Only faith and good deeds remain
“This worldly life is nothing, only enjoyment of deception.”
Because death is certain and worldly life is temporary, believers should live with gratitude, sincere worship, repentance, and righteous deeds to prepare for success in the Hereafter.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Contrasts the party of Rahman with the party of Shaitan through examples of remembered prophets and forgotten tyrants.
- Explains that everyone will taste death and urges listeners to reflect on mortality rather than celebrate worldly milestones heedlessly.
- Calls listeners to recognize bodily health and provision as blessings requiring gratitude.
- Warns against attachment to worldly fame, property, and relationships, since only faith and good deeds accompany a person after death.
- Describes worldly blessings and hardships as tests, with Paradise as true success and worldly enjoyment as temporary deception.
- Urges remembering past generations, repenting regularly, performing religious duties, and praying with a present heart.
In the khateeb's words
“Each and every soul tastes death. So tastes sometimes is very delicious, very delight, very lazies. And sometimes taste is very bitter, very bad.”
“I just led the slat al-janada for honorable sister, but you see, what she took with her, only her faith and good deed.”
“This worldly life is nothing, only enjoyment of deception. Whatever your enjoyment have, subhanallah, you enjoyed this breakfast today or lunch. Where is the enjoyment of that? It's gone. So real enjoyment is a real life.”
For the dinner table
Today, Imam Abdul Wali reminded us that our time in this world is limited and that we will return to Allah. He encouraged us to prepare through sincere faith, good deeds, and following the Prophet’s example. He asked us to notice blessings such as health and breathing and to thank Allah for them. Both hardship and comfort can test us, so having more should lead us toward gratitude rather than pride. His reminder gives us something to practice together: make time for good deeds, take our worship seriously, and bring our hearts into prayer.
- What blessing did you notice today, and how could you thank Allah for it?
- What good deed could we do together this week?
- What helps you pay attention to the words you say in prayer?
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