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Honoring parents through gratitude and care

DarusSalam

“Call our mother every single day.”

The khateeb, at 17:41

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In one sentence

The khutbah argues that gratitude to Allah must be shown through humble conduct and sustained kindness, service, dua, and care for one's parents.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Gratitude to Allah increases blessings and reflects Islam's complete guidance.
  2. Luqman's advice condemns shirk, arrogance, loudness, and disrespect.
  3. The mother's sacrifices explain her priority in kindness, followed by the father's.
  4. Qur'anic and hadith warnings establish gentle speech and avoiding harm to parents.
  5. Listeners receive practical ways to serve living parents and pray for deceased ones.
  6. The service closes with community announcements, funeral directions, and prayers for the deceased and Muslim Ummah.
Try this week
Thank Allah regularly for His blessings.
Make dua for one's parents after every salah.
Serve living parents through household help and regular care.
Call a distant mother daily, even for five minutes.
Speak to parents gently and avoid showing disdain.
Pray for deceased parents and send isal of thawab through recitation and voluntary prayer.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 31:12-19Uses gratitude, avoiding shirk, humility, moderate walking and speech, and honoring parents as Luqman's guidance.
Quran 17:23-24Commands avoiding even saying 'Uf,' speaking nobly, showing humility, and praying for parents.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“So we see that if we make shukar Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, He will increase what we have. But again, it is only for our benefit, not for Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala's benefit.”
DarusSalam · Lombard, IL
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“Do not rebuke them. Rather speak to them in a kind and noble manner.”
DarusSalam · Lombard, IL
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“Call our mother every single day. Even if it's her five minutes, I promise you that those five minutes will be valuable to her, that she will cherish those five minutes.”
DarusSalam · Lombard, IL
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminded us that gratitude for Allah's gifts is for our own good, and that one of the greatest gifts is our parents. Mothers especially carry immense physical and emotional sacrifices, so Islam commands us to speak to parents gently and humbly. While our parents are alive, we should serve them, call them, and make time for them instead of waiting until regret comes. We should pray for our parents and continue making dua for those who have passed away. Small acts of service and sincere dua can honor their sacrifices and benefit us in this life and the next.

  1. What is one blessing you can thank Allah for today?
  2. What is one helpful thing you could do for a parent this week?
  3. Why might a short phone call mean a lot to someone?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid DarusSalam21W525 North Avenue, Lombard, IL 60148ArchiveAll khutbahs at DarusSalam150 khutbahs
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