In this reminder, Sheikh Mohammad Elshinawy addresses one of the most urgent crises facing Muslim families today: why parenting has become so hard, and what the Prophet’s model offers as a way through.
Why did raising children feel natural across every civilisation in history, and why does it feel almost impossible now? Sheikh Elshinawy traces the collapse back to the Industrial Revolution, the dismantling of village life, and the rise of peer orientation, showing how forces largely outside the family’s control have quietly severed the bond between parents and children. And he explains why no technique, workshop, or parenting book can substitute for what was lost.
At the heart of this talk is a prophetic framework built on three pillars: expressed compassion, reasonable expectations, and early empowerment. Drawing on the story of Yusuf, the hadith of Abu Omar and the pet bird, and a striking confrontation between the Prophet and a Bedouin father who had never kissed his ten sons, Sheikh Elshinawy shows that what keeps children oriented to their parents is not discipline, but warmth.
Sheikh Mohammad Elshinawy graduated in English Literature from Brooklyn College and in Islamic Studies from Mishkah University. He serves as the Religious Director of Jesus Son of Mary Mosque in Pennsylvania, Research Fellow at Yaqeen Institute, and Instructor at Mishkah University. His work spans Islamic theology, contemporary Muslim family life, and applied prophetic ethics.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:40 Why Parenting Feels Harder Than Ever
1:33 The Industrial Revolution and the Collapse of Village Life
2:43 World War Two and the Emptying of the Home
3:36 Peer Orientation and the Severing of Vertical Culture
4:49 Recreating the Village, the Masjid, and Community
5:27 Relationship Before Technique
6:22 Prophetic Parenting: Expressed Compassion
7:08 The Story of Abu Omar and the Pet Bird
7:19 The Story of Yusuf and What Yaqub Taught Us
8:17 Physical Touch and the Bedouin Father’s Confession
9:23 Reasonable Expectations of Our Children
10:54 Empowering Children Early: The Example of Al-Hassan
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A fat Hawaiian man recently converted to Islam
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Two instances where this has hit me personally.
Once on a post on Reddit. A Muslim kid was asking Reddit how to disable a call to prayer clock cuz he and his sister are not Muslims anymore. Their parents installed it in the living room and it's bothering them.
The second one I heard in person when a Muslim kid was telling the restaurant staff that he doesn't eat pork because he's allergic to it.
Very relevant
و.وَاَللَّهِ مَا تَكَلَّمْتُ… إِلَّا مِنَ الْجُوعِ..