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Put worldly life beneath worship

Masjid Ul-Haqq

“We are not here to fill up our stomach every single day.”

The khateeb, at 23:47

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In one sentence

This worldly life is a test, so believers must keep wealth, work, desires, and comfort subordinate to worship, prayer, moderation, and preparation for the hereafter.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Frames human existence as worship and worldly life as a test.
  2. Warns that wealth, family, desires, and comfort can deceive believers and destroy religious duties.
  3. Uses hadith about worldly competition and the Prophet’s traveler-under-a-tree metaphor to reframe wealth.
  4. Urges listeners to preserve salah, avoid haram income, and provide for families without making work an excuse.
  5. Applies the theme to food, urging moderation and restraint.
  6. Calls for daily reflection on mortality and preparation to meet Allah, followed by prayers for believers and the oppressed.
Try this week
Keep the daily prayers on time instead of delaying them for work or fatigue.
Earn and spend through halal means, without allowing provision to become an excuse for neglecting worship.
Continue attending the masjid and fulfilling zakah and other obligations when wealth increases.
Eat and drink moderately, following the speaker’s one-third guidance.
Use each day to prepare for the hereafter and remember that death may come unexpectedly.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih MuslimWarns that the world is sweet and green and tests how people act.
Sahih al-BukhariUrges living in the world like a stranger or passing traveler.
Sahih al-BukhariTeaches moderation in eating through the one-third guidance for food, drink, and breath.
Jami` at-TirmidhiUses the shade-under-a-tree analogy to show the temporary nature of worldly life.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the believers they look at the dunya like only the place of test”
Masjid Ul-Haqq · Lombard, IL
Play from 9:34
“we are not here to fill up our stomach every single day”
Masjid Ul-Haqq · Lombard, IL
Play from 23:47
“I am like the rider who ride his ride and when he see the trees he sit under this tree for a little while and he enjoy a little bit with the shade that this tree provided him”
Masjid Ul-Haqq · Lombard, IL
Play from 27:11
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminded us that this life is a test, not our final home. Wealth, comfort, food, family, and work are blessings, but they can become distractions if they pull us away from prayer and obedience. We should earn and eat in lawful, moderate ways, keep salah on time, and provide for our families without making worldly responsibilities an excuse. Since none of us knows how long we have, we should use each day to prepare to meet Allah and keep the hereafter in view. May Allah help us enjoy His blessings without letting them control our hearts.

  1. What is one worldly blessing that can help us worship Allah rather than distract us?
  2. What reminder could help us keep prayer a priority when we are busy?
  3. What does moderation look like in the way we eat or spend?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Ul-Haqq1620 S Highland Ave, Lombard, IL 60148Jumu'ah “Jumuah | 1:00 PM | After Khutbah”ArchiveAll khutbahs at Masjid Ul-Haqq10 khutbahs
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