True Islam serves others and remembers the dead
“The real Islam is not between you and God.”
True Islam is expressed through compassionate service to creation, selfless conduct, and ongoing remembrance and support of deceased loved ones through prayer, charity, and beneficial deeds.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Opens with Quranic recitation and an extended Arabic supplication.
- Argues that Islam requires care for orphans, the needy, neighbors, animals, and trees, not worship alone.
- Explains that deceased loved ones remain connected to the living and can benefit their families through barakah.
- Uses the story of Musa and Khidr in Surah al-Kahf to show how a righteous parent’s goodness can protect children.
- Urges remembrance of parents and the deceased through Fatiha, dua, sadaqah, grave visits, and beneficial knowledge.
- Presents ongoing charity and teaching as lasting spiritual savings after death.
- Concludes by invoking Ahlul Bayt’s selflessness and urging listeners to prioritize others and remain useful.
In the khateeb's words
“The real Islam is not between you and God You don't have to prove anything to God, He don't need you Who are you to serve God?”
“if you have good behavior even if you leave this world Allah will take your barakat and make that like a ram on them and will resolve many of their problems after you leave this world”
“when you pray after you die you can't pray anymore you can't do Ramadan anymore you can't go to Hajj anymore but if you help someone here”
For the dinner table
Today’s khutbah taught that Islam is not only private prayer and fasting; it should make us useful, compassionate, and attentive to Allah’s creation. The speaker urged us to care for orphans, people in need, neighbors, animals, and even trees, following the Prophet’s mercy. He also reminded us that our connection with parents and loved ones continues after death through dua, Fatiha, charity, visits, and beneficial knowledge. The story of the two orphans in Surah al-Kahf showed how a parent’s goodness can become a protection and blessing for children. We were encouraged to follow Ahlul Bayt by putting others first when we can and by keeping the deceased in our prayers.
- Who in our neighborhood or community might need practical help this week?
- How could our family remember and benefit deceased relatives through prayer or charity?
- When is it difficult to put someone else’s need before our own, and what might help us do it?
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