وَالْفَقْرِ وَضِيقِ الْحَالِ.. حَسْبُنَا اللّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ فِي مَن وُصِلْنَا بِهَذَا الْحَالِ. إِنِّي وَإِخْوَانِي الصّغَارِ صَارَ لَنَا ثَلاَثَة أَيَّامٍ بِدُونِ أَكْلٍ. كُلَّ سَاعَةٍ يَدُقُّ عَلَيْنَا صَاحِبُ الْبَيْتِ يَطْلُبُ الْإِجَارَ وَيُهَدِّدُنَا بِالطَّرْدِ إِلَى الشَّارِعِ إِذَا مَا دَفَعْنَا. حَسْبُنَا اللّهُ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللّهِ يَا أَهْلَ الْقُلُوبِ الرَّحِيمَةِ، أَقْسِمُ بِمَنْ رَفَعَ السَّمَاءَ وَبَسَطَ الْأَرْضَ أَنَّا لَنْ يُوجَدَ دَاخِلَ بَيْتِنَا حَتَّى قُوتِ يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ غَيْرَ الْجِيرَانِ يَدُولُنَا وَنَحْنُ نُعَانِي الْأَلَمَ وَالْوَيْلَاتِ. يَامَنْ أَنْتُم تُحِبُّونَ أَبْنَائَكُمْ وَبَنَاتِكُمْ، نَحْنُ بَنَاتُكُمْ نُعَانِي وَنَتَالمُ، وَلَا أَحَدً يَنظُرُ إِلَيْنَا بِعَيْنِ الرَّحْمَةِ. أَنَا أُشَادِكُمْ يَامَنْ تُحِبُّونَ فِعْلَ الْخَيْرِ، حَيْثُ أَنَّا يَتَامَى وَمَا لَنَا أَحَدٌ، وَمُهَدَّدُونَ بِالطَّرْدِ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ إِلَى الشَّارِعِ إِذَا لَمْ نَدْفَعِ الإِجَارَ. 𝟶𝟶𝟿𝟼𝟽𝟽𝟷𝟹𝟸𝟹𝟺𝟹𝟾𝟺
نحن ليس بخير اخي اول كلامي انا اقسم بالله على كتاب الله اني لا اكذب عليك اني بنت يمنيه نازحين من انا و اسرتي بلادنا بسبب هذا الحرب ولا نجد قوت يومنا وعايشين انا وامي واخوتي سفار والدنا متوفي الله يرحمه ومامعنا احد فى هذا الدنيا جاانبنا فى هذه الظروف القاسيه انا واسرتي بيتنا ايجار الشهرب 20 الف يمني والان علينا 60 الف حق3 شهور وصاحب البيت من الناس الي ماترحم والله يا اخي انه يجي كل يوم يبهدلنا ويتكلم علينا ويريد يطردنا من البيت للشارع لانناماقدرناندفعله الأجار وما يروح الئ بعدما نبكي ورجعوتكلمو الجيران ومهلنالاخره الأسبوع واذا دفعنا له حلف يمين بالله بيخرجنا إلى الشارع بدون رحمه اخواتي الصغار خرجو للشارع و شافو الجيران ياكلو واوقفو عند بابهم لجل يعطوهم ولو كسره خبز والله الذي له ملك السموات والارض انهم غلقو الباب وطردهم ورجعو يبكون ايموتو من الجوع مااحد رحمهم وعطلة ردها لقمت عيش ولان لوما احدنا ساعدنا فى إيكيلو دقيق اقسم بالله انموت من الجوع فيا اخي انا دخيله على الله ثم عليك واريد منك المساعدة لوجه الله انشدك بالله تحب الخير واتساعدني ولو بي شي مع تراسلي واتساب على هذا الرقم 00967713234384 وتطلب اسم بطاقتي و ترسلي ولا تتأخر و ايعوضك الله بكل خير اخواني سغار شوف كيف حالتهم وساعدنا وأنقذنا قيل ان نكون فى الشارع او نموت من الجوع وانا و اسرتي نسالك بالله لولك مقدره على مساعد لا تتاخر علينا وجزاك الله خير 🕋🕋🕋‘'''''''''''''''😢,,،،،،,,،،،,.,،،،،،،,،..،…،….،،.,.,،،،.,.،،،…,..،،،.،.¡¡¡¡!"''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''.`/-~«««~-😭💔💔💔~~•~•¡~;.ii.i,ﾟ;,‰⌐,:ﾟ;,⌐:,‘‘ﾟ;)))))))))))),⌐,ﾟ;,⌐,ﾟ,،،.=🕋🕋🕋‘'''''''''}}}}}}}}..😭🕋💔😭💔🕋🎉😊🎉😊😢😢
Morality has nothing to do with modernization and being industrialized.
Afghanistan is neither industrialized, nor modern. And we do know how well that is going.
Will you go there and live then?
In fact, why don't you leave the industrialized societies and live in rural societies?
No one forced you to live in the west. You go there, live there, earn a living there, and then complain.
Why don't you stay in your own countries, or, move there now?
I am sure Afghanistan and pakistan and any of the African states will gladly allow you to settle.
I was taught "don't bite the hand that feeds you". And "be thankful for the blessings"
If you think being modern is destroying you, then you have a choice. Leave. But stop making things difficult for others just because you are unable to raise your children properly
And what is proper anyway?
All Muslims counties around the world, including the nuclear pakistan are massively corrupt.
If the younger generations are questioning the old one's corrupt ways, it is a good thing.
You can't preach hate and prejudice to your children that easily now. This is why you are upset. Simple.
