A lasting legacy needs ongoing charity
“The first thing is sadaqah tinjariyah, a continuous charity.”
A lasting legacy is built through ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge, and righteous children, so Muslims should invest in all three for the good of the community.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Reflects on aging, mortality, and the desire to leave a meaningful legacy.
- Explains the three deeds whose rewards continue after death: charity, knowledge, and righteous children.
- Illustrates ongoing charity through Uthman’s purchase and endowment of Bir Rumah.
- Urges Muslims to invest in scholars, teachers, and institutions that preserve religious knowledge.
- Shows how parental investment can produce righteous scholars and community leaders through the story of Farrokh and Rabi'ah.
- Calls listeners to support the masjid and its future development.
In the khateeb's words
“The first thing is sadaqah tinjariyah, a continuous charity. And there's no better example when we speak about continuous charity than the story of Uthman”
“Uthman, he said to the Muslims, he said, anybody who comes to use water on my day, take it. It's yours.”
“People open up random social media pages and they become the next mufti, they become the next shaykh.”
“Many of them have their children who pray here and who have taken leadership roles here. This is the legacy that they have left behind.”
For the dinner table
The khutbah asks us to think about the kind of legacy we leave after we die. It teaches that three things can keep bringing reward: ongoing charity, knowledge that continues helping people, and a righteous child who prays for their parents. The stories of Uthman and of parents who supported their children’s learning show that lasting community benefit takes sacrifice and investment. We are encouraged to support the masjid, scholars, teachers, and institutions while guiding our children toward serving Allah and the community.
- What kind of good legacy would you like our family to build together?
- What is one helpful thing you could teach someone else this week?
- How could we support our masjid or help someone in a way that keeps benefiting them?
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