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Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, May 1, 2026.

Use every moment before death

Jam-e-Masjid Islamic Center

“This is not going to last forever.”

The khateeb, at 11:14

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In one sentence

Because life is temporary and death is certain, believers should treat every blessing and hardship as a test, prioritize the Hereafter, and use each present moment for gratitude, patience, remembrance, and righteous action.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Ease and hardship are different tests requiring gratitude or patience rather than one repeated response.
  2. This worldly life is temporary, and worldly blessings should be used to prepare for the Hereafter.
  3. Remembering death should reorder priorities, including sleep, Fajr prayer, work, and concern for the Hereafter.
  4. Friday recitations reinforce reminders about creation, death, resurrection, Paradise, and Hellfire.
  5. Recent deaths of two community members illustrate that death is unpredictable and near.
  6. Listeners are urged to use each present breath for remembrance and righteous action because the past and future are unavailable.
Try this week
Respond to blessings with gratitude and hardships with patience.
Keep death regularly in mind.
Set the alarm early enough to pray Fajr, including in the masjid when possible.
Use worldly possessions and opportunities as means to prepare for the Hereafter.
Take advantage of the present breath and moment through remembrance and righteous action.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 89Used to reject equating worldly wealth with honor or poverty with disgrace, and to point toward the true life after resurrection.
Surah 28The counsel to Qarun was used to frame worldly gifts as a means toward the Hereafter.
Surah 62Its reminder that death will overtake those who flee it reinforced the khutbah's central warning.
Surah 39The statement that the Prophet and everyone else will die supported the universality of death.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“you cannot answer both with the same answer you cannot copy paste that's what most of us do we want to have all the answers and copy paste them to all the question and we'll end up failing”
Jam-e-Masjid Islamic Center · Boonton, NJ
Play from 10:28
“when you go through a hardship and you remember that one day you're gonna die that means this is not going to last forever”
Jam-e-Masjid Islamic Center · Boonton, NJ
Play from 11:14
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today’s khutbah reminded us that both ease and hardship are tests from Allah: we meet ease with gratitude and hardship with patience. This world is temporary, while the Hereafter is the lasting life, so our blessings should help us prepare for it. Remembering death is not meant to make us hopeless; it helps us appreciate each breath and keep our priorities straight. The speaker encouraged us to make room for Fajr and remembrance, and to act now because yesterday is gone and tomorrow is not guaranteed. We can honor those who have passed by asking Allah’s forgiveness for them and living our own remaining moments with purpose.

  1. What is one blessing you can thank Allah for today?
  2. If tomorrow is not guaranteed, what good deed could you do today?
  3. What might help you remember prayer and the Hereafter during a busy school or work day?
Where it was given

The masjid

Jam-e-Masjid Islamic Center110 Harrison Street, Boonton, NJ 07005Jumu'ah Jumuah 1:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Jam-e-Masjid Islamic Center22 khutbahs
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