3 Important Areas to Focus on this Summer

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for today's Juma hotbar, I was initially thinking of talking about a social matter and a social dilemma that many of us are facing. But at the same time, keeping in mind that today is the first day of what we call the church, the freedom of our children, and the imprisonment of our parents, hence known as summer vacation. And I thought that today I just want to just talk about this today that what can we do in order to ensure that

let our children have a good and productive, okay, vacation at the same time as parents, what can we do on our end to ensure that we make the best of their summer, there is no doubt in the fact that for some families, this is a time to bond. This is a time for families to come together to build up the relationship. But the reality is that for many parents, this is a very stressful time. And for many in low income families, for many single parents, it becomes even a more stressful time. The reality is brothers and sisters that if we don't, if we don't, if we fail to plan, as there's a saying, if you fail to plan, then you're planning to fail. Simple as that. We think that we can go

into summer, and let's just take one week at a time, one day at a time. And we fail to plan, not realizing that we're planning to fail. Our children are such just like we were children one day to our children are such that if you gave them no responsibilities, there is no structure to their summer, then they will love that. They would love that. We are living in a time that if you gave a child one room, unlimited food, a bathroom and Wi Fi for life, they will be happy. This is the reality that we're living in. So this is why our Dean has taught us at all times that we have to create a balance. See there are times when we have to keep the children occupied. And there are

times when we have to give them some free time to no doubt. And there are some times that they are going to remain bored. And that's absolutely fine. In fact, there are some psychologists who say that remaining bored in a situation where you're not stimulating your mind and your brain over and over again, is actually beneficial to the human being. Why is it that we have to always stimulate our mind and our brain over and over again. So this is why there's a balance that our Dean has taught. When we look at the life of the prophet saw Salem is always about a balance. There was never a situation that someone someone can come along and claim or make an objection about the province of

Salem that he lived at the imbalance life, every single thing from family, to business to community to his responsibilities, there was a balance that existed in the life of the prophet saw Salem. If we want to succeed in life, we have to strike a balance in our life. If we want our children to succeed, especially we want to make sure that their summer is productive, we have to make sure that they have a balance summer in sha Allah. So for this there are a few things I want to share with you today. Three things three important things that inshallah I want to share with you today that if we were to focus on them in sha Allah, then we will make sure and we will be able to make sure that our

kids have a good and productive summer. The very first thing is the importance of taking Tarik care of our time, the importance of time, the importance of preserving time, the importance of looking after your time, brothers and sisters, there is no doubt in the fact that while this is something that is talked about over and over again, Allah subhanho wa Taala also talks about this in the Quran. And not only does he talk about this in the Quran, there are a few things that ALLAH SubhanA wa Tala he swore upon, Allah does not swear upon every single thing, but when he swears upon something, it is so that you and I we pay attention to that Allah subhanho wa Taala says while lacer

when he swears upon time, that is so that you and I we can pay attention to what Allah is about to say next. And then he says in in Santa Fe hustle, the ALMA they say that what is IR basically means is that when it comes to spending time utilizing time, majority of humanity is the state of fissara they use the major of humanity, the majority of the humanity is in the state of loss, they waste majority of their time. That is why Allah subhanho wa Taala he swears upon this. Not only that Rasul Allah He said, Allahu Allah He also talked about talked about this and the Hadith when he says, near my time, there are two blessings of Allah subhanho wa Taala moon on fee Hema cathedral Mina nurse, a

Sahara well for all there are two blessings of Allah subhanho wa taala. The most people they underestimate the blessings and they're in their virtues and what are those two blessings? He says a sangha well first of all, it is health and it is free time when Allah has given you and I time we utilize that in the best way possible. Allah subhanho wa Taala in the Quran when he talks about time he says other after high me known Alladhina Humphrey salata him cause your own. Allah talks about those who are the believers, and then he talked about the characteristics of these believers.

