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Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 22, 2025.

Jannah is promised, so live with taqwa

Masjid Younis · Ismail Hamdi

“Jannah is a promise from Allah.”

The khateeb, at 26:19

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In one sentence

Because Jannah is Allah's true, eternal, and certain promise, believers should cultivate taqwa, avoid haram, and fill their lives with sincere good deeds.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Calls listeners to taqwa and constant awareness of Allah.
  2. Introduces Jannah as perfect, eternal motivation amid worldly hardship.
  3. Explains that belief must be joined to righteous action and avoiding haram.
  4. Describes Jannah's permanence, pleasures, and incomparability through Quran and hadith.
  5. Connects hope in Jannah with coping with loss and remembering life's temporary nature.
  6. Depicts believers entering Jannah in groups and urges sincerity, dua, Quran, masjid, and righteous companionship.
  7. Closes with supplications for Jannah, guidance, Gaza, children, and avoidance of haram.
Try this week
Keep Allah constantly in mind and heart.
Speak truthful, upright, and just words.
Perform righteous deeds and avoid haram, including fornication.
Pray Salatul Fajr and read the Quran.
Read Surah al-Kahf on Fridays.
Give ongoing sadaqah to the masjid, such as regular weekly or monthly support.
Make dua, remain connected to the masjid, and keep righteous company.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 3Uses taqwa and dying in submission as essential guidance.
Surah 59Urges believers to assess what they have prepared for the Hereafter.
Surah 33Connects taqwa and truthful speech with righteous actions and forgiveness.
Surah 4Promises eternal gardens to those who believe and perform righteous deeds.
Surah 29Contrasts worldly amusement with the true, everlasting life of the Hereafter.
Surah 36Paints Paradise as a place of shade, enjoyment, relaxation, and fulfillment.
Surah 18Assures believers that Allah will not allow righteous deeds to be wasted.
Surah 39Describes the people of taqwa entering Paradise in groups.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the true mu'min in dunya when he's in dunya he's in Jannah when he's in dunya with the difficulties of dunya he's in bliss”
Masjid Younis · Prospect Park, NJ
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“You have to be sincere. You have to be a person of dua. You have to be a person of Allah. You have to be a person of the masjid”
Masjid Younis · Prospect Park, NJ
Play from 31:19
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Shaykh Ismail reminded us to keep Allah in our hearts and minds throughout our lives. He spoke about Jannah as Allah’s true promise of lasting happiness, comfort, and peace beyond anything we can imagine. This life has difficulties and disappointments, but remembering the hereafter can give us hope, including when we lose someone we love. He encouraged us to put our faith into action through prayer, reading Quran, giving charity, and staying away from what displeases Allah. He also described the joy of entering Jannah with good companions and prayed that the community would enter together.

  1. What part of the khateeb’s description of Jannah gave you something to look forward to?
  2. What good deed could we make a regular family habit this week?
  3. How can we help our friends remember Allah and do good?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Younis (ICPC-Younis)190 Haledon Ave, Prospect Park, NJ 07508KhateebIsmail HamdiMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Masjid Younis52 khutbahs
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