Youth & educationFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 10, 2026.
Teach sons to honor women
“We have also to teach our sons how to honor women.”
In one sentence
Parents must raise sons to honor women by modeling respect at home, having direct conversations about sexuality and boundaries, and teaching self-control and human dignity.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Frames child-rearing as a blessing and responsibility, especially teaching sons to honor women.
- Emphasizes that boys learn from how adults treat mothers and sisters at home.
- Urges parents to discuss attraction, desire, relationships, and online influences directly.
- Teaches boundaries, consent, rejection, and male responsibility through Quranic guidance.
- Uses the Prophet's treatment of al-Fadl ibn Abbas to explain seeing women as dignified people.
- Connects the message to sexual-assault concerns and prays for children's protection.
Try this week
Model kindness, gentleness, and respect toward mothers and sisters at home.
Have direct conversations with sons about attraction, desire, relationships, boundaries, and pornography or social media.
Teach sons to lower their gaze, control desire, respect consent, and accept rejection without harassment.
Start these lessons early and teach boys to see women as people honored by Allah.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 24Used to stress that believing men must lower their gaze and guard chastity.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to illustrate the Prophet turning al-Fadl's face away from staring.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“We cannot only teach our daughters Safety and boundaries We have also to teach our sons How to honor women”
“Everything starts at home This is what logic said This is what tradition said This is what psychology said And this is also what faith said”
“Someone is being friendly Does not give you A permission to violate Her boundaries”
“Women are not a body For us to stare at Women are not an object For our desires They are human beings”
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