Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 31, 2026.
Your deeds will testify before Allah
“I do not accept anybody to witness against me except my own self.”
In one sentence
Because every person is accountable to Allah for the covenant to worship Him, believers must honor their promises and live honestly rather than rely on lies to conceal their deeds.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Opens with praise, testimony, reminders of death, and Allah’s command to worship Him rather than Satan.
- Explains that on Judgment Day a person’s mouth may be sealed while the hands and legs testify.
- Relates a prophetic account of a servant who asks to be judged only by his own testimony.
- Warns that breaking promises and lying cannot protect anyone before Allah.
- Concludes with recitations about recorded deeds, judgment, and the differing destinies of the righteous and sinful.
Try this week
Worship Allah and reject the path of Satan.
Honor promises made to Allah and avoid breaking them.
Choose honesty instead of lying, remembering that your deeds will be exposed before Allah.
Remember the Day of Judgment when making daily choices.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“he said I do not accept anybody to witness against me except my own self”
“and then his hands and his legs start witnessing against him and then he say to his own body”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Today’s khutbah reminded us that our promises to Allah matter and that clever words cannot hide us from Him. On the Day of Judgment, a person may try to defend himself, but his own hands and legs will testify about what he did. The sermon urged us to worship Allah, reject Satan’s path, and remember that lying will not rescue us before Allah. We can carry this lesson into the week by keeping our commitments and practicing honest accountability.
- What does honest accountability look like in everyday life?
- Which promise or responsibility should we take more seriously this week?
- How can we make worship more central in our family routine?
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