Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 30, 2025.
Death is a return to Allah
“Death is only a birth into the new life.”
In one sentence
Death is a natural return to Allah and can teach believers to live obediently, serve others, and meet death with acceptance.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- The khateeb invites worshippers to set aside worldly burdens and describes the Prophet’s return from the heavenly journey to transform life on earth.
- Stories about Medina and Khalid ibn al-Walid illustrate honesty, courage, and death’s inevitability.
- The khateeb remembers his mother’s peaceful death surrounded by family reciting Quran.
- Death is reframed as birth into the next life and a return to Allah.
- The congregation is invited to attend the janazah prayer and accompany the burial.
Try this week
Attend Sister Marlene’s janazah prayer tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Masjid Wadud al-Muhammad.
Accompany the community afterward to Forest Lawn Cemetery for the burial.
Study and understand death as part of the journey of serving Allah.
Enter the mosque by setting aside worldly burdens and focus on worship.
Fill empty rows in front and keep the prayer lines straight.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“She taught me good things her whole life. She even taught me how to die.”
“She died at home. with three generations that came from her womb reciting Quran to her.”
“When death comes to you. Accept it like a servant of Allah. and know that death is only A birth. into the new life.”
“And as each system of her body stopped its service and Allah relieved it of its duty, her breath started lighter and lighter.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminds us that death is part of every person’s journey back to Allah. The khateeb remembered his mother, who died peacefully at home while several generations of family recited Quran around her. He described her death as a birth into the next life and as the release of a body that had served Allah for ninety years. Her life taught him that faith is shown through service, family, and acceptance. The community was invited to attend her janazah and support one another in grief.
- What does it mean to prepare for the next life through the way we live today?
- What lesson would you want your family to remember about you?
- How can we support someone whose family is grieving?
Keep listening
More on Death & the hereafter
Fit your schedule around your prayer.18:56ICN-BM · Bellevue, TN · Oct 17, 2026Use your limited time before judgment
The currency in the hereafter is your good deeds.15:14IMAAM Center · Silver Spring, MD · Oct 17, 2026Protect your good deeds by righting wrongs
The truth does not give us permission to spread unverified claims.25:09Masumeen · Brampton, ON · Oct 17, 2026Why the afterlife makes justice necessary