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Qur'an & tafsirFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 28, 2026.

Worldly abundance must prepare us for death

Masjid Al-Istiqama

“That which is less and sufficient is better than that which is much and distracting.”

The khateeb, at 17:58

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In one sentence

Surah al-Takathur warns that competing for ever more worldly possessions distracts from the akhirah, while gratitude, moderation, charity, worship, and remembrance of death turn blessings into preparation for it.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Introduces Surah al-Takathur as a warning against worldly competition that distracts from the afterlife.
  2. Defines true wealth through consumption, clothing, and charity, contrasting selfish accumulation with competing in good.
  3. Explains grave visitation and levels of certainty using examples involving honey and Musa.
  4. Interprets the surah’s conclusion as accountability for every blessing, including food, shelter, comfort, and wealth.
  5. Applies the warning to Western abundance, social media comparison, long work hours, and the desire for more.
  6. Offers remedies: contentment, remembering death, gratitude, lawful use of blessings, increased worship, and mindful meals.
Try this week
Distinguish genuine financial needs from the desire to compete, and reduce unnecessary accumulation when possible.
Visit graves or attend funeral prayers to remember death and soften the heart.
Use wealth and health lawfully through prayer, Qur’an, charity, dua, and helping family and others.
Begin meals with bismillah and end with alhamdulillah.
After enjoying a blessing, use free time for salah or Qur’an rather than another moment of heedlessness.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 102Used to warn that worldly competition distracts people from the afterlife and leads to accountability for blessings.
Surah 18Used as an example of boasting about having more wealth and supporters.
Surah 46Used to explain how worldly provisions can become a rebuke for those punished in the Hereafter.
Sahih MuslimThe report of Abdullah ibn Shikhir reframes wealth as what is eaten, worn, or given in charity.
Sahih al-BukhariThe account of Abu Bakr, Umar, and their host illustrates that people will be questioned about blessings.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the believer is not like this that he has to wait for his or her death to realize he wasted their life”
Masjid Al-Istiqama · Etobicoke, ON
Play from 6:29
“that which is less and sufficient is better than that which is much and distracting”
Masjid Al-Istiqama · Etobicoke, ON
Play from 17:58
“the best way to thank Allah is to go to the masjid and pray some salah or read the Quran”
Masjid Al-Istiqama · Etobicoke, ON
Play from 23:23
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today’s khutbah says that chasing more money, possessions, status, or followers can distract us from the life to come. Wealth is truly useful when we eat and dress with it, give charity, and use it to worship and help others. Remembering death, especially by visiting graves or attending funerals, can soften our hearts and help us ask whether we are living for Allah. We should thank Allah for every blessing, avoid haram, and answer abundance with more prayer, Qur’an, charity, and dua. At home, we can begin meals with Bismillah, end with Alhamdulillah, and use free time for worship.

  1. When can having more become a distraction?
  2. How could we turn a good meal or free time into an act of worship?
Where it was given

The masjid

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