Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Nov 21, 2025.
Renew your faith before the Day of Regret
“We have everything, so we should take advantage to improve our faith, our iman.”
In one sentence
Reflecting on the Day of Regret should move believers now to renew their faith, repent, follow the Quran and Sunnah, and choose righteous companions before accountability.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Introduces the Day of Regret as a name for the Resurrection and surveys Quranic descriptions of that day.
- Uses the Bangladesh earthquake as a reminder of death, the world's destruction, and the need to correct prayer and faith.
- Explains that deeds are recorded and weighed, with heavy scales leading to success and light scales leading to loss.
- Warns that rejecting the Quran and Sunnah, following misguided leaders, and choosing bad friends will produce regret.
- Emphasizes that neglect, heedlessness, and lack of faith cause regret, urging repentance and stronger iman now.
- Concludes with the hadith about death being slaughtered between Paradise and Hell, followed by extensive supplications.
Try this week
Guard the daily prayers and do not delay repentance.
Make tawbah, recognize mistakes, and renew and strengthen iman now.
Follow the guidance of Muhammad and the Quran and Sunnah.
Choose friends who help lead toward Paradise and avoid harmful influences.
Pray for people suffering from disasters, illness, and conflict.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 75Used to introduce resurrection and the Day of Standing.
Surah 69Used to describe the terrifying reality of the Day of Judgment.
Surah 40Used for the name Yawm al-Talaq, the Day of Meeting.
Surah 18Used to teach that the record leaves nothing, small or large, unrecorded.
Surah 7Used to explain that deeds will be weighed and that heavy scales bring success.
Surah 25Used to portray wrongdoers regretting their choices and harmful friendships.
Surah 14Used for Shaytan's disavowal of responsibility for those who followed him.
Surah 19Used to explain the Day of Regret and its connection to heedlessness and lack of faith.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed for the hadith describing death being brought and slaughtered between Paradise and Hell.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“you can choose the good friends you can make you can choose the bad friends your friends the cause of your jahannam”
“we have everything so we should take advantage to improve our faith our iman”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Today’s khutbah reminded us that the Day of Resurrection is also called the Day of Regret. Every action is recorded and weighed, so we should not wait until the end to notice our mistakes. We can begin now by praying, returning to the Quran and Sunnah, making tawbah, and choosing friends who help us do good. When we hear about suffering or disaster, we should respond with sincere dua and let the reminder bring us closer to Allah.
- What is one prayer or good deed we can become more consistent with this week?
- How can a friend help us become better Muslims?
- What does it mean to make tawbah while we are still alive?
Where it was given
The masjid
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