Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 4, 2026.
Use your health and time before death
“The time that you have is your life.”
In one sentence
Because health and free time are temporary gifts that constitute our life, believers should use them now for worship, repentance, and good deeds before death or trials remove the opportunity.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Introduces the hadith about health and free time, framing both through awareness of death.
- Explains health as an overlooked blessing that enables worship and service.
- Defines time as life and urges listeners to stop delaying good deeds.
- Calls for continual repentance, warning against postponing tawbah until death.
- Urges believers to act before trials make truth and falsehood difficult to distinguish.
- Concludes with accountability, preparation for meeting Allah, prayers, and remembrance.
Try this week
Recognize health as a blessing and use it for prayer, fasting, Quran, and other worship.
Review how the day is spent and whether the schedule brings one closer to Allah.
Make tawbah continually rather than waiting until illness, death, or the final breath.
Hasten to good deeds and avoid procrastinating religious obligations.
Prepare regularly for the meeting with Allah by examining one’s actions.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih al-BukhariThe Prophet’s report identifies health and free time as blessings many people squander.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“the time that you have is your life the time that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has given you those seconds that turn into minutes that turn into hours”
“we never want to procrastinate when it comes to goodness when it comes to getting closer to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala”
“we give up something that we know is gonna go away for something that we know is going to be eternal and that is quite frankly the most surprising equation”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Today’s khutbah reminds us that good health and free time are gifts from Allah, but they do not last forever. Because our time is our life, we should use it for prayer, Quran, good deeds, and returning to Allah instead of waiting for someday. The speaker encourages us to make tawbah now and to do good before death or difficult trials arrive. We should regularly ask what we are preparing for our meeting with Allah and be grateful for the abilities and time we have.
- What is one good thing you can do with the time you have this week?
- What blessing in your body or health are you thankful for today?
- If you wanted to return to Allah after a mistake, what could you do first?
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