Pride, betrayal, and debt can block paradise
“I will pay the person back because I have money and I can do so on time or before my time.”
The khutbah teaches that entering Jannah and dying with faith require purifying oneself from arrogance, betraying entrusted communal wealth, and taking debts without intending to repay.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Frames life and death as a test and reflects on Allah's blessings and global suffering.
- Introduces a hadith about three barriers whose absence leads to Jannah and contrasts gentle and painful deaths.
- Explains kibr as denying truth and looking down on people, fueled by jealousy and wealth.
- Warns against misusing mosque, institution, and communal resources, emphasizing investment in people and education.
- Explains the danger of taking loans without intending to repay and urges prompt debt settlement.
- Concludes with supplications for humility, forgiveness, relief, and justice.
In the khateeb's words
“It is to deny truth. and to look down upon people.”
“Nabi focused on individuals. and that individual they changed the world because islam is about people it's not about buildings”
“Prompt on your payments. If you have that intention that today I will pay the person back because I have money and I can do so on time or before my time.”
“And we humble ourselves no matter what position we are serving because Allah azza wa jal loves those people who are in Allah yuhibbul mutawad'een.”
For the dinner table
Today, Imam Kashif reminded us that our lives are a test and that we should prepare to meet Allah through our everyday choices. He highlighted three barriers to Paradise: pride, betraying trust through misuse of wealth or shared resources, and taking loans without intending to repay them. He explained that humility means accepting the truth and treating others with respect, rather than feeling superior because of money or position. He urged the community to care for entrusted resources and invest in people, their education, and good causes. He also distinguished sincere borrowing with real efforts to repay from deliberately avoiding repayment, and encouraged prompt payment when we can afford it. He ended by asking Allah to help us live humbly, honor our responsibilities, and care for those who are suffering.
- What could you say when someone corrects you and you feel embarrassed?
- How can we celebrate a friend's success when we feel a little jealous?
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