And then he said initially that these people have attained the highest level of success. How do we know this? Because at the end of the passage, what Allah say and Allah eco humble worry phone, these are the people who have inherited, inherited what a levena Yachty Sunil Farah dosa homefree ha ha they don't. These are the people who have inherited the fear dose, they will be given gentle dose. And who are these people? The very first thing that Allah subhanho wa Taala said, when levena home feed Salah team has your own, they are those that when they pray to Allah subhanho wa Taala when they are engaged in salaat, they are constantly being their focus in their salon, their minds are

not wandering other places. And then the next thing he said is Jalla wa Ala when Lavina whom I'm in love we What are you doing those who stay away from a lover? What is a lover? A lover? Who is anything that can that is taking your time, that does not benefit you in this dunya? Or the era? Now what are those things that wastes our time? What are those things that today, our teenagers, our adults are wasting the most amount of time behind social media, YouTube, binge watching, these are things that people are doing so often. Not only that, I forgot one more thing, video games. Now, if you there's been a study, by the way, there's been a study that on average, every teenager now there

are some I'm not saying every teenager in a literal sense. But when the study is made, it's made in a way that to give you a bigger idea and a bigger picture. The bigger picture is that on average, every teenager spends four to eight hours a day. Okay, think about this, these are just some numbers I'm giving you. They spend four to eight hours a day behind a screen, whether it's video games, whether it's social media, whether it's watching TV, watching movies, you know, Hulu, Netflix, Amazon, whatever, whatever it is, they're spending four to eight hours a day. Now you think about it for a moment, because this is where reflection is required. If a person is even spending four hours

a day behind the screen, that makes up 28 hours a week. Think about that for a moment, 28 hours they have wasted in one week, if they are 10 weeks of summer, which on average is 10 weeks of summer, that makes up 280 hours, they have wasted by the end of summer, they have wasted 280 hours throughout the entire summer. That's a staggering amount. Just to give you more perspective, there was a person, there was a there was a book I was reading. And in that book, the author, he was explaining that if you really want to gain proficiency in anything in life, you have to give 20 minutes a day to study that topic for one entire year. Okay, so 20 minutes, 20 minutes, for one

entire year, that comes out to be 120 hours. If a person now going back to the person who spent so much time behind the screen, if they're giving only four hours a day, they're still spending 280 hours, not just spending, they have wasted 280 hours. In that much time, you can gain proficiency, a great amount of proficiency and not one field of knowledge. But in two fields of knowledge. This is how much time will be wasted if we don't plan out from before. Once again, think about this, let this sink in for a moment. 280 hours, in terms of days, that comes out to be 11 and a half days, sitting down doing nothing wasting it is not like if you're sitting down, okay, you're bored and so

forth. No just sit sitting there engaging in something that does not benefit you in this dunya nor does it benefit you in the Arcada. So this is why brothers and sisters when Allah subhanho wa Taala swears upon time. There's a reason why he swore upon time, because we are wasting so much time upon these things. The next thing that we have to pay attention to is what we find with the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and that is being productive. The Prophet saw some There was never a point in his day, study his 24 hour life. There are people who have documented the 24 hour life of the prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.

And you will see that there is not a single time in the day where he has nothing to do every single time of the day. There is something for him to do. If it's after Sultan Fajr there is some responsibility if it's before or before the horror is some kind of responsibility. If it's after the horror, some kind of some kind of community matter if it's after our son is either his family is his family and his child

When is if it's after Muslim, it's his family again, after Isha that he will generally go to sleep and so forth, there was never a time of the day where you could say that you know what the province of Salam is not being productive. So in order for us to be productive, we have to once again ensure that we are utilizing our children's time, the right way, the best way you can do that is for parents. See, a lot of times we tell our children go and create a schedule. To be honest, you cannot fit you cannot, you know, you cannot really be confined to a schedule, because the schedule can always change the schedule can always change. So that is why I always recommend parents that you do

not even write this yourself, have your children, have your children write down, what do they want to achieve in this upcoming week, every Sunday night, sit down and tell your children write down for me? What do you want to achieve this entire week? What do you plan on doing this entire week, because the reality is, once again, they will our kids, if there's no plan in place, they will wake up at 10 o'clock, they will use the next two hours to do is to Hara as to what to eat for breakfast. And then after that, they will sit there and they will know they will not know what to do exactly in life. And then they will sit there can't do this can't do that. And they will waste their time.

