General remindersFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 11, 2026.
Use life's gifts before they are gone
“Being alive is what we should be thanking Allah for first.”
In one sentence
Muslims should treat youth, health, wealth, free time, and life itself as temporary gifts by investing them in worship, learning, service, charity, and unity before those opportunities disappear.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Introduces the hadith about taking advantage of five things before five losses, beginning with youth and Ibn Abbas’s example.
- Urges listeners to use youth and health for worship, learning, physical activity, and religious service.
- Explains using wealth for sadaqah, especially ongoing charity that continues benefiting people after death.
- Calls listeners to use free time and remaining life for good deeds, gratitude, and preparation for death.
- Reminds worshippers to fill gaps and seek the first row during Jumu'ah prayers.
- Warns against allowing sports loyalties or nationality to divide Muslims, and recommends consistent daily Qur'an and Islamic learning.
Try this week
Use current youth and health for prayer, fasting, learning, exercise, and service.
Give sadaqah while financially able, including ongoing charity such as supporting schools, mosques, wells, or teaching Qur'an.
Use free time for beneficial religious or worldly skills instead of only passive entertainment.
Perform whatever good deeds remain possible, including dhikr and removing harm from people’s path.
Fill gaps in prayer rows and seek the first row when attending the masjid.
Listen daily to Qur'an, tafsir, prophetic biography, or Islamic lessons and apply one lesson with family.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“The number one thing that the person who dies will ask Allah to bring them back to do is to give Sadaqa.”
“This is something that, inshaAllah, on the Day of Judgment, when you see it, you will be very surprised that, subhanAllah, how many mountains of good deed I have accumulated because of this Sadaqa that I have given.”
“being alive is what we should be thanking Allah for first, subhanahu wa ta'ala, right?”
“if you do this consistently, you will see the effect of it in your life, bi-idhnihi subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The sermon reminds us that youth, health, wealth, free time, and life are blessings that will not last forever. We should use them now for prayer, learning, charity, service, and beneficial relationships. Even small deeds, when done consistently, can leave lasting rewards after we die. We should also protect Muslim unity by caring more about faith and justice than sports loyalties or nationality. A simple daily Qur'an lesson or Islamic reminder can help the whole family grow together.
- What blessing do you have today that you might appreciate more after losing it?
- What is one small good deed our family could repeat every day?
- How can we stand with someone who is being treated unfairly?
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