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

Hold yourself accountable before death

Dar-us-Salaam · Sabri Benkahla

“The wise one is the one who basically holds his self, his nafs in control and prepares for that which is to come after his death.”

The khateeb, at 3:09

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In one sentence

Muslims should regularly hold themselves accountable, repent from shortcomings, and use their limited time to prepare for meeting Allah.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. New Year's celebrations prompt Muslims to reflect on Allah rather than heedless or sinful conduct.
  2. Quranic guidance and hadith establish muhasabah as preparation for death and the Hereafter.
  3. Nightly self-review covers gratitude for good deeds, repentance from sins, abandoning disliked actions, and sincere intentions.
  4. Ibn Qayyim's framework prioritizes obligations, avoiding prohibitions, escaping heedlessness, and examining every outward deed.
  5. Examples from the Prophet, Umar, and pious predecessors illustrate continual self-criticism and striving.
  6. The khutbah closes by urging listeners to use their youth, health, wealth, and life before death.
Try this week
Review the day's actions every night; thank Allah for good deeds and continue improving them.
Before speaking or acting, ask whether the action pleases Allah; proceed if it does and stop if it does not.
After sinning, make tawbah, increase istighfar, feel genuine regret, resolve not to repeat the sin, and follow it with good deeds.
Give sincere intentions to permissible activities such as eating, exercising, and marital relations so they can become worship.
Begin tonight and use available health, wealth, youth, and time before death.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the wise one is the one who basically holds his self, his nafs in control and prepares for that which is to come after his death”
Dar-us-Salaam · College Park, MD
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“start tonight to make muhasibah start tomorrow to improve yourself so inshallah when the angel of death comes to take our souls we will be happy to meet Allah”
Dar-us-Salaam · College Park, MD
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The khutbah asks us to pause and honestly review how we are using our lives before we meet Allah. We should notice what is good and thank Allah for it, while repenting from sins and improving our worship. Before any action, we can ask whether it pleases Allah; even ordinary acts can become worship when our intention is sincere. Because health, youth, wealth, and time can disappear quickly, the speaker urges us to begin tonight and keep moving toward Allah. The goal is steady improvement, not despair after mistakes.

  1. What is one good action you want to continue or increase this week?
  2. What ordinary activity could become worship if you changed your intention?
  3. How can you make better use of your time, health, or youth?
Where it was given

The masjid

Dar-us-Salaam (Al-Huda Inc.)5301 Edgewood Road, College Park, MD 20740Jumu'ah 12:15 PM & 1:15 PM · held off-site at Knights of ColumbusKhateebSabri BenkahlaMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Dar-us-Salaam48 khutbahs
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