Make the Hereafter your greatest concern
“Whoever makes the Hereafter his concern, Allah placed richness in his heart.”
Ramadan should free the heart from making worldly life its greatest concern, orienting worship, blessings, and daily work toward the Hereafter and continuing that orientation beyond Ramadan.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Contrasts the Prophet’s humble sleeping place with worldly luxury and his contentment with the Hereafter.
- Presents Ramadan as a means of breaking attachment to dunya and becoming devoted servants of Allah.
- Contrasts dunya-first and Hereafter-first orientations through Quranic passages and prophetic teachings.
- Identifies signs of a heart chained to dunya: worldly motives, neglect of the Hereafter, deception by blessings, and spiritual numbness.
- Uses the Companions’ concern for death and eagerness to give charity as examples of living hearts.
- Calls for self-examination, continued worship after Ramadan, gratitude, and prayer for suffering communities.
In the khateeb's words
“whoever makes the hereafter his concern Allah placed richness in his heart gather his affair and the world will come to him willingly submissively”
“after beauty comes decay after health comes illness after life comes death after money you will leave this dunya to your grave and no pocket no checkbook no credit card will be put with you in your grave”
“how much how much i care really about the akhira how much i'm ready for it”
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminds us that Ramadan is meant to free our hearts from making worldly life our greatest concern. We can work, study, care for family, and enjoy blessings, but we should use them in service of the Hereafter rather than treating them as our final goal. The speaker asks us to notice whether money, status, comfort, or distractions keep us from prayer, reflection, charity, and compassion. As Ramadan ends, we should carry its worship forward, stay grateful, and remember people suffering around the world.
- What practice from Ramadan helped your heart feel most connected to Allah?
- How can we use our family’s blessings to help others?
- What does preparing for the Hereafter look like this week?
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