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Youth & educationFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Parents must pass faith to children

DarusSalam · Sulaiman Mahmood

“I want to live past the Prophet Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam so that I can carry on his message.”

The khateeb, at 42:11

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In one sentence

Muslims must honor the sacred rights of others and carry the Prophet’s message forward by educating the next generation with balanced religious and worldly learning.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Recalls the Prophet’s Farewell Hajj and his concern for sincerity over public recognition.
  2. Explains the significance of the Day of Nahr and the restoration of the sacred calendar.
  3. Presents the Prophet’s final counsel that believers’ blood, wealth, and honor are sacred.
  4. Emphasizes the Sahaba’s responsibility to convey Islam and continue the prophetic legacy.
  5. Urges parents to discuss contemporary dangers with children and prioritize Islamic education alongside schooling.
  6. Encourages productive summer learning through religious and Arabic programs.
Try this week
Treat fellow believers’ blood, wealth, and honor as sacred and do not usurp their rights.
Have open conversations with children about atheism, the LGBTQ movement, pornography, drugs, and online risks.
Balance worldly schooling with religious education, seeking Islamic institutions or programs when necessary.
Use children’s summer break productively by enrolling them in beneficial deen or Arabic programs.
Convey Islamic teachings and values to the next generation.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sunan Ibn MajahSupports the teaching that a believer’s honor is more precious than the Kaaba.
Quran 59:18Introduces accountability and reflection on what one prepares for the Hereafter.
Quran 33:56Recites the command to send blessings upon the Prophet.
Quran 16:90Closes with commands toward justice, excellence, and moral restraint.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“I want to live past the Prophet Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam So that I can carry on his message I can carry on his legacy”
DarusSalam · Lombard, IL
Play from 42:11
“If we as parents As older siblings Don't take it upon us Ourselves To educate Our children Our younger siblings Then what can you expect From them”
DarusSalam · Lombard, IL
Play from 44:02
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reflected on the Prophet’s Farewell Hajj, especially his teaching that believers’ blood, wealth, and honor are sacred. He said the Sahaba carried the message forward, and we now share that responsibility. Parents and older siblings should speak openly with children about difficult modern pressures, including online exposure, and should care about religious learning as much as school success. Families should balance worldly education with deen and use school breaks for beneficial Islamic study. The khutbah closed by encouraging parents to do their part faithfully and leave the results to Allah.

  1. What helps you do something good without needing people to praise you?
  2. How can our family make time for both school learning and deen?
  3. What Islamic value would you most want to pass on to someone younger?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid DarusSalam21W525 North Avenue, Lombard, IL 60148KhateebSulaiman MahmoodMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at DarusSalam150 khutbahs
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