Advice for the Youth

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you. This person seeks advice and guidance from you for the youth on this day, specifically regarding their preservation of their religion and their adherence to the middle path, and how they can be beneficial members for their religion and their country? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
So this, after the success of Allah, depends on their upbringing. Good. The parents must raise their children from a young age in goodness, in prayer, and in fasting. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This depends on righteous and good upbringing. Along with this, we urge the youth to fear Allah and to preserve their youth in obedience to Allah, so that they may be among the seven whom Allah will shade with His shade on the Day when there is no shade except His. Among them is the young man who grew up in the worship of Allah. So let them preserve their youth in obedience to Allah, performing the prayers in congregation and maintaining them, and adopting good character.
And they must avoid evil thoughts and looking at screens that broadcast evil, and looking at the internet or the tweets that contain evils; avoid them. Likewise, they must avoid the company of the wicked and the company of open sinners. Let them preserve themselves, so that they may be, if Allah wills, among the righteous youth. Yes. May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.