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Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Apr 3, 2026.

Worldly life is temporary, so prepare for the hereafter

GIC

“Take yourselves to account before you're brought to account.”

The khateeb, at 19:56

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In one sentence

Because worldly life is temporary and deceptive, believers should worship Allah, resist distracting desires, remember death, and prioritize deeds that benefit them in the hereafter.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Gratitude for the gift of Islam and prayer for steadfastness
  2. The temporary, deceptive nature of worldly pleasures
  3. Human purpose as worshiping Allah, including Allah-pleasing family responsibilities
  4. Prophetic teachings about hardship, desire, and detachment from dunya
  5. Death, accountability, and the lasting value of deeds
  6. Closing supplication for steadfastness, knowledge, righteous action, and pure provision
Try this week
Thank Allah for Islam and regularly ask Him to keep your heart firm upon the deen.
Treat providing for your family and other Allah-pleasing responsibilities as acts of worship.
Resist desires that lead to zina, intoxicants, and other haram.
Take yourself to account before being called to account, reviewing what you pursue and consume.
Remember death and increase prayer, obedience, beneficial knowledge, righteous deeds, and pure lawful provision.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Not to simply enjoy yourself in this dunya. But rather to seek Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala's pleasure.”
GIC · Gwynn Oak, MD
Play from 9:05
“Hasibu anfusakum. Qabla an tuhasibakum. Take yourselves to account before you're brought to account.”
GIC · Gwynn Oak, MD
Play from 19:56
“Your wealth, your money, your status, your followers on Instagram. The women you chase, the things you consume and you are attached to, it will not enter into the grave with you.”
GIC · Gwynn Oak, MD
Play from 23:50
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Allah has given us the gift of Islam, so we should thank Him and ask Him to keep our hearts firm. The speaker reminded us that this world's attractions are temporary, and our real purpose is to worship Allah; even caring for family can be worship when done for His sake. We should not let desires pull us away from prayer, good deeds, and lawful living. Remembering death helps us prepare and take ourselves to account before we are judged. Our family and wealth will leave us, but our deeds will remain, so we should focus on actions that benefit us in the hereafter.

  1. What is one daily task you could do with the intention of worshiping Allah?
  2. What does it mean to live like a traveler in this world?
  3. What kind of deed would you want to remain with you after death?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Al-Ihsan, Gwynn Oak Islamic Community3723 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21207Jumu'ah 1:15 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at GIC31 khutbahs
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