9:21 But time, my brother…28:28 It's actually an open…
Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 3, 2026.

Use your time before death arrives

Abu Huraira

“Time, my brother and sister, doesn't come back.”

The khateeb, at 9:21

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In one sentence

Because death is inevitable and time is an irreplaceable blessing, Muslims should use their health and free time now for worship, repentance, good deeds, and preparation for the Akhirah.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Reflect on death as a reminder of the dunya’s temporary status and the Akhirah’s reckoning.
  2. Explain the Bukhari hadith about health and free time as commonly neglected blessings.
  3. Emphasize death’s inevitability, repentance before the final breath, and using time for worship.
  4. Urge believers to hasten good deeds before trials make faith and worship more difficult.
  5. Describe the grave and Day of Judgment, then call for rigorous self-accountability.
  6. Conclude with the open-book-test metaphor: study the Quran and Sunnah and act before death.
Try this week
Use health and free time for acts that please Allah.
Strengthen your relationship with the Quran and Sunnah.
Be good to parents, give charity, make dua, and perform acts of worship.
Hasten to do good deeds before trials arrive.
Repent and remember Allah before the final breath.
Read and understand the Quran and Sunnah as preparation for the Akhirah.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih al-BukhariHealth and free time are two blessings many people neglect.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“But time, my brother and sister, doesn't come back. The minute time leaves, it goes. So we, as Muslims, we have to be those that recognize that death is coming.”
Abu Huraira · Don Mills, ON
Play from 9:21
“It's actually an open book test. You just have to search out the answers and find the right book.”
Abu Huraira · Don Mills, ON
Play from 28:28
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminds us that health and free time are gifts from Allah that we often overlook. Death will come, so we should use today, not an imagined tomorrow, for prayer, Quran, good character, serving our parents, charity, and other good deeds. Remembering death is meant to bring us back to what matters, not simply to frighten us. The Quran and Sunnah give us the guidance we need, like an open book for the greatest test of life. We can prepare by examining our actions and turning back to Allah while we still have time.

  1. What is one good thing you can do with your free time this week?
  2. How can we make more time for prayer, Quran, or helping our parents?
  3. What does the khutbah’s “open-book test” image teach us about learning Islam?
Where it was given

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