19:30 when you remember…24:20 death does not wait…
Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Jun 12, 2026.

Prepare for death before it comes

As-Salaamah

“When you remember death in ease it will restrain this ease from you and it will remind you that death is on its way.”

The khateeb, at 19:30

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In one sentence

Because death is unavoidable and nearer than we expect, believers should prepare through taqwa, repentance, remembrance, and good deeds rather than postponing obedience.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Opens with calls to taqwa and the universal certainty of death.
  2. Uses Quranic passages and prophetic teachings to describe mortality and the grave.
  3. Urges frequent remembrance of death as a corrective in hardship and ease.
  4. Emphasizes preparing for the long journey through taqwa, repentance, and limited worldly attachment.
  5. Uses the recent death of a young community member, Fethi, to show that death does not wait for old age.
  6. Concludes with prayers for the deceased and for believers to die in submission.
Try this week
Remember death frequently.
Prepare through taqwa and good deeds.
Repent and seek forgiveness instead of postponing it.
Use your health before sickness and your life before death.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 39:30Establishes that the Prophet and all people will die.
Quran 3:185Argues that every soul will taste death and true success is entering Paradise.
Quran 21:34Emphasizes that no human has immortality and death cannot be escaped.
Quran 4:78Emphasizes that no human has immortality and death cannot be escaped.
Quran 2:197Teaches that the best provision for the journey is taqwa.
Quran 75:26-30Depicts the approach of death and rejects the idea that humans are left without accountability.
Quran 75:36Depicts the approach of death and rejects the idea that humans are left without accountability.
Sunan Ibn MajahUses the Prophet's grief beside a grave to urge preparation for death.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“when you remember death in ease it will restrain this ease from you and it will remind you that death is on its way”
As-Salaamah · Columbus, OH
Play from 19:30
“death does not wait for age nor does it wait for retirement death as I just said came for a young man in his early twenties”
As-Salaamah · Columbus, OH
Play from 24:20
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminds us that death comes to every person and may arrive sooner than expected. Remembering death is not meant to make us hopeless; it helps us value our time, correct our priorities, and soften hardship. The speaker urged us to prepare with taqwa, repentance, seeking forgiveness, and good deeds rather than waiting for tomorrow. The recent death of Fethi, a young community member, made this reminder personal. We can honor the lesson by living gratefully, using our health well, and praying for those who have returned to Allah.

  1. What is one good deed you would want to make a regular habit this week?
  2. How can remembering death help someone handle a difficult day?
  3. What does it mean to use your health before sickness?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid As-Salaamah5259 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, OH 43231Jumu'ah Jumuah 1:00 PM · Iqamah 1:30 PM
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