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Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Allah rewards a life devoted to Him

Jamiat Ul Ansar · Zahir Bacchus

“This transaction that Allah has made in the Quran to the believers is a transaction of eternal happiness.”

The khateeb, at 16:49

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In one sentence

Allah promises Jannah to believers who dedicate their lives, wealth, worship, and conduct to Him, so each person should consistently pursue the forms of goodness Allah has opened for them.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. The khutbah opens with reminders about voting, prayers for people suffering in Gaza, Palestine, Yemen, the ill, and the deceased.
  2. It presents Surah al-Tawbah as Allah’s promise to exchange believers’ selves and wealth for Jannah.
  3. It explains that dedication means directing worship, wealth, obedience, and everyday conduct toward Allah’s pleasure.
  4. It urges listeners to pursue the specific doors of goodness Allah has opened for them, consistently and without comparison.
  5. It describes believers through repentance, worship, praise, fasting or travel, humble prayer, moral courage, and respect for divine limits.
  6. It closes by connecting gratitude in ease and hardship with preserving faith and hope for Jannah.
Try this week
If 18 or older, vote in the Canadian election and encourage eligible family members to participate.
Pray for people suffering in Gaza, Palestine, Yemen, the ill, and those who have died.
Support the mosque’s collection after the khutbah according to your means.
Identify one door of goodness Allah has opened for you and practice it consistently.
Increase repentance, prayer, Quran reading, fasting, charity, kindness, or teaching children about faith.
Let prayer make you humbler and less willing to backbite, steal, argue, or wrong others.
Praise Allah in both ease and hardship.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 9Used to explain Allah’s promise of Jannah in exchange for believers’ dedication, selves, and wealth.
Surah 9Used to describe categories of believers, including those who repent, worship, praise Allah, fast, pray humbly, enjoin good, and respect divine limits.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“This transaction that Allah has made in the Quran to the believers is a transaction of eternal happiness.”
Jamiat Ul Ansar · Brampton, ON
Play from 16:49
“The prayer changes them. They don't pray and then right after that go and sin.”
Jamiat Ul Ansar · Brampton, ON
Play from 25:03
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For the dinner table

The khutbah reminds us that everything we have, including our health and wealth, comes from Allah. Allah’s generosity and promise of Jannah give us hope and encourage us to worship Him and do good. After fulfilling our obligations, we can grow through different kinds of goodness, such as reading Quran, giving charity, or bringing happiness to others. We should encourage each other and stay consistent in the opportunities Allah gives us. Our prayers should help us become humbler and kinder, and we should keep asking Allah for forgiveness. In both easy and difficult times, we can praise Allah and remember the blessing of faith.

  1. What is one gift Allah has given you that you could use to help someone this week?
  2. How could your next prayer help you respond more kindly when you feel upset?
  3. What can you still thank Allah for when a day has been difficult?
Where it was given

The masjid

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