Mustafa Khattab – Kids No Kidding

So he said, no. No. If you're not

saying based on something you saw in your

own eyes. He said, well,

Omid Abu Adi, who was a Khalifa,

when he died, he left 11 children.

And he left

for

18 dinars.

They used

9 dinars, half of the money, to buy

a grave and a shroud for him,

and they distributed

9 dinars among his children. So each child

got less than 1 dinar.

And

Hisham al Ahmed Ali who was also a

hariba died and he left 11 children, the

same number of children.

And he left for each child a 1,000,000

nira. 1,000,000 nira.

And he said, on the same day, I

saw 1 of the children of Omar ibn

Ablazes

giving for Tisavila

a 100 horses

as salatah,

and I saw one of the children of

misha al makr al Nabi who got more

than a 1,000,000 in

inheritance,

each one of them.

So some of them begging people for salatah

in this space.

And the best legacy you can leave for

your children is with manners. This is the

best thing you can leave them.

Some of us assume

because we're good people, we came from good

families.

Or because sometimes

you bring them to the rajid, you know,

to write all these things. You have to

teach them. You have to prepare them for

the future. And Islam or good manners, this

is the best thing you can leave for

your children. We are not in a Muslim

country.

And the bad influence

is everywhere.

So you have to prepare them for the

future because they are the ones who will

carry Islam and will carry the message after

we leave this gun. So make sure I'm

gonna value them a good legacy.

It is hard to change our children when

they grow older, when they are 7 or

9 or maybe

5 or 6. It's hard to change them

once they get used to something.

It's hard to

change. So make sure as soon as they

start to speak, you teach them something about

Islam. You teach them salah, you teach them

some Quran, teach them some manners.

When they are trolled, it's very very hard

to change them. It's impossible.

They go to public school, they teach them

things and their friends. It's hard to change

but once you teach them when they are

young it's not part of their system, part

of their routine. It will be easy, you

know, to to guide them on the Surah

Al Muslak. But if you don't teach them

anything when they are young,

you don't teach them Quran or anything about

Islam, and they roll over and

you don't teach him Quran or anything about

Islam and you go older and you come

to complain to me all my kids don't

cry, my kids don't fast, my kids don't

respect me. What can I do for you?

It's it's too late now.

And sometimes

when you try to shame them when when

you're older come to me when you try

to change them when you're older come to

me to the masjid or do this or

do that. Some of them they will become

so resistant.

Do not call 911.

Ah, he's pushing me around.

And

we get scared because we're not originally from

here. Some of you still are permanent residents

or in a visa. But as soon as

your kids are born they have their status.

They have more rights. Thank you.

Maybe you will, you realize this when you

go to some airports.

Your kids have the Canadian passport.

They'll leave the passports

and you go to the back of the

line. You see the treatment.

So you have to teach your kids when

they're young

and don't wait until it's too late and

you come to complain to the Sheikh. Oh,

the Sheikh didn't do a good job.

I'm not a superman.

I don't have a magic wand. You think

if I hit you a kid once or

twice, all you will be a changed person?

I can't. So, you have to start from

a very young age.

Look at the sunnah of the Prophet

And he said, oh, young man,

be mindful of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala and

he will always be there for you. If

you want something, ask Allah.

And know for sure that all of humanity

were to gather together to build

and

and he was nice and kind to children.

In the summer Aliyah, one of the sahaba,

he said when I was 5, I was

6 years old, I was when the prophet

SAW said that he sprinkled my face with

water to make me laugh.

And there are so many examples. We gave

all the examples. But the prophet was leading

by example and the Sahar were there the

children of them and they saw him and

they were out of him all the time.

Abdullah, no more

there are so many stories.

Boyfriend and girlfriend and the drugs and all

these things.

If they have some Aflac, they will be

able to resist to a certain degree.

But if they don't have the the educational

or the religious background, it will be easier

for them to get lost. And they hear

stories, Bolide, I can tell you stories that

break your mind

but I can't. They are so miserable stories.

I can't I can't give you the stories

but we have problems with our youth and

the parents they've done and they complain.

So we have to lead by example. We

have to show our children what it is

to be a good Muslim. Proud of your

faith.

We have to lead by example. We know,

everybody knows

that when your kids are young,

they're like a sponge.

They absorb anything they see. If you see

you pray if they see you pray, you

will see them all the time coming to

you. They stand behind you in the land

and they pray like you and they make

mistakes all the time. But, they learn.

If they say

you doing something wrong, this is what they

will do. If you smoke in front of

them, you shouldn't be surprised when you see

your kid smoking a cigarette butt because they

just follow your example.

If somebody lies in the house especially parents,

you'll get a bunch of virus, small ones

in the house because they imitate

the adzaur.

When they come to the masjid and the

ziyat not behaving in the right way, we're

raising our voice or screaming at one another,

chairs

and weapons of mass destruction all these things.

So I'm here fighting and falling down and

some were bleeding. It was a disaster. One

of my friends he was an iman and

he told me the story. It's a true

story

and I'm sure the first day of Ramadan

everybody excited and how the masjid were used

and showed.

So somebody decided to put an end on

a fight but he did he called the

police.

So the police came, 2 3 4 officers

and they started to walk on the carpet

with their shoes.

So both Arab and Indian and Pakistan brothers

they got mad at the police. You have

no respect for the masjid because you walk

on the carpet with your shoes on.

Example.

I'm sure I'm sure we have a lot

of challenges. We have a lot of difficulties,

especially

when we talk about theirs, the fathers, they

usually have to work. They're out most of

the time.

The sisters are busy.

Some of them they don't have resources with

the behavioral background to take care of the

kids.

Many of us will speak good English and

our kids go to Canadian schools. They speak

good English and they always make fun of

your accent.

It happens all the time. We are not

aware of the culture where there's a huge

gap in Ghana there. Do your best. If

you're not able to teach them,

at least in a week and great things

with the Islamic school. Bring them to the

message for the many cultures we have with

the