Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 30, 2026.
Use life's blessings before they are gone
“If Allah granted you wealth, then take benefit of it.”
In one sentence
Human life is a purposeful trust created for worship, accountability, and preparation for the Hereafter by using life's blessings in obedience to Allah.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Human beings were created with purpose and will be accountable before Allah.
- Worship includes every permissible statement and action loved by Allah, not only ritual practices.
- People will be questioned about their lifespan, youth, knowledge, and wealth.
- Believers should use life, youth, health, free time, and wealth before those opportunities disappear.
- The khutbah urges applying knowledge, protecting prayer from busyness, and spending wealth responsibly.
- The sermon closes with supplications for guidance, steadfastness, forgiveness, healing, and mercy.
Try this week
Use one's lifespan and youth for worship and righteous action before aging or death.
Check that worldly activities and earnings are halal and pleasing to Allah.
Translate religious knowledge into action.
Protect the five daily prayers from being neglected because of work or busyness.
Use free time for prayer, remembrance, learning, charity, and maintaining family ties.
Spend wealth on oneself, family, relatives, and people in need in permissible and pleasing ways.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 23:115Argued that humanity was not created without purpose or for no return.
Quran 75:36Argued that people will not be left without accountability.
Quran 51:56Identified worship of Allah as humanity's fundamental purpose.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“knowledge necessitates action goal and the point of attaining knowledge is to act upon them”
“these two blessings that many of us have but we are heedless of it good health and free time”
“if Allah granted you wealth then take benefit of it spend it on yourself on your families on your relatives on the people who are in need in that which is pleasing to Allah”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Allah created us with a purpose: to worship Him and prepare for the Hereafter. Worship includes prayer and fasting, but it also includes every permissible action done in a way Allah loves. The khutbah reminds us that our life, youth, health, free time, and wealth are opportunities that may not last. We should use them for prayer, learning, good deeds, family care, and helping people in need.
- What blessing do you have right now that you might be taking for granted?
- How can one of your ordinary activities become an act of worship?
- What is one good action you can do with your time or money this week?
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