10:03 what deen gives you is…26:10 take your good deeds…
Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 28, 2026.

Make good deeds your lasting companions

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“Take your good deeds as your best friends.”

The khateeb, at 26:10

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In one sentence

Because loss is unavoidable in worldly life, believers should make their good deeds and deen their lasting companions through death and the hereafter.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Recent community deaths and many forms of worldly loss introduce the theme.
  2. Deen does not prevent loss but gives believers direction and resilience through it.
  3. Hatim al-Asam’s story presents good deeds as a lasting friend.
  4. A hadith describes Qur’an, prayer, fasting, and mosque attendance protecting a believer in the grave.
  5. A longer hadith portrays the peaceful death and honored ascent of the righteous soul.
  6. The khutbah closes by urging good deeds and praying for a blessed ending.
Try this week
Treat good deeds as constant companions through worldly trials.
Care for aging or ill parents rather than abandoning them when care becomes inconvenient.
Read Imam al-Ghazali’s short booklet “O My Beloved Son.”
Interested attendees should check the newsletter or ask the speaker about the annual seminar.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 18The everlasting righteous deeds are presented as the best lasting reward and hope.
Musnad AhmadDescribes the righteous soul’s peaceful departure, honored ascent, and welcome in the grave.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“what deen gives you is a boat that will survive you will not get lost in the storm your boat will not break in the storm”
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“take your good deeds as your best friends let your deen be the thing that befriends you through the trials and tribulations of this world”
ICJC · South Overland Park, KS
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Loss is part of life in this world: we may lose loved ones, health, wealth, or time. The khutbah teaches that faith does not promise to remove every storm; it gives us a boat and direction through the storm. Good deeds can become our lasting companions, so we should build a loving relationship with prayer, Qur’an, fasting, charity, and caring for our parents. The hadith about the righteous soul offers hope that sincere faith and deeds matter at death and in the grave. We can ask Allah for forgiveness, a beautiful ending, and a place with our loved ones in Jannah.

  1. What good deed could become your “best friend” this week?
  2. Which part of the storm-and-boat metaphor stood out to you?
  3. How can our family show care when someone becomes sick or needs help?
Where it was given

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