Youth & educationFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 5, 2026.
Parents must raise children by example
“Ittaqo Allah wa a'adilu bayna awladikum.”
In one sentence
Parents must treat children as Allah-given trusts by nurturing their faith, character, wellbeing, and manners through righteous example.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Opens with accountability before Allah and parental responsibility.
- Presents children as divine gifts and trusts requiring proper upbringing.
- Emphasizes choosing spouses for faith and character, and protecting children spiritually.
- Explains children’s rights to care, provision, fairness, good names, and breastfeeding.
- Calls parents to teach manners, prayer, Qur’an, and good character by example.
- Warns against comparisons, curses, neglect, and unsupervised screen use, then closes with supplications for righteous offspring.
Try this week
Choose a spouse based primarily on religion and character.
Recite the prescribed supplication before marital intimacy.
Give children good names connected to worship and righteousness.
Provide food, clothing, breastfeeding, and other material needs.
Treat children fairly and avoid hurtful comparisons.
Teach manners such as saying Bismillah, eating with the right hand, and eating from what is nearby.
Teach prayer, Qur'an, and good character patiently through personal example.
Limit and supervise children’s phone, tablet, and television use.
Make regular supplication for righteous offspring.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 59:18Opened with self-accountability and preparing for the Hereafter.
Quran 66:6Urged believers to protect themselves and their families from the Fire.
Quran 42:49-50Presented children as gifts Allah grants according to His will.
Sahih MuslimExplained that a righteous child can benefit parents after death.
Sunan Abi DawudUsed religion and character as the criterion for marriage.
Quran 2:233Grounded breastfeeding and the father’s duty of provision.
Sahih al-BukhariIllustrated teaching children table manners and everyday etiquette.
Quran 3:38Closed with a supplication for righteous offspring.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Wa anna hum hibatun min Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala wa n'amadun fil buyut.”
“Wa kullukum alaa fa kullukum raa'in wa kullukum mis'uulun aan ra'iyyati”
“Wa qad qala sallallahu alayhi wa sallam ittaqo Allah Wa a'adilu bayna awladikum - wa fil mu'amilati ayda.”
“Sammi Allah Wa kul biyameenik Qul minna yadee. -Hadi ni tarbiya.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that children are gifts from Allah but also a serious trust. Parents should build their homes on faith, choose spouses for religion and character, and provide children with care, fairness, good names, and material support. They should teach manners, prayer, Qur'an, and good character patiently while modeling what they ask of their children. The sermon warns against insults, curses, hurtful comparisons, neglect, and letting screens replace upbringing. It closes by encouraging parents to make sincere dua for righteous children.
- What is one way we can show that children are a trust from Allah?
- Which family habit helps us practice good manners at meals?
- How should our family balance screens with prayer, learning, and time together?
Where it was given
The masjid
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