Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 19, 2025.
Use your time before it runs out
“There's only one chance every minute you're living.”
In one sentence
The khutbah argues that life and time are a trust that inevitably decrease, so salvation requires faith, righteous action, truth, patience, and using each moment and one's knowledge well.
The khutbah in 4 steps
- Introduces taqwa and frames life as a trust from Allah.
- Connects accountability to questions about youth, lifespan, wealth, and knowledge on Judgment Day.
- Defines success through faith, good deeds, truth, patience, gratitude, self-restraint, and practicing knowledge.
- Closes with Qur'anic recitation, prayers for Muslims and Palestine/Gaza, a Friday-prayer reminder, and a janazah announcement.
Try this week
Use time deliberately instead of wasting it on distractions.
Live attentively in the present while planning responsibly for the future.
Seek beneficial Islamic knowledge and act upon what you learn.
Practice gratitude during ease and patience during trials.
Restrain desires and encourage truth and patience among others.
Remain after Friday prayer to join the janazah.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“there's only one chance every minute you're living that one chance that you have”
“the knowledge that you were given what did you do with it so it means that you have to seek knowledge”
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