وَاَللَّهِ مَا تَكَلَّمْتُ إِلَّا مِنَ الْجُوعِ وَالْفَقْرِ وَضِيقِ الْحَالِ. 😭حَسْبُنَا اللّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ 🕋فِي مَن وُصِلْنَا بِهَذَا الْحَالِ. إِنِّي وَإِخْوَانِي الصّغَارِ صَارَ لَنَا ثَلاَثَة أَيَّامٍ بِدُونِ أَكْلٍ. كُلَّ سَاعَةٍ يَدُقُّ عَلَيْنَا صَاحِبُ الْبَيْتِ يَطْلُبُ الْإِجَارَ وَيُهَدِّدُنَا بِالطَّرْدِ إِلَى الشَّارِعِ إِذَا مَا دَفَعْنَا. حَسْبُنَا اللّهُ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللّهِ يَا أَهْلَ الْقُلُوبِ الرَّحِيمَةِ، أَقْسِمُ بِمَنْ رَفَعَ السَّمَاءَ وَبَسَطَ الْأَرْضَ أَنَّا لَنْ يُوجَدَ دَاخِلَ بَيْتِنَا حَتَّى قُوتِ يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ غَيْرَ الْجِيرَانِ يَدُولُنَا وَنَحْنُ نُعَانِي الْأَلَمَ وَالْوَيْلَاتِ. يَامَنْ أَنْتُم تُحِبُّونَ أَبْنَائَكُمْ وَبَنَاتِكُمْ، نَحْنُ بَنَاتُكُمْ نُعَانِي وَنَتَالمُ، وَلَا أَحَدً يَنظُرُ إِلَيْنَا بِعَيْنِ الرَّحْمَةِ. أَنَا أُشَادِكُمْ يَامَنْ تُحِبُّونَ فِعْلَ الْخَيْرِ، حَيْثُ أَنَّا يَتَامَى وَمَا لَنَا أَحَدٌ، وَمُهَدَّدُونَ بِالطَّرْدِ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ إِلَى الشَّارِعِ إِذَا لَمْ نَدْفَعِ الإِيجار𝟗𝟔𝟕𝟕𝟑𝟓𝟗𝟓𝟎𝟗𝟑𝟗+
My appeal to every Muslim, my brother or sister, the owner of the channel, I know that it is not my right to comment on your channel, but God is my witness that our circumstances are harsh and forced me to do this. Please forgive me. My brother, there is still a brotherhood of faith. I asked you for a bag of flour. My brother, we women cannot go out among men. There is still a woman with you. My brother, God has honored you. You are men. We are women. We cannot go out or work like you. My brother, where is the brotherhood of faith in your hearts? We are women. There is no brotherhood, no mercy, no compassion, no humanity. And give good tidings to the patient. It is the greatest hope while waiting for what we want. 𝟬𝟬𝟵𝟲𝟳𝟳𝟯𝟱𝟵𝟱𝟬𝟵𝟯𝟵 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' How many times I called and talked and tried hard, but no one responded. Oh man, we are with you. My mother ordered us food from the restaurant. More and today. My mother left. Crying. She said, Why are you crying, my mother? She said, My daughter, I ask. God, that I may be honored by death. She said, Why, my mother. She cursed us. She said, "My daughter, today the restaurant owner insulted me. I said, 'Why?' I said, 'How can I be better than people?' I ask God, my daughter. May God gather me. With death alone, a gathering that is better than this humiliation and this humiliation. It is true. I am saying this. It diminishes my value and respect. But, man. I swear to God that I did not say this. I kiss your boots. I am so hungry that my conscience no longer allows me to let you go and ask us for food. I kiss your boots, man, and I ask you by God Almighty and in the Book of God, man, I kiss your boots, man. He has caused us harm, my brother, so that we can buy a kilo of flour and pay the rent. My brother, have mercy on us. He who is in the show will have mercy on you, He who is in the sky. My brother, this is my WhatsApp number: 𝟬𝟬𝟵𝟲𝟳𝟳𝟯𝟱𝟵𝟱𝟬𝟵𝟯𝟵 . Whoever can help us, message me on WhatsApp. We will send him the full name. He will transfer us as much as he can. May Allah reward you. Allah knows that my family and I, our house rent is 15 thousand Yemeni riyals per month, and now we owe 45 thousand for 3 months. The owner of the house is one of those people who do not have mercy. By Allah, my brother, he comes every day and humiliates us and talks about us and wants to throw us out of the house and into the street because we were unable