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Family & marriageFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 26, 2026.

Honor parents through lifelong family care

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“Your khala, it's like your mother.”

The khateeb, at 2:35

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In one sentence

The khutbah teaches that honoring parents means extending care to their relatives and continuing that care after death, while also urging precise understanding of prophetic terminology when conveying Islam.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Explains the hadith that a maternal aunt holds the status of a mother.
  2. Extends filial duty to relatives, family friends, and responsibilities that continue after a parent’s death.
  3. Lists ongoing acts of kindness: honoring promises, maintaining kinship, visiting friends, charity, and prayer.
  4. Uses examples from the Prophet’s treatment of nursing mothers and Khadijah’s friend.
  5. Distinguishes nabi from messenger and advises using “messenger” when explaining Islam to non-Muslims.
  6. Closes by presenting service to parents as a gateway to Jannah.
Try this week
Honor and maintain relationships with maternal aunts and extended family.
Fulfill parents’ promises and maintain ties with their relatives.
Visit parents’ friends and relatives.
Donate charity on behalf of deceased parents.
Pray for parents’ forgiveness.
Use “messenger” when explaining Muhammad to non-Muslims to avoid terminology confusion.
Sources the khateeb cited
Jami` at-TirmidhiThe maternal aunt is equivalent to the mother, supporting extended family obligations.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“your khala it's like your mother and it's a beautiful ending you know of this chapter”
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Play from 2:35
“a messenger has his own message however nabi prophet that he has a message not his own but he's conveying the message of the prophet before him”
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Play from 8:23
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

This khutbah reminds us that caring for parents also means caring for the people connected to them. The Prophet’s teaching that a maternal aunt is like a mother calls us to honor extended family, keep promises, visit loved ones, give charity on behalf of parents, and pray for their forgiveness even after they die. The khateeb also explains that a messenger brings his own revealed message, while a prophet conveys revelation connected to an earlier message. Loving parents well is presented as one of the great paths to Jannah.

  1. Who in our extended family could use more attention or kindness from us?
  2. How would you explain “messenger” and “prophet” in your own words?
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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