Friday sermon touches issue on youth being
too freely and behave immorally in public
The people are reminded not to neglect their
religious obligations, especially the ‘Solat’ or daily prayers during
the current celebrations. The ‘Khutbah’ or Friday sermon says the umat
also shouldn’t forget their responsibilities and the trust placed on
them. The sermon also advises students not to neglect their studies.
Prayer leaders say parents should monitor their children during the
festive season, and not let them move around and mingle too freely.
The sermon criticises that some youths today
have become permissive and do not hesitate to behave immorally in
public. They could be seen at malls wearing immodest clothes and
sporting colourful dyed hair. The sermon expresses sadness that some
parents let the adolescents mingle without restrain, living together and
behaving intimately with disregard to their parents. Prayer leaders
also lamented that such immoral behaviour occur not only at public
places but at schools as well. This includes smoking, extortion, misuse
of drugs, vandalism, public show of affection and even having illicit
relations.
