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

Gratitude helps the heart see blessings

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In one sentence

The khutbah argues that genuine gratitude and submission to Allah come from a receptive heart that recognizes existing signs and blessings, while arrogance, sin, and attachment to power make people twist even clear evidence.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Defines shukr as gratitude and kufr as covering or ignoring Allah’s blessings.
  2. Uses Pharaoh, Musa, and the plagues to show how power and desire can blind people.
  3. Explains spiritual blindness as a heart hardened by sin and rationalization.
  4. Contrasts hardened hearts with prophets and the Prophet Muhammad’s gratitude through hardship.
  5. Presents mothers in Gaza as examples of gratitude, submission, and contentment amid devastating loss.
  6. Urges the community to learn gratitude and contentment from them, followed by prayers and announcements.
Try this week
Notice and name Allah’s existing blessings instead of demanding additional signs.
Practice gratitude, submission, and contentment during hardship.
Turn away from falsehood and from those advocating or implicated in it.
Make dua for oppressed people, the sick, and the deceased.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 7Musa’s signs, Pharaoh’s repeated rejection, and the Israelites’ eventual deliverance.
Surah 7Used to show how the Israelites blamed Musa for their suffering.
Surah 25Used to explain that demanding visible signs can arise from arrogance.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“A spiritually dead mind. A spiritually dead heart. Will refuse to see the clearest signs. Even if they're up close in your face.”
ISNA Canada (ICC) · Sheridan, ON
Play from 28:10
“To be grateful. To be Muslim. To be accepting. And to be in a state of rida and contentment.”
ISNA Canada (ICC) · Sheridan, ON
Play from 38:46
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that shukr means gratitude, and that we can work toward our goals while staying content with Allah. Through the story of Musa and Pharaoh, he explained how arrogance and desire can lead people to ignore signs, make excuses, and blame others. He also warned that peer pressure can influence how we understand the truth. He pointed to mothers in Gaza as examples of gratitude and connection with Allah amid terrible loss and injustice. His message was to notice Allah’s blessings, care for the state of our hearts, and grow in gratitude, submission, and contentment.

  1. What blessing did you notice today that you sometimes overlook?
  2. When a group unfairly blames someone, how could you help them think more fairly?
  3. What could help you stay grateful while working toward something you really want?
Where it was given

The masjid

ISNA Canada, Islamic Centre of Canada2200 South Sheridan Way, Mississauga, ON L5J 2M4Jumu'ah Two services · 1:00 PM, 3:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at ISNA Canada (ICC)124 khutbahs
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