Khuṭbah: Take Yourselves to Account Before You Are Taken to Account – Ustādh Abdul Hakeem Mitchell

Jumuʿah khuṭbah by Ustādh Abdul Hakeem Mitchell (hafidhahullāh)

• "And worship your Lord until the certainty comes to you": the certainty is death, and our task in this world is worship • Three things follow the deceased: his family and his wealth return, and only his actions remain with him • The dunyā is the abode of action, not of indulgence; preparing for death with righteous deeds • Ramaḍān as a season of good: none of us knows how many more Ramaḍāns we will reach • Fasting for taqwā: leaving the permissible for Allāh, and guarding the tongue from backbiting and tale-carrying • Standing the nights of Ramaḍān with īmān and hoping for reward • ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb: "Bring yourselves to account before you are brought to account": continuing upon good without self-amazement, and sincere repentance from evil