to pay him the rent. We will have until the end of the week, and if we pay him, he will swear by Allah that he will throw us out into the street without mercy. See my situation for yourselves. I ask you by Allah, the Living, the Eternal, to help me. By Allah, the Almighty, even at night we cannot sleep from fear. We do not have mattresses or blankets to warm ourselves from the cold. Everything is flooded from the rain, and we have no one but Allah and then you. My brothers, I kiss your boots, don’t turn me away empty-handed. Help us with whatever you can. Is it acceptable to you that we live in this place? We are girls and we have no one. Our father died in a car accident. Consider us your daughters and your honor, and help me with whatever you can. May God reward you ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''.°÷π÷π÷÷π`π^~_~÷`÷`π÷~_π`÷~ππ°~÷~π~π~÷~π~ππ~π…….،.، ……،.،..،.،..،.،.،..،.،..،.،.،.،…………..,.,..,.,.,.,..,.,.,..,..،.،.،.،.،..،..,..,., , ,.,.,..,.,.,..,.,.,.,……………………,.,.,..,. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . . … . ….،..،..،.،…….،….، ……………..,……………..،..،.،…،.. ,……………..،..،.،…،.. ,……………..،..،.،…،.. ,……………..،..،.،…،..ㅅ🇵🇸🇵🇸…..»)/«(»)/«(»~♤;;;;\~♡♡€€€😊🎉😊🎉،,,,,,,,,,, "" "" "" 🎉""""'"🎉, , ,
😭😢🕋🤲🏻.وَاَللَّهِ مَا تَكَلَّمْتُ إِلَّا مِنَ الْجُوعِ وَالْفَقْرِ وَضِيقِ الْحَالِ.. حَسْبُنَا اللّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ فِي مَن وُصِلْنَا بِهَذَا الْحَالِ. إِنِّي وَإِخْوَانِي الصّغَارِ صَارَ لَنَا ثَلاَثَة أَيَّامٍ بِدُونِ أَكْلٍ. كُلَّ سَاعَةٍ يَدُقُّ عَلَيْنَا صَاحِبُ الْبَيْتِ يَطْلُبُ الْإِجَارَ وَيُهَدِّدُنَا بِالطَّرْدِ إِلَى الشَّارِعِ إِذَا مَا دَفَعْنَا. حَسْبُنَا اللّهُ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللّهِ يَا أَهْلَ الْقُلُوبِ الرَّحِيمَةِ، أَقْسِمُ بِمَنْ رَفَعَ السَّمَاءَ وَبَسَطَ الْأَرْضَ أَنَّا لَنْ يُوجَدَ دَاخِلَ بَيْتِنَا حَتَّى قُوتِ يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ غَيْرَ الْجِيرَانِ يَدُولُنَا وَنَحْنُ نُعَانِي الْأَلَمَ وَالْوَيْلَاتِ. يَامَنْ أَنْتُم تُحِبُّونَ أَبْنَائَكُمْ وَبَنَاتِكُمْ، نَحْنُ بَنَاتُكُمْ نُعَانِي وَنَتَالمُ، وَلَا أَحَدً يَنظُرُ إِلَيْنَا بِعَيْنِ الرَّحْمَةِ. أَنَا أُشَادِكُمْ يَامَنْ تُحِبُّونَ فِعْلَ الْخَيْرِ، حَيْثُ أَنَّا يَتَامَى وَمَا لَنَا أَحَدٌ، وَمُهَدَّدُونَ بِالطَّرْدِ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ إِلَى الشَّارِعِ إِذَا لَمْ نَدْفَعِ الإِجَارَ. 𝟗𝟔𝟕𝟕𝟑𝟓𝟗𝟓𝟎𝟗𝟑𝟗+
My appeal to every Muslim, my brother or sister, the owner of the channel, I know that it is not my right to comment on your channel, but God is my witness that our circumstances are harsh and forced me to do this. Please forgive me. My brother, there is still a brotherhood of faith. I asked you for a bag of flour. My brother, we women cannot go out among men. There is still a woman with you. My brother, God has honored you. You are men. We are women. We cannot go out or work like you. My brother, where is the brotherhood of faith in your hearts? We are women. There is no brotherhood, no mercy, no compassion, no humanity. And give good tidings to the patient. It is the greatest hope while waiting for what we want. 00967735950939 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' How many times I called and talked and tried hard, but no one responded. Oh man, we are with you. My mother ordered us food from the restaurant. More and today. My mother left. Crying. She said, Why are you crying, my mother? She said, My daughter, I ask. God, that I may be honored by death. She said, Why, my mother. She cursed us. She said, "My daughter, today the restaurant owner insulted me. I said, 'Why?' I