Parents must teach Islam at home
“You have to save yourself and then you have to save your family from the fire of Jahannam.”
Parents’ primary amanah is to save themselves and their children from Jahannam through Islamic education, nurturing, personal example, planned learning, and daily practice at home.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Leadership is a grave accountability, illustrating the seriousness of parental responsibility.
- Parents must protect themselves and their families from Jahannam, prioritizing obligatory duties over optional practices.
- The Prophet began da'wah with his household, so parents must provide ta'aleem and tarbiyah alongside worldly education.
- Children imitate parental behavior, requiring parents to learn and practice the Sunnah with them.
- Families must intentionally build Islamic identity through the home, mosque, and structured religious education before outside influences shape children.
- Parents should hold daily home ta'aleem and make specific dua for each child by name.
In the khateeb's words
“you have to save yourself and then you have to save your family from the fire of Jahannam”
“I am not obliged to make my son a doctor, a lawyer, an engineer or a scientist. That's not my obligation.”
“They copy what we do more quickly. That is why the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he did not preach the sunnah. He lived the sunnah.”
“Sit at home and do some ta'aleem with your children every day.”
For the dinner table
Parents carry a trust from Allah to help their children grow with faith and good character. The khutbah teaches that this requires both ta'aleem, or education, and tarbiyah, or nurturing. Children learn especially powerfully by watching what their parents practice, so parents should learn and improve alongside them. Families should plan regular Islamic learning at home, use the mosque and suitable programs, and protect their children’s identity from being shaped only by outside influences. Parents should also make specific dua for each child by name.
- What is one good habit you think our family should practice together?
- What would make family ta'aleem enjoyable for you?
- What specific dua should we make for one another?
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