Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 3, 2026.
Every day adds to your record
In one sentence
Because every day adds to an irreversible record of deeds, believers should prepare themselves for Allah and strive to make tomorrow better than today.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- The khutbah presents each day and night as part of a written record of deeds revealed on Resurrection.
- It connects worship to appointed times through the daily prayers, Ramadan, and Hajj.
- A prophetic report and a saying attributed to Ma'qil ibn Yasar portray the earth and each day as witnesses to human actions.
- The speaker emphasizes that life's record moves forward and passed pages cannot be recovered.
- Listeners are urged to prepare their hearts, minds, money, and selves to be with Allah.
- The khutbah closes with supplications for accepted deeds, parents, healing, and a good ending, followed by prayer.
Try this week
Treat each day and night as an entry in your record of deeds.
Prepare your heart, mind, money, and self to be with Allah.
Aim for tomorrow to be better than today through improved righteous deeds.
Ask Allah to accept your good deeds and grant you a good ending.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“this record is the book which we are writing every day and the night every day and the night”
“the book which we are writing it has one direction that is to move and to pass and if the page passed or checked then you cannot bring it back”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Every day and night becomes part of the record we are writing through our actions. The speaker reminded us that this record moves forward, so we cannot return to a page once it has passed. We should prepare our hearts, minds, resources, and whole selves to live close to Allah. A good goal is to make tomorrow better than today through better deeds. We can ask Allah to accept our good actions and give us a good ending.
- What is one good deed you want tomorrow’s record to contain?
- How can we prepare our hearts and minds to be closer to Allah this week?
- What habit could help tomorrow be better than today?
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