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Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Dec 27, 2025.

Honor your parents while they are living

ICD · Ammar Shahin

“When you lose your father, it breaks your heart and it breaks you to pieces.”

The khateeb, at 17:48

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In one sentence

Death is certain and grief is natural, but calamity should lead Muslims to patience, acceptance of Allah’s decree, and urgent kindness toward living parents, especially fathers, as a path to Jannah.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Praises Allah for His decree and asks for patience during calamity.
  2. Establishes that death is certain for every creature and worldly life is temporary.
  3. Explains that tears and grief are natural, while speech should remain pleasing to Allah.
  4. Shares the speaker’s experiences losing his brother, mother, and recently his father.
  5. Urges listeners to honor, respect, and care for aging parents, especially fathers, as a route to Jannah.
Try this week
Show living parents kindness, love, and respect, especially as they grow older.
Avoid harsh speech, rebukes, and even saying “uff” to parents.
Speak to parents graciously and approach them with humility.
Pray for parents with the supplication, “My Lord, have mercy on them as they raised me when I was small.”
Respond to calamity with patience, prayer, and speech that pleases Allah.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 67:2Life and death test people regarding the quality of their deeds.
Quran 3:185Every soul will taste death, and ultimate success is entering Jannah.
Quran 50:19Death arrives despite people’s attempts to avoid it.
Quran 17:23-24Commands kindness, respectful speech, humility, and prayer for parents.
Quran 2:153-157Connects patience, prayer, calamity, and the declaration that believers belong to Allah.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“your father is a mountain that you could lean upon for support when you lose your father it breaks your heart and it breaks you to pieces”
ICD · Davis, CA
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“if your mother has given you life your father have taught you how to live that life”
ICD · Davis, CA
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah begins by reminding us that death is certain for every creature and that life is a test of how well we act. Shaykh Ammar speaks openly about losing his brother, mother, and recently his father, explaining that tears and sadness are natural while our words should still please Allah. He describes his father’s sacrifices and says fathers often carry love and hardship quietly while teaching their children how to live. The main call is to treat living parents, especially aging fathers, with kindness, respect, gentle speech, and prayer. Caring for them is presented as an open path to Jannah, while patience through loss prepares us for the Hereafter.

  1. What is one way you can show your parents respect this week?
  2. What do you think it means to be patient when something sad happens?
  3. What is one thing you appreciate about your father or another caregiver?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Davis539 Russell Blvd, Davis, CA 95616KhateebAmmar ShahinMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at ICD29 khutbahs
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