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GratitudeFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Praise Allah through ease and hardship

Jamiat Ul Ansar

“The reaction of the believer is to increase in their remembrance of Allah.”

The khateeb, at 6:35

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In one sentence

Remembering and praising Allah in every circumstance gives believers tranquility, hope, reliance, and a stronger commitment to clean living and sincere worship.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Allah's guidance and the Prophet's example direct believers toward pleasing Allah.
  2. Believers should respond to hardship with patience, praise, and remembrance of Allah.
  3. Saying Alhamdulillah sincerely expresses gratitude, hope, and trust in Allah's control.
  4. The Prophet describes those who consistently praise Allah as among the best servants and first welcomed into Paradise.
  5. Believers should combine reliance on Allah with taking practical means and making dua.
  6. Answered dua requires striving to remove sinful conduct and haram earnings or consumption.
  7. The khutbah closes by urging believers to surround every state with praise and thankfulness.
Try this week
Say Alhamdulillah sincerely in both happiness and adversity.
Remember Allah during stress instead of surrendering to overthinking and anxiety.
Take available practical means while relying on Allah for the outcome.
Make dua in every condition, including times of ease.
Strive to remove sinful actions, haram earnings, and impermissible consumption from your life.
Ask Allah to help you overcome sinful habits.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 1Presented as a surah of praise recited at the beginning of every prayer cycle.
Sahih MuslimUsed to warn that sinful food, drink, clothing, and earnings can obstruct answered dua.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“The reaction of the believer is to increase in their remembrance of Allah . Because in it is the relief.”
Jamiat Ul Ansar · Brampton, ON
Play from 6:35
“So when you say Alhamdulillah, you're saying what? You're grateful, thankful, but hopeful at the same time. Hopeful.”
Jamiat Ul Ansar · Brampton, ON
Play from 10:29
“We take the means, but we say Alhamdulillah. It's in the hands of Allah.”
Jamiat Ul Ansar · Brampton, ON
Play from 17:39
“Do not make the things that you're doing in your life be a cause for it not to be answered.”
Jamiat Ul Ansar · Brampton, ON
Play from 25:22
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that believers should remember and praise Allah in every situation, whether life feels easy or difficult. Saying Alhamdulillah sincerely means being grateful while still hoping that Allah will bring relief, healing, and success. We should make dua often, take the practical steps available to us, and trust Allah with the result. The speaker also reminds us to remove sinful behavior and haram earnings or consumption from our lives. In this way, praise, dua, and clean living surround us with a stronger connection to Allah.

  1. When is it hardest to say Alhamdulillah sincerely?
  2. What is one helpful step you can take while trusting Allah?
  3. What can make a dua feel more sincere?
Where it was given

The masjid

Jamiat Ul Ansar1 Masjid Drive, Brampton, ON L6R 2Z4ArchiveAll khutbahs at Jamiat Ul Ansar75 khutbahs
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