Celebrate the Prophet by raising faithful children
“You have to begin to teach your kids the book of Allah and the sunnah of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.”
The khutbah argues that celebrating the Prophet’s birth should mean learning and practicing his example through responsible parenting, education, marriage support, protection of life, and honoring mothers.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Parents should be kind, help children obey Allah, support marriage, and teach them the Book of Allah and Sunnah.
- Families should prioritize weekend Islamic schooling despite time and cost.
- Mawlid should remind Muslims to learn from the Prophet’s seerah.
- Islam teaches protection of the mind, life, relationships, and others, rejecting intoxication, killing, and harm.
- The khutbah emphasizes staying with and honoring one’s mother.
In the khateeb's words
“if you have the money you could help your daughter to get married you have son your son to get married help him”
“you have to begin to teach your kids the book of Allah and the sunnah of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam”
“we celebrate the birth of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam because he teach us how to protect our mind our life ourselves”
“the teaching of Islam to protect ourselves and to protect the other Muslim or non-Muslim not to kill anyone not to angry anyone not to harm anyone not to bother anyone”
For the dinner table
The khateeb teaches that parents show love by helping children obey Allah, learn the Book of Allah and the Sunnah, and, when possible, marry lawfully. He encourages families to make time for weekend Islamic school. He says celebrating the Prophet’s birth should remind us to learn from his example: protect our minds and lives, avoid intoxicants and harm, and respect Muslims and non-Muslims. He ends by reminding us to stay with and honor our mothers.
- What is one way our family can learn from the Prophet’s example this week?
- How can we protect another person’s dignity and safety at home, school, or online?
- What is one kind thing we can do for our mother or another caregiver?
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