Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 10, 2026.
Remember Judgment and send good deeds ahead
“Your money stays. Your title stays. Your house stays. Your followers stay. Maybe your reputation stays. But you go.”
In one sentence
Remembering the certainty of Judgment should help us resist worldly distraction, submit the nafs, follow Allah's guidance, and send good deeds ahead through worship and service.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Introduces Surah al-Haqqah as a Meccan foundation for faith, accountability, and certainty about the Hereafter.
- Explains how Judgment reveals realities and warns that delayed consequences do not mean Allah approves of wrongdoing.
- Uses Pharaoh, Haman, Qarun, and the flood as mirrors for the nafs, desires, distractions, and love of dunya.
- Presents Sharia, prayer, dhikr, Quran, charity, good companionship, and the masjid as a protective ship.
- Contrasts the person who receives the record in the right hand with the person who receives it in the left.
- Calls for nightly self-accounting, generosity, feeding the poor, service, and investment in Islamic institutions.
Try this week
Before sleeping, ask what you sent ahead that day and what you would want in your record.
When tempted to sin, do good, respond to someone, or act privately, remember that you will meet Allah.
Maintain the practices that form the spiritual ship: salah, dhikr, Quran, charity, good companionship, and mosque involvement.
Let faith produce generosity, mercy, service, concern for humanity, and encouragement to feed the poor.
Correct your course now and send forward deeds you would be happy to see in your record.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 69Used to explain the certainty of Judgment, exposed realities, the two records, and accountability for deeds.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Allah's guidance is preventing the flood from taking over your heart. Not preventing you from enjoying your life.”
“Your money stays. Your title stays. Your house stays. Your followers stay. Maybe your reputation stays. But you go.”
“Every day is another page. Every conversation is a line. Every choice is another entry in this book of ours.”
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