4:13 life is an amanah it's…7:44 your whole life is…
Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Nov 21, 2025.

Your life and blessings are a trust

ICI · Muntasir Zaman

“Life is an amanah. It's a trust from Allah SWT.”

The khateeb, at 4:13

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In one sentence

Life, body, family, wealth, youth, and knowledge are trusts from Allah, so believers should use them responsibly and prepare to account for them on Judgment Day.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Opens with Quranic calls to taqwa and the Prophetic mission of completing noble character.
  2. Frames blessings, life, and the body as amanah and emphasizes accountability before Allah.
  3. Explains five Judgment Day questions about life, youth, earning and spending wealth, and acting on knowledge.
  4. Urges listeners to use youth for worship, learning, Hajj, service, family, and community rather than waste.
  5. Warns against careless earning and spending while encouraging halal wealth, zakah, sadaqah, and family support.
  6. Applies amanah to bodily health, grief over loss, and balancing worship with family and bodily rights.
  7. Concludes by urging fulfillment of Allah's trusts, offering prayers, and preparing for accountability.
Try this week
Review how you have spent your life and youth, and perform regular self-accounting.
Use your time for worship, learning, Hajj, helping neighbors, volunteering, and supporting the masjid and Islamic education.
Earn wealth through halal means without cheating or deception, allocate money for zakah, sadaqah, and family, and spend only on halal needs.
Put learned duas, hadith, and good actions into practice, even if beginning with one concrete application.
Care for your body by sleeping adequately, avoiding excessive work, and being thoughtful about what you consume.
Balance fasting and Quran recitation with the rights of your body, spouse, children, and family.
Recite the health supplication for the body, hearing, and sight every morning and evening.
Sources the khateeb cited
Jami` at-TirmidhiPresents five Judgment Day questions about life, youth, wealth, and knowledge put into practice.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“life is an amanah it's a trust from Allah SWT”
ICI · Irving, TX
Play from 4:13
“your whole life is important but your youth is the most important”
ICI · Irving, TX
Play from 7:44
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For the dinner table

The khutbah reminded us that our life, body, family, time, knowledge, and wealth are trusts from Allah. One day we will answer for how we spent our life and youth, where our money came from, how we used it, and whether we practiced what we learned. We should use our younger years for worship, learning, service, family, and the Muslim community instead of wasting them. We should earn and spend lawfully, care for our health, and balance religious practice with the rights of our bodies and families. The sermon encouraged us to review ourselves now and ask Allah for help before the Day of Judgment.

  1. What is one blessing you can treat more carefully this week?
  2. How could you use one hour of your free time in a way that helps your future self?
  3. What is one way our family can care for our bodies and each other?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Irving2555 N Esters Rd, Irving, TX 75062Jumu'ah First khutbah 2:00 PM, salah 2:25 PM · second khutbah 3:15 PM, salah 3:40 PMKhateebMuntasir ZamanMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at ICI95 khutbahs
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