Prepare for Judgment Day with faithful deeds
“The good deeds that we have done will come to us.”
Believers should prepare for Judgment Day by following the Quran and Prophet Muhammad, seeking Allah’s mercy, and avoiding shirk, oppression, public sin, denial of intercession, and religious innovation.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Imagines the terror of Judgment Day and the accountability of every person.
- Describes humanity seeking intercession from Adam and other prophets before Muhammad.
- Presents Muhammad’s intercession, the scale, Sirat, and Hawd/Kawthar.
- Explains forms of intercession and the priority of those who obey Allah and His Messenger.
- Warns against shirk, fortune-telling, oppression, flaunting sin, denying shafa'a, and religious innovation.
- Closes with calls for repentance, adherence to Quran and Sunnah, and supplication.
In the khateeb's words
“The good deeds that we have done will come to us.”
“What a life saving moment. That we will see from Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam.”
“Let's concentrate on our major teachings of Allah and His messenger and think about that later.”
For the dinner table
The khateeb reminded us that we will meet Allah and that our relationship with the Quran and our good deeds matter beyond this life. He described the difficulty of Judgment Day alongside the hope of Allah's mercy and Prophet Muhammad's care and intercession for his ummah. He encouraged us to follow Allah and His messenger and take our responsibilities seriously. He warned against associating partners with Allah, oppressing people under our care, and being proud of our sins. As a family, we can encourage one another to read the Quran, repent when we make mistakes, treat people fairly, and learn our faith from the Quran and the Prophet's teachings.
- What could help us make time for the Quran together this week?
- When you get to make decisions for others, how can you make sure you treat them fairly?
- What helps you admit a mistake and take a step toward making it right?
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