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Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 10, 2025.

Protect iman as life’s greatest gift

Masjid Fatima

“The most valuable thing that we have, the most precious thing that we have is Iman.”

The khateeb, at 22:51

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In one sentence

Iman is Allah’s greatest gift, so believers should protect it by treating worldly life as temporary, remembering death and the hereafter, and living in obedience until they die with faith.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Arrive early for Friday prayer, follow mosque construction and shoe instructions, and participate in mosque and youth programs.
  2. Allah gives every blessing, but iman and the shahadah are the greatest gifts.
  3. Believers must protect their iman from trials and avoid trading it for worldly gains.
  4. The dunya is temporary and insignificant compared with the hereafter, so believers should live like travelers.
  5. Remembering death and studying the lives of pious predecessors can help believers live correctly and seek a good ending.
  6. Examples from Abu Huraira, Muadh ibn Jabal, and Rabia al-Basri illustrate dying focused on Allah’s pleasure.
Try this week
Come to the masjid early for Jumu'ah.
Follow mosque directions, including leaving shoes at the designated construction site.
Become a masjid member or volunteer and help create youth programs.
Hasten toward good deeds before trials arrive.
Keep death and the hereafter in mind.
Read about the lives of pious predecessors.
Live according to Allah’s commands and seek to leave the world with iman.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“The most valuable thing that we have, the most precious thing that we have is Iman and the Karima La Ilaha Illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah”
Masjid Fatima · Catonsville, MD
Play from 22:51
“We need to thank Allah for this bounty. And at the same time, we need to have the concern and the worry that how can we protect this Iman?”
Masjid Fatima · Catonsville, MD
Play from 25:38
“This Iman that Allah gave him, he will sell it for the goods of this world.”
Masjid Fatima · Catonsville, MD
Play from 27:07
“When a person's traveling, if a person's stopping somewhere on the way, he's not going to make that his permanent place and think that he'll stay there forever.”
Masjid Fatima · Catonsville, MD
Play from 28:45
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today’s khutbah reminded us that everything we have is a gift from Allah, and that iman, our faith, is our most precious gift. The khateeb encouraged us to thank Allah for it and build lives that help us protect it. He urged us to do good without delay and warned against trading our faith for worldly gains. He compared life to a traveler’s temporary stop, reminding us to keep the hereafter in mind. Through accounts of pious people approaching death with love for Allah and hope in His mercy, he encouraged us to live in ways that please Allah.

  1. What is one way you could show Allah gratitude for your faith this week?
  2. What good action have you been putting off, and what would help you begin?
  3. If life is like a journey, what would you want to fill your days with?
Where it was given

The masjid

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