6:09 Allah will be asking…11:03 how is it possible…
GratitudeFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 24, 2026.

Use every blessing before judgment

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“How is it possible that our wasted time is outweighing the time of our worship?”

The khateeb, at 11:03

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In one sentence

Because every person will answer to Allah for every blessing they were given, believers must use their time, wealth, abilities, and influence for worship and community service rather than wasting them.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Frames the khutbah with accountability before Allah and the certainty of death.
  2. Urges daily self-examination before the final judgment.
  3. Reinterprets verses about burdens as accountability for what Allah has given each person.
  4. Contrasts an Indonesian laborer’s disciplined life with affluent listeners’ wasted time, spending, and speech.
  5. Calls listeners to direct their careers, talents, wealth, and influence toward Allah and the Muslim community.
  6. Closes with Imam al-Qayyim’s measure of divine favor and supplications for guidance and oppressed communities.
Try this week
Hold yourself accountable each day for how you spend your time, money, words, and abilities.
Reduce wasted social-media time and use available time for Quran, prayer, learning, or remembrance.
Choose or shape a career around serving Allah and benefiting the Muslim community.
Give charity, fulfill zakah, and use wealth to support the masjid and people in need.
Ask what Allah has given you and intentionally use those gifts for good this week.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 2:281Establishes that everyone will return to Allah and receive recompense for their deeds.
Quran 2:286Reframes Allah’s giving and burdening as accountability for each person’s provision and capacity.
Quran 65:7Reframes Allah’s giving and burdening as accountability for each person’s provision and capacity.
Quran 51:56Argues that human beings were created to worship Allah, making wasted time spiritually significant.
Quran 89:15-17Warns against assuming wealth means divine honor or hardship means divine rejection.
Quran 28:77Provides the central solution: use Allah’s gifts to seek the Hereafter.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Allah will be asking you on that day remember He said fear that day He will be asking you of that which He gave you”
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“how is it possible that our wasted time is outweighing the time of our worship”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminds us that life can end suddenly, and every person will return to Allah to answer for what they did. Allah’s gifts, time, money, intelligence, health, skills, and influence, are responsibilities, not just comforts. The speaker urges us to examine our days, reduce waste, keep learning and worshipping, and use our careers and resources to help the community. Hardship and wealth are both tests, so we should not assume comfort means Allah is more pleased with us. We can begin by asking what Allah has given us and how we can use it for good this week.

  1. What is one gift Allah has given you that you could use to help someone else?
  2. Where does your time go each day, and what would you like to change?
  3. How could your future work benefit your faith and your community?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Claremont3641 N Garey Ave, Pomona, CA 91767ArchiveAll khutbahs at ICC38 khutbahs
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