Family & marriageFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 11, 2026.
Raise children with faith and love
“If we do not intentionally raise our children with iman and faith, then the world will raise them unintentionally with confusion.”
In one sentence
Families can protect children's faith in a distracted world by treating them as a trust, modeling and loving Islam, connecting before correcting, and setting wise boundaries.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Revisits faith-building at home amid screens, social pressure, comparison, and algorithms.
- Frames children and family as trusts from Allah, urging parents to invest in iman and salah.
- Argues that children must love Islam before defending it and should experience faith as beautiful.
- Uses the Prophet's gentle response to a young man's question about zina to teach connection before correction.
- Warns that platforms compete for children's attention and urges intentional time, examples, connections, and wise boundaries.
- Closes with hope, dua, and sadaqa, followed by announcements about clothing collection and janazah logistics.
Try this week
Fill gaps and accommodate people arriving for Jumu'ah.
Invest intentionally in children's iman, deen, and salah alongside education and activities.
Model Islam in daily life before advising children.
Build loving relationships and safe conversations before correcting or facing a crisis.
Notice and affirm children when they do something good, and consider whether they feel loved and safe speaking.
Set principled boundaries around screens and other influences with wisdom.
Keep making dua and give sadaqa; do not lose hope in Allah's ability to change people.
Donate suitable clothing for Pakistan and Bangladesh through the announced collection if able.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“if we do not intentionally raise our children with iman and faith then the world will raise them unintentionally with confusion”
“we must rise and we must raise children who do not only know islam is true but who also feel that islam is beautiful”
Where it was given
The masjid
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