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Youth & educationFrom the masjid's own video, Jun 6, 2026.

Invest summer in faith and service

ICN Ogden, ICN An-Noor

“The day that goes will never come back.”

The khateeb, at 4:36

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In one sentence

Time is Allah’s greatest capital, so families and young people should intentionally invest the summer in faith, learning, service, health, and community.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Parents and grandparents must guide children and protect the family’s religious future.
  2. Families should create summer plans involving prayer, Quran, reading, halal work, and community service.
  3. Youth should maintain physical health with sincere intentions that support worship.
  4. Examples from Imam al-Nawawi, Usama ibn Zayd, and Zayd ibn Thabit show how youth can accomplish great things.
  5. The khutbah closes with supplications and an appeal to support a new masjid in Niles.
Try this week
Create a summer schedule that includes regular salah and attendance at congregational prayer.
Help children memorize, understand, and implement one Quran surah during the summer.
Use rewards and encouragement to establish young children’s prayer habits.
Ask older children about constructive halal work or other purposeful summer plans.
Encourage Islamic reading and seek guidance from an imam or knowledgeable teacher.
Involve youth in masjid committees, community service, and civic work.
Exercise or participate in sports with the intention of strengthening worship.
Contribute generously toward Masjid al-Suffa in Niles.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 3Calls believers to fear Allah and remain Muslim until death.
Surah 103Establishes time’s importance and identifies faith, good deeds, truth, and patience as paths from loss.
Surah 18Uses the righteous ancestor of the two youths to emphasize family influence across generations.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the day that goes will never come back yes we're going to have next Friday inshallah ta'ala but the date is different maybe the month is different maybe the year is different”
ICN Ogden · Naperville, IL
Play from 4:36
“give your children a share of the Quran even memorizing one surah the whole summer break with understanding reading memorizing understanding implementing that surah is a great project bi-idhnillahi ta'ala”
ICN Ogden · Naperville, IL
Play from 6:21
“nations are not built with wishes or by wishes they're built by wisely invested hours”
ICN Ogden · Naperville, IL
Play from 16:36
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that time is one of Allah’s greatest gifts and the real capital of our lives. With summer break here, families should make a simple plan for prayer, Quran, reading, useful work, service, and healthy activity. Parents and grandparents share responsibility for helping children grow into people of faith, good character, and benefit to others. Young people can use their breaks to build skills and habits that strengthen both worship and the wider community. The sermon closed by asking Allah to bless our time and by inviting support for a new masjid in Niles.

  1. What is one good use of your summer time that would bring you closer to Allah?
  2. Which Quran surah, book, sport, or service project would you like our family to do together?
  3. How can your character show others something beautiful about Islam?
Where it was given

The masjids

Islamic Center of Naperville, Masjid Al-Hilal (Ogden)2844 W. Ogden Ave, Naperville, IL 60540Jumu'ah 1st Khutbah 1:10 PM · 2nd Khutbah 2:20 PMIslamic Center of Naperville, Masjid An-Noor (248th)3540 248th Ave, Naperville, IL 60564Jumu'ah 1st Khutbah 1:10 PM · 2nd Khutbah 2:20 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at ICN Ogden13 khutbahs
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