Preparing to Meet Allah

“Every soul will taste death.” [Quran 3:185] Allah the Exalted uses three different words in the Quran to refer to a date stone—fatīl, naqīr, and qiṭmīr. In this Khutba, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus explains the metaphor of the date stone as used in the Quran and what it teaches about preparing for our return to Allah. Shaykh Yahya also explains the spiritual benefit of shaking hands and greeting other Muslims with ‘as-salamu alaikum,’ as well as why every Muslim has a special quality unique to them.