Death & the hereafterFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 17, 2026.
Use life's blessings before they disappear
“Did I get closer to Allah today?”
In one sentence
Because death and the Day of Judgment may be near, Muslims should use youth, health, free time, wealth, and life for worship, learning, charity, and daily progress toward Allah.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- The Qur'an repeatedly emphasizes the nearness of the Day of Judgment and personal accountability.
- The Prophet's advice to use five blessings before they disappear introduces the khutbah's main framework.
- Youth should be spent worshipping, seeking knowledge, serving parents, and benefiting the community, illustrated through Ibn Abbas.
- Health and free time should be used for prayer, the masjid, Qur'an, and religious learning before illness or busyness arrives.
- Wealth should be responsibly saved while also supporting relatives, masajid, community centers, and regular charity.
- Each day and life itself should be treated as an opportunity, with nightly reflection on whether one moved closer to Allah.
Try this week
Attend the masjid regularly, fast Mondays and Thursdays, read Qur'an, and seek Islamic knowledge.
Serve parents and contribute to the benefit of the community.
Use good health and free time for prayer, the masjid, Qur'an study, and learning.
Save responsibly for difficult circumstances and leave something for children.
Give regular charity to relatives in need, masajid, and community centers, even through small consistent gifts.
Before sleeping, ask whether the day brought you closer to Allah through righteous actions.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 53Used to emphasize that the approaching event has drawn even closer.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Take advantage of your youth by coming to the masjid, by becoming a regular in the masjid, by fasting Mondays and Thursdays, by reading Quran, by spending your time seeking knowledge.”
“All it takes, brothers and sisters, is starting a good habit of giving maybe $5 a week to the masjid, $10 a week.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminds us that the Day of Judgment, and our own death, may be closer than we think. The Prophet's advice is to use five blessings before they disappear: youth, health, free time, wealth, and life. We should spend these blessings in prayer, the masjid, Qur'an, learning, serving parents and community, and steady charity, while also responsibly saving for needs. Each evening, we can ask whether that day brought us closer to Allah through righteous action.
- What blessing do you have now that you could use more wisely?
- What small act of worship or charity could we do consistently this week?
- How can we tell whether our day brought us closer to Allah?
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