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Family & marriageFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 10, 2026.

Parents must protect their families from Hellfire

IAR Atwater

“Protect and guard yourself and your family.”

The khateeb, at 8:39

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In one sentence

Muslim parents must ground themselves and their children in tawhid, patiently establish salah, and pursue Islamic education to fulfill their responsibility to protect their families from Hellfire.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. The khutbah opens with testimony, taqwa, and reminders about the Quran and Sunnah.
  2. Quran 66:6 is explained as a command to protect oneself and one's family from Hellfire.
  3. Parents must teach children about Allah, the Hereafter, and tawhid before emphasizing religious practice.
  4. Families should patiently establish salah and prioritize Islamic schooling in the West.
  5. The speaker presents Wilmington's Islamic school project and invites the community to learn about and support it.
Try this week
Begin with personal religious commitment before trying to guide children.
Teach children who Allah is, what Jannah and Hellfire are, and begin with tawhid.
Command the family to establish salah and persist patiently.
Prioritize Islamic schooling or an Islamic educational environment for children where possible.
Take a flyer about the Wilmington Islamic school project, learn about it, and consider how to help.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 66:6Used to establish the duty of protecting oneself and one's family from Hellfire.
Quran 18:46Used to distinguish temporary worldly adornments from lasting righteous deeds.
Quran 31:13Used to show that Luqman's first instruction to his son was tawhid.
Quran 20:132Used to command families to establish prayer patiently while trusting Allah's provision.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“because if you cannot protect yourself you cannot protect anyone else protect and guard yourself and your family”
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“we're not only responsible to feed them we're not only responsible to shelter them we're not only responsible to buy them devices and clothing and give them all the entertainment they need no we need to protect them”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah asks Muslim parents to see raising children as more than providing food, clothing, shelter, devices, and entertainment. Parents should begin with themselves, teach children who Allah is, and build their faith on tawhid. They should then establish salah patiently and help children grow in an Islamic environment. The speaker especially encouraged Islamic schools in the West and shared Wilmington's effort to create one. After Jumu'ah, listeners were asked to take a flyer, learn about the project, and consider how they could help.

  1. What does it mean to protect our family spiritually, not just physically?
  2. How can we make salah and learning about Allah part of our family routine?
  3. What would make a school feel like a safe Islamic environment for Muslim children?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Association of Raleigh, Atwater Campus808 Atwater St, Raleigh, NC 27607Jumu'ah 1st shift 11:30 AM · 2nd shift 1:00 PM · 3rd shift 3:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at IAR Atwater39 khutbahs
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