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Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Jun 13, 2026.

Use your time before it is gone

Masjid Ibrahim · Yousuf Ahmed

“Free time is meant to be used in educating oneself.”

The khateeb, at 91:03

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In one sentence

Because life’s opportunities are temporary and death is certain, believers should urgently use their time, youth, health, wealth, and free moments for good deeds, learning, worship, and service rather than postponing righteousness.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. The first khateeb compares worldly investment urgency with the need to hasten toward good deeds.
  2. He warns listeners to act before poverty, wealth, sickness, old age, death, the Dajjal, and the Hour overtake them.
  3. The example of Abdullah ibn Abbas illustrates maximizing every moment to learn from the Prophet.
  4. The Abu Lahab anecdote emphasizes that even one accepted deed can have lasting consequences.
  5. The second khateeb connects balance with navigating grief, illness, and life’s changing stages.
  6. He applies the hadith of five opportunities to life, free time, wealth, health, and youth, then urges Quran learning, character development, and wise use of technology.
Try this week
Hasten to good deeds instead of waiting for a more convenient time.
Use free time for Quran, religious learning, useful skills, dhikr, and personal improvement.
Value and spend meaningful time with parents while they are alive.
Use current wealth to support family and help others before circumstances change.
Maintain preventative health habits such as adequate sleep, water, exercise, and medical care.
Use youth and access to technology to learn Islam and become better people rather than arrogant or exploitative.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 12The brothers’ plan to remove Yusuf is interpreted as Shaytan’s temptation to postpone righteousness.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“But the reality is, free time is meant to be used in educating oneself. To become better at, develop a skill set, to do the dhikr of Allah , to remember Allah , to do these things.”
Masjid Ibrahim · Spring, TX
Play from 91:03
“The only guarantee that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has placed in this life is the guarantee of death.”
Masjid Ibrahim · Spring, TX
Play from 101:38
“Our challenge in this dunya is not going to be a challenge of information. Our challenge is going to be a challenge of understanding that information.”
Masjid Ibrahim · Spring, TX
Play from 102:34
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today we were reminded that life, health, free time, youth, and wealth are gifts that can disappear, so we should use them before they are gone. The khateeb encouraged us to hurry toward good deeds instead of waiting for a perfect later, and to value parents and loved ones while they are with us. He also taught that balance helps us face grief, illness, and change without losing hope. We can use our free time for Quran, learning, useful skills, dhikr, and healthy habits, while using knowledge, including AI, to become humble and good. The goal is to make every moment count for Allah and for the people around us.

  1. What is one good thing you can do with your free time this weekend?
  2. Who in our family could use more appreciation, and how can we show it?
  3. How can we use technology to learn and help rather than become arrogant?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Ibrahim5500 Farm to Market 2920, Spring, TX 77388Jumu'ah “1:30 PM”, “Jumu'ah”; “2:30 PM”, “Jumu'ah”KhateebYousuf AhmedMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Masjid Ibrahim67 khutbahs
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