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Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 12, 2026.

Eternal deeds matter more than worldly time

Daar-ul-Ehsaan

“When we realize it deep in our hearts that Allah is the doer, then we trust His doing.”

The khateeb, at 3:57

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In one sentence

Because Allah is the true doer and worldly time is fleeting compared with the afterlife, believers should increase worship and remembrance, trust Him, and invest in deeds with eternal consequences.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Allah alone controls life, death, sleep, and the apparent causes of events.
  2. Worship, taqwa, remembrance, Qur'an, prayer, fasting, and avoiding haram move believers from darkness into nur.
  3. Recognizing Allah as the doer produces tawakkul and reduces stress, worry, and anxiety.
  4. Worldly time is brief and relative compared with the Day of Judgment and the afterlife.
  5. Good speech, remembrance, worship, and righteous deeds outlast the temporary dunya and shape one's eternal fate.
  6. Listeners should notice Allah's signs and compare their perception of future and past time.
Try this week
Increase dhikr and maintain taqwa.
Read the Qur'an and send salat upon the Prophet.
Attend the masjid, especially for Isha and Fajr.
Fast, avoid haram, and practice acts of obedience.
Notice Allah's signs in everyday events and cultivate tawakkul.
Reflect on how the past ten years felt compared with the next ten.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“when we realize it deep in our hearts, that Allah is the doer, then we trust His doing.”
Daar-ul-Ehsaan · Bristol, CT
Play from 3:57
“The things that you do, my brothers, whether it is a form of zikr or good deeds or acts of worship, acts of obedience, those have eternal lasting effect on your eternity.”
Daar-ul-Ehsaan · Bristol, CT
Play from 11:15
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For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that Allah is in control of our lives, including our sleep and waking. He encouraged us to seek nur, or light, through the Qur'an, remembering Allah, prayer, and obedience to Him. He connected growing closer to Allah with deeper trust in Him and less worry about what happens in our lives. He also asked us to notice how the next ten years can seem long while the past ten years feel short, reminding us how brief this life is compared with the next. His message was to use our time for good deeds and remembrance of Allah, because those actions have lasting significance.

  1. What happy memory feels like it happened just yesterday, even though it was a long time ago?
  2. What good deed would you like to make time for tomorrow?
Where it was given

The masjid

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