Invest time in what lasts
“It is not about the quantity of time; it is the quality of how we invest in our time.”
Time is the believer’s most valuable currency, so it should be invested in knowledge, action, service, and steadfastness for lasting worldly and spiritual benefit.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Establishes that time is more valuable and irrecoverable than money.
- Explains that everyone receives equal units of time, though lifespans differ.
- Presents four investments: learning, practicing knowledge, influencing others, and continuing until death.
- Applies the message especially to young people and summer vacation.
- Connects time management to prayer, schedules, early mornings, goals, and nightly self-accounting.
- Warns against wasting time on social media and urges beneficial relationships and service.
- Concludes that wise time investment produces happiness, legacy, and reward in the Hereafter.
In the khateeb's words
“truly time is infinitely more precious than money we would not be willing to give up time for a million dollars even if we have 24 hours to spend it”
“it is not about the quantity of time it is the quality of how we invest in our time”
“the purpose of knowledge is action if knowledge is not followed by a change in action then knowledge disappears from you”
For the dinner table
Shaykh Yasir Qadhi reminded us that time is more precious than money because we cannot bring back an hour once it has passed. He encouraged us to use our time to learn beneficial things, put them into practice, help others, and keep doing these things throughout our lives. The value of our time comes from how we use it, not simply how long we live. We can build our days around prayer and make time for our responsibilities, relationships, and halal fun while watching out for aimless scrolling. As a family, we can gently reflect each evening on how we spent our day and choose something worthwhile to do tomorrow.
- What is one thing you would enjoy learning this summer, and how could you use it?
- Who could benefit from something you already know how to do?
- What could we do together tomorrow that would make good use of our time?
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