7:58 So, what happens is,…29:35 The shukr has to do…31:20 if you put your trust…
GratitudeFrom the masjid's own video, Dec 5, 2025.

Gratitude brings more blessings from Allah

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“If you show the thanks and gratitude, then He'll give you more blessings.”

The khateeb, at 28:30

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In one sentence

Allah's blessings are innumerable, so Muslims should respond with sincere gratitude, patience in hardship, contentment with Allah's decree, and trust expressed through good worship.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Introduces the impossibility of counting Allah's blessings through Surah al-Nahl.
  2. Illustrates blessings through eyesight, hearing, mobility, intellect, creation, family, wealth, and Islam.
  3. Explains that gratitude should precede requests in du'a and presents a prophetic supplication.
  4. Connects gratitude with patience during trials, contentment with qadr, and tawakkul.
  5. Uses Surah Ibrahim to teach that gratitude brings increased blessings while ingratitude brings punishment.
  6. Closes by urging daily thanks for ordinary blessings such as breath, sight, and hearing.
Try this week
Begin du'a by thanking Allah for specific blessings before asking for help.
Thank Allah daily for breath, eyesight, hearing, movement, health, and intellect.
Respond to trials with patience, gratitude, and acceptance of Allah's decree.
Practice tawakkul by relying on Allah during situations that seem to have no way out.
Recite the prophetic supplication asking for remembrance, gratitude, and good worship.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 16Used to argue that Allah's blessings cannot be counted and that He is forgiving and merciful.
Surah 14Used to teach that gratitude brings increased blessings, while ingratitude brings severe punishment.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“So, what happens is, if you do that, sometimes, you thank Allah so much, you're almost embarrassed to even ask.”
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Play from 7:58
“The shukr has to do with the qalb. The heart. Does your heart really, is your heart thankful for the blessings of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala?”
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Play from 29:35
“if you put your trust in Allah, He'll provide a mahraj. For you a way out and provide for you in ways you never could imagine for those who put their trust in Allah.”
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Play from 31:20
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Allah has given us more blessings than we can count, including breath, sight, hearing, movement, family, intellect, and Islam. The khateeb encouraged us to notice these gifts and thank Allah before asking Him for more. Gratitude should live in the heart through contentment and humility, while patience and trust in Allah help us through trials. He reminded us that the Qur'an connects gratitude with increased blessings and urged us to ask Allah for help remembering Him, thanking Him, and worshipping Him well.

  1. What is one blessing you used today without thinking about it?
  2. How can we show gratitude when something difficult happens?
  3. What does trusting Allah look like in everyday life?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Al-Ihsan, Gwynn Oak Islamic Community3723 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21207Jumu'ah 1:15 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at GIC31 khutbahs
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