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Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Let the Hereafter guide daily worship

Daar-ul-Ehsaan

“You go sleep early, you make that your priority, so that you can wake up for fajr.”

The khateeb, at 19:15

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In one sentence

Because the Hereafter determines true success, believers should make it their daily motivation and prioritize worship over comfort, wealth, and instant gratification while preparing for Ramadan.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Presents Sha'ban as a blessed month for preparing spiritually for Ramadan.
  2. Warns that wealth, entertainment, comfort, and instant gratification can distract from the Hereafter.
  3. Reframes success as receiving one's true reward on Judgment Day and being admitted to Paradise.
  4. Applies this mindset to Fajr, mosque attendance, voluntary fasting, daily Qur'an reading, and repentance.
  5. Announces a planned Salat al-Khayr prayer in mid-Sha'ban before concluding with Arabic supplications.
Try this week
Sleep early so you can wake for Fajr on time.
Attend Fajr in the masjid when possible.
Fast voluntarily, including on Mondays, Thursdays, and other recommended days.
Read Qur'an every day and prioritize regular Sunnah and voluntary worship.
Repent immediately after sinning and pray two rak'ahs of repentance.
Prepare for Ramadan before it begins by building fasting and worship habits.
Attend the announced Salat al-Khayr prayer if the date is confirmed.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 30Warns that people may know only the superficial life of this world while neglecting the Hereafter.
Surah 17Describes every person's deeds being attached to them and presented in an open book on Judgment Day.
Surah 2Uses belief in the unseen to explain confidence in angels and the record of deeds.
Surah 50Supports the claim that every spoken word is documented.
Surah 69Describes the joy of receiving one's record in the right hand.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“But He sent him a human being like us, who ate and drank and went to the bathroom and got married, he has neighbor, he had kids, he lived in his normal human life.”
Daar-ul-Ehsaan · Bristol, CT
Play from 9:33
“But the one who is mindful of the akhirah, what is the driving force for him, the motivation that makes him get up for fajr, he will plan it early”
Daar-ul-Ehsaan · Bristol, CT
Play from 18:59
“You go sleep early, you make that your priority, so that you can wake up for fajr.”
Daar-ul-Ehsaan · Bristol, CT
Play from 19:15
“I want to read Quran every day because I want to read that, what I am doing in my book on the day of judgment.”
Daar-ul-Ehsaan · Bristol, CT
Play from 24:22
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminds us that the Prophet was a human role model whose daily life shows us how to worship Allah. It warns that work, money, comfort, and entertainment can quietly pull our attention away from the Hereafter. Our real success is what we find in our book of deeds, so we should protect Fajr, read Qur'an, fast voluntarily, and turn back to Allah after mistakes. Preparing before Ramadan can make fasting easier and more meaningful. The goal is not to abandon ordinary life, but to make the Hereafter our highest priority.

  1. How can we make one daily prayer easier to protect as a family?
  2. When can comfort or entertainment distract us from what matters most?
Where it was given

The masjid

Daar-ul-Ehsaan USA739 Terryville Avenue, Bristol, CT 06010Jumu'ah Khutbah 1:15 PM, iqamah 1:45 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Daar-ul-Ehsaan84 khutbahs
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