GratitudeFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 3, 2026.
Let blessings show without waste or pride
“Be grateful regarding your family and regarding your wealth.”
In one sentence
Muslims should gratefully let Allah’s blessings appear in their clean living, family care, and responsible spending while avoiding both extravagance and false poverty.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Introduces the misconception that piety requires appearing poor despite having Allah’s blessings.
- Explains that blessings should appear proportionately in clothing, food, housing, and lifestyle.
- Calls for balance between gratitude and visible blessings without arrogance or extravagance.
- Applies the principle to providing permissible comforts and happiness for spouses and children.
- Uses the hadith of al-Ahwas to support displaying the effects of Allah’s blessings.
- Connects financial responsibility and family spending with charity and household wellbeing.
- Announces a children’s Islamic story time at the masala.
Try this week
Keep clothing clean and neat, and let blessings appear proportionately without showing off.
Spend on family members and children within permissible means, bringing them happiness without extravagance.
Avoid both pretending to be poor and living with arrogance or wastefulness.
Bring children ages six and up to the Islamic story time at 7 p.m. tomorrow.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Be grateful regarding your family and regarding your wealth. Acknowledge Allah's blessing in you. Don't complain.”
“If Allah gives you, come on, let it show, but at the same time, you are not extravagant, you are not spending in extravagance, and at the same time, you are not showing arrogance.”
“spend on your family. That is charity. There are some times, many of us becomes very stingy where our families are concerned.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that enjoying Allah’s blessings is not opposed to being a good Muslim. Blessings should appear in clean clothing, good food, a suitable home, and care for one’s family, but without arrogance or wastefulness. Parents should provide permissible happiness for their children, and spending on family can be an act of charity. The speaker also invited families to bring children to an Islamic story time tomorrow evening.
- What blessing in our family can we show gratitude for this week?
- How can we enjoy what Allah gives us without becoming wasteful or boastful?
- What is one way spending on family can become charity?
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