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Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 29, 2025.

Prepare for death by living with taqwa

ICPC Clifton

“When a word comes from a person's heart, it penetrates the other person's heart.”

The khateeb, at 24:27

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In one sentence

Because life and worldly attachments are temporary, believers should cultivate taqwa, wise character, sincere advice, and prophetic guidance so they leave behind faith and goodness.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Reflect on mortality, accountability, and the temporary nature of worldly life.
  2. Parents and elders must pass faith and wisdom to the next generation.
  3. Luqman's counsel teaches taqwa, prayer, moral courage, patience, humility, and etiquette.
  4. Sincere, gentle, thoughtful speech makes advice effective and transformative.
  5. Seek wisdom regardless of who offers it, and use reflection to guide choices.
  6. The Prophet's farewell advice emphasizes Sunnah, unity, truth, kinship, compassion, and remembrance of Allah.
Try this week
Parents should remain their children's first trusted advisers, while children should seek sound counsel from parents and elders.
Reflect on life's possible nearness to death before making important choices or treating people poorly.
Practice taqwa privately by doing what is right even when nobody is watching.
At school or work, resist harmful peer pressure, speak against wrongdoing wisely, and remain patient.
Use gentle etiquette: lower your voice, walk humbly, and avoid contempt, arrogance, and harshness.
Pause before speaking, seek wisdom from scholars, and accept truth regardless of who offers it.
Follow the Prophet's Sunnah, maintain family ties, care for people in need, speak the truth, and repeat “la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.”
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 23:99-100The regret of the dying person was used to urge good deeds before departure.
Quran 31:16-19Luqman's advice was used to teach awareness of Allah, prayer, moral courage, patience, humility, and good manners.
Quran 59:18Reflection on what one prepares for tomorrow was used to encourage self-accountability.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“if this was the last year of my life let me operate in this way every human being I deal with this is a person who will be a witness for me when I'm put in my grave”
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Play from 13:19
“when you go to your school and you find many influencers around you people who don't believe in Allah or have very different ideologies don't let that reality change you”
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Play from 19:31
“when a word comes from a person's heart it penetrates the other person's heart when it just comes from your tongue it doesn't go beyond the ears”
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Play from 24:27
“the one who doesn't listen to advisers will fall on his face countless times in his life”
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Play from 30:19
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

This khutbah reminds us that life is temporary and that we should use our time well. Parents are responsible for passing faith, wisdom, and good character to their children, while children should value sincere advice from parents and elders. Luqman's example teaches awareness of Allah, prayer, courage, patience, humility, and gentle manners. The Prophet's guidance adds care for the poor, family ties, truthfulness, and commitment to the Sunnah. We should reflect before acting and try to leave behind people who remember our character with goodness.

  1. What would you change this week if you remembered that life is temporary?
  2. When is it hardest to do the right thing when nobody is watching?
  3. What makes someone a person whose advice you want to hear?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Passaic County, Clifton259 Pershing Rd, Clifton, NJ 07013ArchiveAll khutbahs at ICPC Clifton76 khutbahs
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