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Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Jun 3, 2026.

True success means returning to Allah

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In one sentence

True success is returning to Allah with pure faith and a good ending, while letting worldly achievements serve that goal rather than define it.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Opens with the testimony of faith, the call to Jumu'ah, and smiling as sadaqah.
  2. Contrasts worldly success with returning to Allah with a pure soul, using Amin Abdullah's final post.
  3. Connects true success to steadfast faith, angelic reassurance, and receiving one's record in the right hand.
  4. Reframes success through sacrifice, courage, protecting others, and perseverance amid communal suffering.
  5. Uses a story about Imam Abu Hanifa to illustrate steadiness during both loss and gain.
  6. Closes with calls for daily self-examination, husn al-khatimah, and prayers for the deceased and mosque guards.
Try this week
Smile at fellow worshippers as an act of sadaqah.
Before pursuing achievements, ask what success means and why you are pursuing them.
Regularly examine whether gains or losses are changing your faith and inner state.
Recenter yourself on Allah through prayer and prostration when distracted.
Ask Allah for husn al-khatimah and strive to live toward a good ending.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“to many people success is financial stability good reputation beauty etc as for me wallahi thumma wallahi it is returning back to Allah our creator with the same pure soul he loaned me at birth”
Pillars · University City, NC
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“I lived with the understanding that I'm going to meet Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala one day and so that drove every single action”
Pillars · University City, NC
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Where it was given

The masjid

Pillars Mosque3116 Johnston Oehler Rd, Charlotte, NC 28269Jumu'ah 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM, and 2:10 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Pillars156 khutbahs
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