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General remindersFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Time is a trust, not a guarantee

El-Zahra · Mutaz Charaf

“Our time is so precious, so important.”

The khateeb, at 6:39

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In one sentence

Time is Allah's precious, finite trust, so Muslims should invest it in faith, good deeds, service, balanced responsibilities, and present action rather than waste it or rely on wishful hope.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Explains that life, youth, wealth, and knowledge are trusts for which people will be accountable.
  2. Contrasts learning from the past, acting in the present, and hopeful future planning grounded in real effort.
  3. Urges listeners to reject procrastination, laziness, pessimism, and regret while acting immediately.
  4. Connects worship and responsibilities to time, emphasizing priorities, balance, rest, and doing the right thing at the right time.
  5. Closes with the urgency of death, the need to keep increasing good deeds, and prayers for victims of violence worldwide.
Try this week
Make tawbah, pray, and repair your relationship with Allah now rather than postponing them.
Review the past year, identify mistakes, improve intentions, and avoid dwelling in regret.
Plan the day around priorities and do the right thing at the right time.
Balance worship with family, work, guests, physical needs, and rest.
Increase daily good deeds through learning, helping others, smiling, inviting people toward good, and serving the community.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“So our time is so precious, so important. We have great opportunity to connect with Allah, to serve Allah and His creation.”
El-Zahra · Midland Park, NJ
Play from 6:39
“make sure you do the right thing in the right time make sure you don't postpone”
El-Zahra · Midland Park, NJ
Play from 18:32
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Imam Dr. Mutaz Charaf taught that time is one of Allah's greatest gifts, but it is also limited and cannot be recovered. We should use it for faith, prayer, good deeds, learning, helping people, and serving Allah's creation. We can learn from the past without being trapped by regret, and we can hope for the future while taking real action instead of merely wishing. The best place to begin is now: prioritize what matters, balance worship with family, work, rest, and health, and keep moving forward in goodness. He also prayed for peace and mercy for people suffering from violence around the world.

  1. What is one good thing we can stop postponing?
  2. How can we make better use of one hour tomorrow?
  3. What small action could help someone else this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

El-Zahra Islamic Center218 Irving Street, Midland Park, NJ 07432Jumu'ah 1st 1:00 to 1:45 PM (streamed to YouTube) · 2nd 2:00 to 2:30 PMKhateebMutaz CharafMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at El-Zahra48 khutbahs
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