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Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Jun 13, 2026.

Remember death and prepare to meet Allah

DEIC · El Hewizy
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In one sentence

Remembering death and accountability should transform prayer, Qur'an reflection, good deeds, relationships, and family preparation so believers are ready to meet Allah.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Urges listeners to pray each salah as though it may be their final prayer, with humility and presence of heart.
  2. Warns against leaving behind ongoing bad deeds and encourages lasting charity.
  3. Uses Qur'anic reminders about death, resurrection, and accountability to make reflection personal.
  4. Calls listeners to return people's rights, seek forgiveness, write a will, and preserve family ties.
  5. Recommends frequent remembrance of death, monthly cemetery visits, and nightly self-examination.
  6. Concludes with prayers for a good ending, righteous families, mercy, and Paradise.
Try this week
Pray each salah as if it were the final prayer, with khushu and presence of heart.
Establish lasting charity by supporting Qur'an distribution, water wells, mosques, or orphans.
Read and reflect on Qur'anic passages about death as personally addressed guidance.
Return people's rights and ask those harmed for forgiveness.
Write a will covering both material matters and spiritual guidance for children.
Maintain family ties and avoid passing estrangement to the next generation.
Visit the cemetery at least once a month and reflect on mortality.
Ask yourself every night whether you are ready to meet Allah.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 36:12
Quran 21:35Used to remind listeners that every soul will taste death.
Quran 23:99-100Used to picture the dying person's request to return and act differently.
Quran 99:7-8Used to stress accountability for even an atom's weight of good or evil.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“don't carry the bad deeds for other people we say al-sadaqa al-jariya you have to do sadaqa jariya like to buy quran and to put it in the masjid”
DEIC · Arlington, TX
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For the dinner table

Death comes to every person, so the khutbah asks us to live ready to meet Allah. We can prepare by praying each salah with full attention, reading the Qur'an as a personal message, and keeping good deeds going. We should return people's rights, ask forgiveness, write a will that teaches our children goodness as well as organizing our belongings, and keep family ties strong. Remembering death is meant to motivate better living, not frighten us, so we can visit the cemetery and reflect. The khutbah closes by asking Allah for a good ending, righteous families, mercy, and Paradise.

  1. If your next prayer were your last, what would you do differently?
  2. What lasting good deed could our family start together?
  3. Is there a family relationship or apology we should strengthen this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Dar El-Eman Islamic Center5511 Mansfield Rd, Arlington, TX 76017Jumu'ah First Jumu'ah 1:30 PM · second Jumu'ah 2:30 PMKhateebEl HewizyMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at DEIC23 khutbahs
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