards.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 43Used to argue that turning away from Allah’s remembrance leads to a shaitan becoming a companion.
Sunan Ibn MajahUsed to teach parents to instruct children in salah at seven and impose consequences at ten for persistent neglect.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“our actions speak louder than words we need to speak with them also and we need to show them also”
“either it's productive or either it's unproductive either you are investing or either you are losing there is no halfway there is no neutrality”
“to be always strict your children will run away to be always soft your children will totally go against you”
“make sure the 24 hour schedule is done saturday and sunday make a schedule for them bring them to the masjid from a very young age”
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