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Family & marriageFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 9, 2026.

Honor parents even when disagreeing

London Muslim Mosque

“Even if they ask you to do something wrong, you still have to be kind with them.”

The khateeb, at 6:20

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In one sentence

Honoring parents and maintaining kinship are central forms of obeying Allah and pathways to mercy, blessing, and reward.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Introduces the Riyadh Al-Saliheen chapter on kindness to parents and kinship.
  2. Recites Qur'anic commands to worship Allah, honor parents, and preserve family ties.
  3. Explains that even disagreement, non-Muslim parents, or wrong requests do not justify disrespect.
  4. Connects kindness to parents with mercy, reward, and blessings in this life and the hereafter.
  5. Uses examples about repaying a mother's sacrifices and navigating divorced parents.
  6. Emphasizes the mother's greater claim to companionship and care.
  7. Concludes with Uwais al-Qarni's devotion to his mother and a supplication for pleasing parents.
Try this week
Avoid insulting, shouting at, or showing contempt toward parents.
Remain kind to parents even when disagreeing or refusing a wrong request.
Examine one's relationship with parents during hardship.
Care for parents patiently and maintain kindness toward relatives.
Try one's best to obey and serve parents within one's ability.
Sources the khateeb cited
Riyad as-SalihinFrames the discussion of kindness to parents and maintaining blood relationships.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Even if you are disagree with them. Even if they are not even Muslims. Even if they ask you to do something wrong, you still have to be kind with them.”
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“If you are going through crisis, problems, obstacles in your life, things not going in the right way, question your relation with your parent.”
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“And being kind to your parent, that's one of the source of mercy and reward in this life before and hereafter.”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminds us that worshipping Allah includes treating our parents with honor and keeping family relationships alive. We should not insult, shout at, or show contempt toward our parents, even when we disagree or they ask us to avoid something wrong. Our parents' sacrifices are so great that we can never fully repay them, so we should respond with patience, mercy, and care. Kindness to parents and relatives can be a path to Allah's mercy, blessing, and pleasure. The story of Uwais al-Qarni shows how seriously he valued caring for his mother.

  1. What is one respectful thing you could say or do for a parent this week?
  2. How can you be kind to someone in your family even when you disagree?
  3. What family relationship could you strengthen with a call, visit, or helpful action?
Where it was given

The masjid

London Muslim Mosque151 Oxford St W, London, ON N6H 1S3Jumu'ah First prayer 12:00 PM · second prayer 1:15 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at London Muslim Mosque193 khutbahs
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