GratitudeFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 7, 2026.
Thank Allah with words, heart, and actions
“Allah wants us to thank Him with our tongues and with our hearts and with our actions.”
In one sentence
Gratitude for Allah’s countless blessings, especially Islam, should be expressed through the tongue, heart, and actions while using blessings responsibly and humbly.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Introduces human dependence, provision, and accountability before Allah.
- Identifies health, family, and Islam as major blessings that require gratitude.
- Explains shukr through praise, heartfelt appreciation, worship, charity, and service.
- Warns that misusing wealth, senses, or comforts can cause blessings to be removed.
- Applies gratitude to the community’s new masjid and calls for humility and righteous growth.
- Closes with prayers, congregational worship, and announcements.
Try this week
Praise Allah regularly with words of thanks.
Perform prayer and other acts of worship as expressions of gratitude.
Use wealth to help the poor and needy.
Use sight, hearing, health, and possessions in ways pleasing to Allah.
Receive community blessings with humility and support the new masjid’s growth.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“How do we thank these blessings of Allah? Allah wants us to thank Him with our tongues and with our hearts and with our actions.”
“So a Muslim always accepts the blessing of Allah with great humility, knowing that this is only from the tawfiq of Allah, it's not from our own work.”
“We ask Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la to make us also from Muslims who are pleasing to Him, not just great numbers, but that we are pleasing to Allah in our actions and in our deeds.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Allah has given us more blessings than we can count, including health, family, and the gift of Islam. The khutbah taught that gratitude means praising Allah with our words, feeling thankful in our hearts, and showing thanks through worship and good actions. We should use our money, senses, health, and opportunities in ways that please Allah rather than misuse them. Our new masjid is also a blessing, so we should welcome it with humility and help it grow through sincere worship and service.
- What is one blessing you usually overlook, and how could you thank Allah for it this week?
- How could you use one of your talents or possessions to help someone else?
- What would make our family’s support for the masjid a form of gratitude?
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