said, 'How can I be better than people?' I ask God, my daughter. May God gather me. With death alone, a gathering that is better than this humiliation and this humiliation. It is true. I am saying this. It diminishes my value and respect. But, man. I swear to God that I did not say this. I kiss your boots. I am so hungry that my conscience no longer allows me to let you go and ask us for food. I kiss your boots, man, and I ask you by God Almighty and in the Book of God, man, I kiss your boots, man. He has caused us harm, my brother, so that we can buy a kilo of flour and pay the rent. My brother, have mercy on us. He who is in the show will have mercy on you, He who is in the sky. My brother, this is my WhatsApp number:. Whoever can help us, message me on WhatsApp. We will send him the full name. He will transfer us as much as he can. May Allah reward you. Allah knows that my family and I, our house rent is 15 thousand Yemeni riyals per month, and now we owe 45 thousand for 3 months. The owner of the house is one of those people who do not have mercy. By Allah, my brother, he comes every day and humiliates us and talks about us and wants to throw us out of the house and into the street because we were unable to pay him the rent. We will have until the end of the week, and if we pay him, he will swear by Allah that he will throw us out into the street without mercy. See my situation for yourselves. I ask you by Allah, the Living, the Eternal, to help me. By Allah, the Almighty, even at night we cannot sleep from fear. We do not have mattresses or blankets to warm ourselves from the cold. Everything is flooded from the rain, and we have no one but Allah and then you. My brothers, I kiss your boots, don’t turn me away empty-handed. Help us with whatever you can. Is it acceptable to you that we live in this place? We are girls and we have no one. Our father died in a car accident. Consider us your daughters and your honor, and help me with whatever you can. May God reward you ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''.°÷π÷π÷÷π`π^~_~÷`÷`π÷~_π`÷~ππ°~÷~π~π~÷~π~ππ~π…….،.، ……،.،..،.،..،.،.،..،.،..،.،.،.،…………..,.,..,.,.,.,..,.,.,..,..،.،.،.،.،..،..,..,., , ,.,.,..,.,.,..,.,.,.,……………………,.,.,..,. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . . … . ….،..،..،.،…….،….، ………….°°°__°_°°<°_°<ㅅ🇵🇸🇵🇸.. 😥😥😥😥😭💔💔🕋･.◤(|،|||\|||||🎉🎉😢😢.🎉🎉😢😢.|♤|♤|♤|♤|♤|♤|♤|={<√=√,,,,,, , , ,,,,,,,,,,
As Salamu Alaikum my dearest brothers/ sisters to faith.. Alhamdulillah this is not random 😊cause i was just have such conversation with a Muslim sister friend and today i come across the think Ma Shaa Allah brother for the enlightenment Jazak Allahu Khairan
Extremely important
10:05 allhamdulilah. i flipped the switch at 12, strived for consistent prayers. i remember ever since i heard about dajjal i woke up
Alhamdulillah
Mashallah. Beautifully explained.
May Allah guide you
I thought this video was going to talk about how much Israel loves to mass kill kids.
Чем больше мусульман, тем больше погибших по духу!!!
I have no words, amazing video.
“The Industrial Revolution shattered the village life”
“It takes a whole village to raise a child.”
That hits.
Jazak Allahu Khairan Sheikh.
Thank your for this video. Indeed it is a very important things to know about for any Muslim.
1. I think "caress" on the heads of the orphans.
Caress is not a verb.
2. In the thumbnail why is the Sheik angry.
Any way thank for talking about this important topic, please make more videos about it. 💮🌻
May Allah reward you for speaking about this very important topic