A young person can be physically surrounded by family and still be influenced more by what they see on a screen every day.
Today, young Muslims are growing up in a world where information, opinions, trends and lifestyles are only a few taps away. Social media has become a powerful influence on how young people think, dress, speak, behave and even understand success.
This raises an important question:
Who is shaping the heart and character of our youth?
Is it the family?
Is it their friends?
Is it the people they follow online?
Or is it their relationship with Allah?
THE INFLUENCE AROUND OUR YOUTH MATTERS
Young people naturally learn from the people around them.
They observe what their parents do. They listen to their friends. They follow people online. They imitate what they admire.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
> “A person is upon the religion of his close friend, so let each of you look at whom he befriends.” — Jami’ at-Tirmidhi 2378
This reminds us that our environment matters.
HEART CHECK
A young person surrounded by people who encourage salah, good character and obedience to Allah is receiving one kind of influence.
But a young person constantly surrounded by content that normalises sin, mater
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