4:00 Rhaid i ni ystyried…11:28 Ni fyddwn i ddim yn…18:19 Dydyn ni ddim yn…
Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Use your time before death arrives

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In one sentence

Because death can arrive at any time and life’s purpose is worship, believers should use their limited time for repentance, charity, daily self-accounting, and prioritizing Allah and the Hereafter over worldly distraction.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. A recent community death prompts reflection on mortality and the unknown timing of death.
  2. Allah created human beings to worship Him, so believers should assess whether they are fulfilling life’s purpose.
  3. Listeners are urged to use time and health well, give charity, and act before death removes the opportunity.
  4. The khutbah recommends living each day as though it could be the last and practicing regular self-accounting.
  5. A periodic dedicated worship day can help cultivate focus, prayer, Qur’an recitation, dhikr, and preparation for meeting Allah.
  6. The speaker frames worldly life as temporary and urges listeners to prioritize Allah’s pleasure and the Hereafter.
  7. The khutbah closes with supplications for oppressed Muslims and communal prayers.
Try this week
Perform regular self-accounting before being judged by Allah.
Use time and health intentionally instead of wasting them.
Give sadaqah and perform righteous deeds before death arrives.
Live each day as though it could be your last.
Schedule a monthly or quarterly dedicated worship day for prayer, Qur’an recitation, dhikr, and other worship.
Make supplication for Allah’s help in prioritizing Him and the Hereafter.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 103Time is presented as precious and easily wasted.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Rhaid i ni ystyried dros ein bywydau a meddwl, "Au fi'n barod ar gyfer y foment hwn?"”
DarusSalam · Lombard, IL
Play from 4:00
“Ni fyddwn i ddim yn newid unrhyw beth. Subhan Allah. Beth yw hynny? Mae'n golygu y bydd yn byw fel hyn bob dydd.”
DarusSalam · Lombard, IL
Play from 11:28
“Dydyn ni ddim yn perthyn i'r byd yma, rydyn ni'n perthyn i'r jannau, insha'Allah.”
DarusSalam · Lombard, IL
Play from 18:19
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah begins with a recent community death and reminds us that no one knows when death will come. It says Allah created us to worship Him, so we should not postpone repentance, charity, or other good deeds. Because time and health are limited, we should examine ourselves regularly and live each day ready to meet Allah. The speaker suggests setting aside a monthly or quarterly day for focused prayer, Qur’an recitation, dhikr, and other worship. Worldly life is temporary, so our deepest hope should be Allah’s pleasure and the Hereafter.

  1. What would you change if you treated today as especially valuable?
  2. What is one good deed you can start before putting it off?
  3. How can our family make time for more focused worship together?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid DarusSalam21W525 North Avenue, Lombard, IL 60148ArchiveAll khutbahs at DarusSalam150 khutbahs
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