The Prophets & seerahFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 5, 2026.
What the Prophet taught in his final days
“Make sure that you don't miss the prayer.”
In one sentence
The Prophet Muhammad’s final days teach Muslims to protect their prayers, treat women kindly, and remain devoted to Allah through grief and loss.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Recounts the Prophet Muhammad’s final illness and inability to lead prayers.
- Describes Abu Bakr leading the community and the Prophet’s final congregational prayer.
- Emphasizes the Prophet’s final advice: preserve prayer and treat women kindly.
- Describes his simplicity, lack of worldly possessions, and preparation for death.
- Narrates his final moments, family farewells, death, and the companions’ grief.
- Shows Abu Bakr grounding the grieving community in Allah’s permanence through Qur’an 3:144.
Try this week
Do not miss the obligatory prayers.
Be kind to and care for women.
Turn to Allah and remember His permanence during grief.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 3:144Abu Bakr uses the verse to remind the community that Muhammad was a messenger and Allah never dies.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Make sure that you don't miss the prayer. Make sure that you don't miss the prayer. And be kind to your women. Be kind to your women.”
“Oh, Fatima, you will be the first from my own family to follow my departure of this dunya.”
“Whoever believed. or worship Muhammad? They know that Muhammad has passed away. But if you worship Allah SWT, Know that Allah is all living. And never dies!”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
This khutbah retells the Prophet Muhammad’s final illness and passing. Even while very sick, he remained deeply concerned about prayer and the wellbeing of women. Abu Bakr helped the companions face their grief by reminding them that Allah is living and never dies. The message for our family is to protect our prayers, treat one another with kindness, and turn to Allah during loss.
- What is one small change that could help you protect a prayer this week?
- What does kindness look like toward the women in our family?
- When someone is grieving, what gentle words or actions can help?
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