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GratitudeFrom the masjid's own video, Dec 19, 2025.

Gratitude to Allah requires daily action

Ash-Shaheed

“The person who does not thank people has not thanked Allah.”

The khateeb, at 19:17

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In one sentence

Gratitude to Allah is a daily obligation expressed through remembrance, worship, thankfulness to people, service to the community, and honoring those who made Muslim life possible.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Defines gratitude as a daily response to visible and invisible blessings, not merely a holiday practice.
  2. Explains shukr, hamd, and the Quranic promise that gratitude brings increased blessings while denial brings punishment.
  3. Uses the Prophet's prayer and his gratitude for food and drink to show that gratitude requires worship and action.
  4. Calls listeners to remember Allah, smile, greet others, make space, serve family and community, and resist wrongdoing.
  5. Expands gratitude to thanking people, honoring Muslim pioneers, and appreciating freedoms that support religious practice.
  6. Closes by urging families to bring children into mosque life and continue gratitude throughout every day.
Try this week
Say Bismillah before eating or drinking and Alhamdulillah afterward.
Remember Allah upon waking and throughout busy workdays, even when formal prayer is difficult.
Do something helpful for family, neighbors, the mosque, or the wider community without seeking repayment.
Greet people sincerely, smile, and make room for others in the mosque.
Thank people directly while recognizing Allah as the ultimate source of blessings.
Bring children to Friday prayer, Sunday classes, weekend programs, and other mosque activities.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“The prophet said, should I not be a grateful servant?”
Ash-Shaheed · Sugar Creek, NC
Play from 13:15
“The person who does not thank people has not thanked Allah.”
Ash-Shaheed · Sugar Creek, NC
Play from 19:17
“Do something for your family. Do something for your community. Do something for your neighbors.”
Ash-Shaheed · Sugar Creek, NC
Play from 28:05
“So bring your children. Give them exposure. Let them sit on the floor.”
Ash-Shaheed · Sugar Creek, NC
Play from 39:56
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that gratitude is not only something we say on special days; it is a way of living every day. We thank Allah for visible and invisible blessings, and we show that thanks through prayer, remembrance, kindness, smiles, making room for others, and serving our family and community. We should also thank the people and pioneers who helped build our Muslim community, while remembering that Allah does not need our praise, we do. Finally, we should bring our children into mosque life with patience so they can grow into the blessings and belonging of the community.

  1. What is one blessing you noticed today that you cannot see?
  2. Who is someone you should thank, and what could you do for them?
  3. What would make coming to the mosque more welcoming for children?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Ash-Shaheed400 W. Sugar Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28213Jumu'ah 1:30 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Ash-Shaheed45 khutbahs
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