Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 13, 2026.
Use today to prepare for the hereafter
“Today is the only day you will ever have.”
In one sentence
Because worldly life is brief and temporary, believers should live gratefully and humbly, follow Allah’s guidance, and prepare through good deeds for the eternal hereafter.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Opens with Quranic commands to fear Allah and speak truth, then warns against religious innovation.
- Explains that human life and worldly time pass extremely quickly.
- Urges gratitude and humility because circumstances can change instantly.
- Emphasizes focusing on today, saying inshaAllah about the future, and accepting that humans cannot control time.
- Contrasts the temporary, deceptive dunya with the eternal akhirah.
- Uses wealth, poverty, and a dead carcass to illustrate the proper place of worldly possessions.
- Closes with judgment, permanent Paradise or Hell, and a prayer for Jannah.
Try this week
Speak truthfully, even when speaking is difficult.
Avoid adding unlegislated practices to the religion.
Be grateful for present circumstances and remain humble when conditions improve.
Treat today as the opportunity to do good.
Say inshaAllah when speaking about future plans.
Keep the same generosity and character in wealth or poverty.
Strive through good deeds to become a person of Jannah.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 3Used to emphasize death and the deceptive, temporary nature of worldly life.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“be grateful for your condition now because you never know when the condition will be different even if that condition is not what you want it to be right now”
“today is the only day you will ever have tomorrow you wake up it'll be today”
“if we can just push a little harder do a little bit more and be a person of jannah on that day it will be the most joyous feeling”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminds us that our time in this world is very short, even when our lives feel long. Since our circumstances can change quickly, we should be grateful for what Allah has given us and remain humble. We should focus on using today well, speak truthfully, and remember that worldly possessions are temporary. The lasting destination is the hereafter, so we should work through good deeds and hope to enter Jannah. May Allah make us grateful, sincere, and among the people of Paradise.
- What is one thing we can be grateful for today?
- What good deed can we do before the day ends?
- How can we stay kind whether we have a lot or a little?
Where it was given
The masjid
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