5:42 so whatever we are…6:54 whatever you have will…
Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Dec 5, 2025.

Honor Allah’s covenant through sincere worship

ICNVT · Abdul Wali

“Whatever you have will come to an end and will perish.”

The khateeb, at 6:54

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In one sentence

Muslims must honor their covenant with Allah by obeying His commands, resisting worldly temptations, purifying the heart, and seeking everlasting reward through patience, humility, and sincere worship.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Warns against exchanging the covenant with Allah for temporary worldly gain.
  2. Explains the covenant through obedience, avoiding prohibitions, and rejecting bribery and dishonesty.
  3. Contrasts perishable wealth, health, and life with Allah's lasting reward and Paradise.
  4. Emphasizes righteous deeds and cleansing the heart from jealousy, envy, and other inner illnesses.
  5. Warns against showing off and recounts Ayaz's humility before worldly honor.
  6. Closes with supplications and a reminder to pray with a present heart.
Try this week
Pray, fast, give zakat, and perform Hajj as commanded.
Avoid lying, betrayal, hurting others, taunting people, and bribery.
Examine and cleanse the heart of lust, jealousy, envy, pride, and ill feelings.
Perform good deeds for Allah rather than for praise or reputation.
Do not remind people of favors you have done for them.
Practice patience, steadfastness, humility, and gratitude for Allah's blessings.
Offer prayer with a present and attentive heart.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 16:96Contrasts temporary possessions with what remains with Allah.
Surah 1Reminds listeners that Allah is the true master and owner.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“so whatever we are saying oh my wealth, my home my property, my wife my children and my car it's all all going to be transferred on other people's name”
ICNVT · Fairfax, VA
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“whatever you have will come to an end and will perish and whatever what is with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will remain and everlasting”
ICNVT · Fairfax, VA
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that becoming Muslim is a covenant with Allah: we try to obey His commands and stay away from what He forbids. Worldly wealth, status, health, and life all pass away, while what Allah gives, especially the reward of patience and Paradise, endures. He urged us to look beyond appearance and identity by cleaning the heart of jealousy, envy, pride, and insincerity. Good deeds should be done for Allah, without showing off or reminding people of our favors, and we should stay humble by remembering that every blessing comes from Him. Finally, he asked us to pray with an attentive, present heart.

  1. What is one worldly distraction that can make us forget our covenant with Allah?
  2. How can we show humility when Allah gives us success or respect?
  3. What can help us focus our hearts during prayer?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Northern Virginia Trust4420 Shirley Gate Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030Jumu'ah 11:30 AM · 1:15 PM · 2:15 PMKhateebAbdul WaliMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at ICNVT108 khutbahs
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