That's why brothers and sisters, you have to tell your own children, you write down for me you tell me what you intend to achieve in this upcoming week. And then what are you supposed to achieve this week? What are you supposed to do this entire week, every single day, make sure that your children write them out and use you read about it. And you make sure that then they stick to that plan. Because at the end of the day, if you create a plan for them, and you tell them what to do, and they cannot do it, they will say I cannot do it. But if you tell them to write it out, and you tell them that now you have to hold yourself responsible to the to this task list for the entire week. And

then as a parent, then we are also putting that pressure on them that inshallah they will take care of that. This is also a time that we have to teach our kids about the importance of good habits, developing good habits in life. Brothers and sisters, I've talked about this in some other top in some other talks. When it comes to our boys when it comes to our girls, there are certain responsibilities that we should put upon them, there are certain responsibilities that we should put upon them. And let this be a time to build up good habits. Wake up for subtle fajr When you wake up clean your make your bed. Most people who are productive in life, when they these are people who are

authors and so forth, they will tell you to they write about this in their book, the very first thing that you can achieve in the day is by making your bed Simple as that cleaning up your room, and so forth. These are things that are good habits, that we have to use the time of summer to build this within our kids. And the last thing when it comes to being productive is try to find something in our society, try to find something in our community where they can go and do some volunteer work, take them out of the house, let them be around other people, let them go and serve if there's any kind of humanitarian work, where they can go and even stack cans on a pantry. There are so many

Muslim organizations that are looking for volunteers over and over again, go there when they see other people who will come and who are in need of food, who are in need of the basic essentials of life. That is when they may begin to realize and show an ounce of gratitude to Allah subhanho wa Taala that Allah has given us so much, it will open up their eyes, it will help them understand that life is not only about what I am related to or what I'm associated to, but there is so much more to life, but you have to take the kids out of their comfort zone and let them be in that kind of area where then they will will there where they will mingle with others. And they will be able to talk to

others and they will learn a whole lot more in life. So the very first thing was once again time. The second thing is that we have to make sure that we create productive kind of opportunities for our kids. The last thing the last thing I will say is this. The third thing is

making sure that I've labeled this category as home. But what do I mean by that there are a few things that we can understand. First of all, is this is a really good time to spend some family time. Usually when it comes to the masjid. Parents come to the masjid sometimes at night, then they go back home, the kids are usually asleep now that the kids have to be a little more awake and they can they can remain awake and so forth to a little later than the usual bedtime and so forth. Then this is a good time for the family to come together, sit down and you know, engage in some spiritual kind of discussions. There is nothing wrong if you sit down even have even some productive dinner

time where the phones are away. No one is you know, no one is distracted by the phones and so forth. And you sit there and you have a really good dinner. Just that in itself brings the family together. Then not only that, you can sit down

As a family and go through some Hadith of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam go through there are so many books of Hadith that talked about, there are so many books of Hadith that have a hadith specifically geared for children to sit down with your family, go through a hadith, talk to your children, talk to your teenage children. That is one time as parents, you tell your teenage children, that you can do whatever you want, but at this time of the day, you have to be home and this is our family time, there is no compromise, there is no negotiation negotiation in this matter, you have to be here at that time. The teenagers also need to feel that just like the young children

staying at home, and they have to be part of the family, that teenage children also have to feel that they are part of the family. So that is why that there is the time where you sit down and you have a Talim not only that you have other discussions, the fact that will Hijjah is coming up the the record has already started that Hijjah is next start from now to discuss the Hijjah. What happened about the Hijjah was the stories of Ibrahim alayhis salam, what are we supposed to do in the month of the Hijjah? I started having that discussion. Now. The next thing that we have to also make sure that we do when it comes to our home and our internal affairs is that we make sure that

our children are staying at home for the most part. Now let me let me let me clarify this. Our children have this nature nowadays that they always want to be outside the house. Staying at home is not a crime. In fact, a man came to the rubber so long are you some and said Yara, so Allah, when that time will come? That whenever we go outside, we're going to face fitna after fitna, after fitna, what do we do in that kind of situation? Because every time we go outside, we face fitna, what did the Prophet saw some say, the Prophet saw some said stay at home, there is nothing wrong and staying at home. Now, yes, if your children want to go out, first of all, they have to be in the

right company, there have to be there has to be proper supervision, and so forth. But even if your children want to go out, no problem, but they cannot be out too late. Now, a lot of times, once again, we let our boys out to look to three o'clock, four o'clock in the morning. This is unacceptable, totally unacceptable. And then not only that, but because the girls have been at home for such a long time. Now you see the girls even now going outside to one two o'clock in the morning, which is also unacceptable. So this is why first of all, as parents, we keep the rules the same for everyone. Do not give your children your boys the liberty to come back at four o'clock in

the morning. And then you tell your children, your girls that you have to stay at home after Monday. That's being unfair to your children, if you're going to create a rule, create a rule across the board, but your children should not be out too late. Your children should not be out too late. And no one should say that you know what, my children is the best No, there is Shavon with your children, your children are not you mumble herding and so forth. So that is why there is no need to have your children out to really keep them inside the home. If you're if they want to meet with their friends, let their friends come to their home and so forth. Do not send your children out.

