Good deeds matter more than worldly wealth
“If you're gonna meet Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and you have mountains of gold, it's not gonna benefit you.”
Use every opportunity Allah gives you to serve, seek knowledge, persist through difficulty, and prioritize good deeds over worldly wealth before returning to Him.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Revisits service to faith, community, family, and elders as a sign of Allah's love.
- Uses Musa's journey with al-Khidr to teach humility, patience, and persistence in seeking knowledge.
- Urges listeners to accept opportunities for service and continue despite criticism or hardship.
- Warns against wasting free time and health, encouraging continuous learning, teaching, and beneficial work.
- Uses the onioner and Monopoly-money stories to contrast worldly wealth with deeds valuable in the Hereafter.
- Closes with a call to repentance, preparation for death, and concern for suffering Muslims.
In the khateeb's words
“if Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala give you a chance don't close this door because you deprive yourself from Allah's mercy”
“your job is not to reach the final destination because if Allah is not gonna use you to serve this deen Allah will replace you”
“if you're gonna meet Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and you have mountains of gold it's not gonna benefit you”
“what we are doing and where we are going because soon we're gonna live this world life and we're gonna go back to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala”
For the dinner table
The khateeb taught that Allah's love can be seen when He allows us to serve our faith, family, and community. Musa's journey reminds us to seek knowledge humbly and keep going when the path is difficult. Our health, free time, and opportunities are gifts that should be used for Quran, learning, teaching, and helping others. Wealth and possessions cannot accompany us into the Hereafter; our good deeds are what matter. We should repent, do good while we can, and prepare to return to Allah.
- What is one good thing you can do with your free time this week?
- What kind of onion can distract us from what truly matters?
- Who in our family or community could use our help?
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