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Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 11, 2026.

Guard your heart before it grows sick

As-Habul Yameen

“Death will come at any time, and we have short time.”

The khateeb, at 46:34

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In one sentence

A believer must use Allah-given intelligence to guard and heal the heart through obedience, Quranic understanding, dhikr, and timely repentance, because the heart determines their ultimate fate.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Human intelligence is an Allah-given trust meant to lead to obedience and Jannah.
  2. Arrogance and attachment to worldly materialism can blind the heart.
  3. The heart governs knowledge, wisdom, choices, and the actions of every limb.
  4. The speaker distinguishes sound, dead, and sick hearts.
  5. Remedies include turning to Allah, studying and pondering the Quran, and attentive dhikr.
  6. Listeners are urged to repent and act before death, illness, and time pass.
Try this week
Use your intelligence to learn Allah's commands and obey Him.
Watch your speech, hands, eyes, steps, and other limbs because they will answer before Allah.
Turn to Allah consistently, not only during hardship.
Read familiar Quran passages slowly, five verses at a time, with meaning and commentary.
Ask Allah to keep your heart firm on His religion, Quran, and the Prophet's hadith.
Make dhikr and istighfar attentively rather than hurriedly.
Repent and make a new start while alive and healthy.
Discuss what you learn from a surah with your family.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“If you want to get the benefit of Surat al-Kahaf, Take 15 minutes, Read five verses, Look at the meaning, Right? Read the commentary, And leave it there.”
As-Habul Yameen · East Orange, NJ
Play from 40:24
“Since we all know death will come at any time, and we have short time, no matter how long you live on this earth, you have a short life.”
As-Habul Yameen · East Orange, NJ
Play from 46:34
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Allah gave us intelligence, bodies, and hearts as trusts, and our purpose is to use them in obedience to Him. The khutbah teaches that the heart directs our choices, so arrogance, jealousy, distraction, and attachment to material things can make it spiritually sick. We can care for the heart by turning to Allah, learning the Quran's meaning a few verses at a time, and making dhikr with attention. It is never too late to repent and change while we are alive and healthy. The message is to begin now, because our time is short and a sound heart is what we hope to bring before Allah.

  1. What is one small habit that could help your heart remember Allah this week?
  2. Which short surah do you know, and what would you like to understand better about it?
  3. How can we notice when our phones or desires are pulling us away from what is right?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid As-Habul Yameen224 N 18th St, East Orange, NJ 07017Jumu'ah 1:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at As-Habul Yameen37 khutbahs
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