Because though you may be a strict parent, though you may be be an observing parent, not all the parents are the same. A lot of times children are smart, they want to always go to that person's house where they will find the most amount of freedom. So that is why as parents, we have to try to keep our kids home as much as they can, of course create a balance in that matter. The next thing that's also very important during this time is do not let your children have their own phones or their gadgets alone in their rooms. This is something that is that applies throughout the entire year. But once again, when you let your children be in their room by themselves, where there is no

mom, there is no one to monitor them. There is no supervision and so forth. Brothers and sisters, you're not doing your children a favor, you are destroying them, you are harming them. That is why because it's not about them. See, we live in a time that they may not go to the Haram but the Haram comes to them. This is the time that we're living in this is where we don't understand. Yes, you may have raised her children in a very good way. The yes, they may not go to these kind of wrong websites. But when you're sitting on social media, when you're sitting on Instagram, when you're sitting on tick tock, these things are going to come to you you don't have to go to them. That's the

time that we're living in. So in order to protect our children, please make sure you're not giving them security time with the gadgets in their in their own privacy or in their own rooms. The next thing that's also very important when it comes to our homes is that if we cannot come to the masjid, that we make sure that we establish an appropriate time, the right time for eat salad. This is the time we're going to pray Fudger if we cannot go to images, this is the time we're going to pray Fajr This is a time we're going to pray for her awesome lovely very sharp as a Jamara at home in this way. See a lot of times people you can ask one person did you pray? Yes. I prayed. Did you pray?

Yes. I pray Yes. I did not pray but when the entire family comes together and you pray a gem

Ah, it brings a family together. And the last thing that which is very important is that this is a really good time to teach our kids o'clock and adab Wallahi. I was sitting with a chef just two, three weeks ago, and we were just talking exactly about this, the clock and the other parents, parents, there are things that you would have never ever done in terms of o'clock and you do not you do not even do in front of your own parents, yet your children are doing that today is because there is no Talim there is no education when it comes to o'clock and add up some of the things that I would never ever do in front of my teachers. Today, those tools of knowledge, they don't have that

with their with their teachers, the way we would the way I and many other colleagues of mine, and people who study in the same setting as I did, the way we will respect our teachers will lie if I sit there and explain how we will show respect to our teachers and the way we were taught to teach or to show respect to our parents. Many of the kids today their minds will boggle that how is that even possible. But this is something that we are seeing a decline in our dub, a decline in a love decline and just mortals and advocates and so forth. This is Summer is a good time that when your children are close to you, you can teach them you can educate them. And this is a time that where

they are going to be with you when they are at school eight hours a day they're at school, the other three four hours they're busy doing homework, you as a parent you're not able to give them time but summer is a time where they have no school die is a time where you can highlight their their their wrongdoings and when I say highlight mean that make them make them aware of it. But that is a time where you try to change those those characteristics. Try to teach them Adam tried to teach them o'clock and so forth. I ask Allah subhana wa Taala that when it comes to our summer May Allah subhanho wa Taala make our summer productive one for our children for our adults, and we ask Allah

subhana wa Taala to make it easy for all the parents and all the children I mean Lebanon I mean, Baraka la Halina, welcome Flipboard and all them when I find out what he can we'll we'll take we'll Hakeem stuff Lulu How do you welcome what is a misdemeanor festival federal in a horrible photo

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other, about how to make sure that your kids summer is a productive one. Once again, you don't want your child to spend summer, and by the end of summer, they have wasted at least 280 hours. And it can be more than that. You don't want to be that kind of parent who looks back and says that there is so much that my child could have achieved but because I did not set them up for success. That is why to their suffering, we don't want to be that kind of parent. We don't want to look back and say these kinds of things. So that is why when Allah has given us a time, the opportunity let's utilize the time the opportunity in the correct way. I asked Allah subhanho wa Taala to give us Sophia We

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starting Inshallah, here epic masjid and the variety of educational programs. Inshallah, regarding that we will have a presentation tomorrow night after psalter, Aisha Inshallah, that presentation will not be more than 10 minutes inshallah does that, Kamala Hey, salam ala gronckle libre cattle