Family & marriageFrom the masjid's own video, Nov 15, 2025.
Good parenting starts with Allah
“Connect the kids with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala from an early stage in their life.”
In one sentence
Strong Muslim parenting begins with cultivating children’s awareness of Allah and grows through patient, affectionate, adaptive guidance, modeling, listening, praise, independence, shared goals, learning, and dua.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Contrasts careful wealth planning with uncertainty about raising children, emphasizing general Quranic and Sunnah guidance.
- Uses Luqman’s tender one-on-one counsel to prioritize God-consciousness before religious commands.
- Illustrates mindful parenting through the apple story and affectionate communication.
- Draws on Prophetic examples to show correction through patience, smiles, and age-appropriate language.
- Reframes parenting as an art learned through mistakes while adapting to modern children and technology.
- Offers practical steps: connect children to Allah, foster independence, praise, listen, apologize, and communicate clearly.
- Closes with shared family goals, parenting resources, patience, and dua.
Try this week
Connect children with Allah from an early age by reminding them that Allah knows what they do.
Teach children independence and responsibility through chores, homework, meals, and cleaning up.
Praise children more than judging them.
Listen seriously to children and have clear conversations about what they are experiencing.
Apologize when you have embarrassed or hurt a child.
Adapt communication and parenting methods to children’s generation and circumstances.
Set shared parenting goals with your spouse and discuss them with your children.
Read an Islamic parenting book or take relevant lectures or courses.
Make dua for yourself, your family, and your children.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 31Luqman’s counsel is used to prioritize God-consciousness before prayer, justice, and patience.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“first you need to connect the kids with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala from an early stage in their life”
“you need to be patient with yourself and be patient with them as well”
“sometimes it is not just the kid it's the way we deal with them”
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