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Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 17, 2026.

Only your deeds follow you

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“The intelligent person is the one who prepares his home.”

The khateeb, at 24:17

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In one sentence

Because family and wealth remain in this world while deeds accompany a person through the grave and hereafter, Muslims should prioritize worship and righteous action over worldly distraction.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Introduces the hadith that family, wealth, and deeds accompany a person to death, but only deeds remain.
  2. Places worldly life within a larger sequence of grave life, resurrection, and the hereafter.
  3. Explains how family can either benefit the deceased through prayer or distract people through inheritance disputes and neglected worship.
  4. Explains that wealth returns to the world and should be used moderately for necessities, charity, and worship.
  5. Describes deeds accompanying a person through the grave, judgment, and the crossing of the Sirat.
  6. Uses grave imagery and examples from earlier Muslims to urge preparation for the eternal home.
  7. Closes by urging changes in schedule, intentions, habits, worldly priorities, and mosque engagement beyond Friday.
Try this week
Pay closer attention to Quranic verses and hadith during the khutbah and apply them in daily life.
Use family relationships and wealth in ways that support worship, charity, and righteous action.
Make supplication for deceased relatives and hasten to pay their debts rather than arguing over inheritance.
Prioritize prayer, including waking children for Fajr rather than treating school as the only priority.
Change schedules, intentions, and habits to prepare for the hereafter while maintaining moderation in worldly life.
Continue engaging with the mosque beyond Jumu'ah and study the hadith's explanation by Ibn Rajab.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih al-BukhariThe central hadith says family, wealth, and deeds accompany a person to death, but only deeds remain.
Surah 63Used to warn that wealth and children can divert believers from remembering Allah.
Surah 34Used to argue that wealth and children do not bring closeness to Allah; faith and righteous deeds do.
Surah 102Used to criticize excessive pursuit and accumulation of worldly wealth until death.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Our deeds is that which is going to follow us forever. In actuality, forever.”
Community Mosque · Winston-Salem, NC
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“So the intelligent person, is the one who prepares his home, the home that he will live in for ever.”
Community Mosque · Winston-Salem, NC
Play from 24:17
“change his schedule, change his intentions, change his habits, and focus on that home, that is going to be everlasting.”
Community Mosque · Winston-Salem, NC
Play from 32:04
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah centered on a hadith that three things accompany a person toward the grave: family, wealth, and deeds. Family and wealth remain behind, while deeds continue with us into the grave and the hereafter. The speaker encouraged us to use family and wealth in worship, charity, prayer, and helping others rather than letting them distract us. We should remember that worldly life is short and prepare our lasting home through righteous actions. This preparation means changing our schedules, intentions, and habits while staying engaged with worship and the mosque.

  1. What is one good deed you hope will stay with you beyond this life?
  2. How can our family help one another prioritize prayer and worship?
  3. What habit could you change this week to prepare for your eternal home?
Where it was given

The masjid

Community Mosque of Winston Salem1419 Waughtown Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27107Jumu'ah Adhan 1:30 PM · Khutbah 1:45 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Community Mosque37 khutbahs
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