Wealth & charityFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 1, 2025.
Use your blessings for the next life
“Your whole purpose of life was to save yourself and your family.”
In one sentence
Wealth, family, and time are blessings and tests, so believers must invest them in faith, service, and the afterlife rather than letting them distract from Allah.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Opens with taqwa and asks what keeps people busy.
- Explains that wealth and children beautify worldly life but do not automatically bring closeness to Allah.
- Reframes family responsibility as protecting loved ones spiritually, not only meeting physical needs.
- Urges believers to invest time, health, security, and wealth in faith, community, and opposing injustice.
- Warns that family and wealth can distract believers or become sources of conflict, while urging forgiveness.
- Concludes with the hadith of ongoing charity, righteous children, and beneficial knowledge.
Try this week
Set aside regular time for children’s Islamic learning and spiritual development.
Attend or organize a weekly halaqa, study circle, or other beneficial community activity.
Use available time, health, wealth, and security to support good causes and speak up against injustice.
Forgive family members, turn the page, and move forward from old grievances.
Invest in ongoing charity, righteous children, and beneficial knowledge; contribute to the mosque’s debt if able.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 18:46Wealth and children beautify worldly life, but enduring good deeds are better.
Quran 34:37Wealth and children do not inherently bring a person closer to Allah.
Quran 66:6Protecting one’s family from Hellfire is presented as an ultimate responsibility.
Quran 28:77Allah’s gifts should be invested in the afterlife without neglecting worldly responsibilities.
Quran 63:9Wealth and children must not distract believers from remembering Allah and fulfilling their purpose.
Quran 25:74Righteous spouses and children are described as a source of true joy.
Quran 64:14-15Family and wealth can be tests; believers are urged to pardon, forgive, and move forward.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“your whole purpose of life was to save yourself and your family”
“the more blessings you have the more you have to invest in the next life”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Allah gives us wealth and family as blessings, but they are also tests. Our responsibility is not only to provide food, shelter, education, and comfort, but also to help our families know and live their faith. The sermon encourages us to use our time, health, safety, and money for good purposes and to stay connected to the community. When family conflicts happen, we should forgive, turn the page, and move forward. Our lasting legacy can include charity, righteous children, and knowledge that continues benefiting others.
- What is one way our family can invest more time in faith this week?
- Which blessing do you have that could help someone else?
- What does forgiveness look like when a family member has hurt us?
Where it was given
The masjid
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