Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Nov 21, 2025.
Are your actions leading you to Jannah?
Al Falah · Ahmed Mohamed
“What do our actions indicate where we're heading?”
In one sentence
Believers should continually examine whether their intentions and actions are directing them toward Allah and Jannah, recalibrating through complete submission, sincere dua, and righteous company.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Frames “where are you going?” as a daily question about ultimate direction and destiny.
- Explains that intentions and actions reveal whether a person is moving toward Jannah or the hellfire.
- Urges listeners to enter Islam completely rather than selectively and to avoid Shaytan’s gradual steps.
- Encourages asking Allah for guidance and steadfastness while recognizing human dependence on Him.
- Calls for righteous company and resistance to worldly distractions as aids on the journey to Jannah.
Try this week
Ask each day whether your actions show that you are heading toward Allah and Jannah.
Enter Islam completely instead of selectively following only preferred teachings.
Make dua for guidance, steadfastness, and a heart directed toward Allah’s obedience.
Keep righteous company and avoid relationships or distractions that pull you away from Allah.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2Used to call for entering Islam completely and rejecting selective practice.
Sahih MuslimUsed to explain that each morning people metaphorically sell themselves through their actions, freeing or destroying themselves.
Surah 18Used to command keeping patient company with those who remember Allah and avoiding worldly distraction.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“But we should ask ourselves, "What do our actions indicate where we're heading?"”
“Islam is all of it. It's an act of submission.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Today’s khutbah asks us to notice where our lives are really headed, not just what we say we believe. Each morning, our intentions and actions are like a decision about what we are serving: Allah or something else. The speaker encouraged us to enter Islam fully, ask Allah to keep our hearts firm, and stay close to righteous friends. We can use worldly blessings to reach Jannah without letting them become the destination.
- What is one choice this week that could show your actions match your beliefs?
- Who helps you remember Allah and make good choices?
- What ordinary task could you do with an intention to please Allah?
Where it was given
The masjid
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