Wealth & charityFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 5, 2026.
Keep wealth in hand, not heart
“Zuhud means for the dunya to be in your hand and not in your heart.”
In one sentence
Zuhd is not poverty or rejecting halal comforts, but keeping worldly possessions in hand rather than heart while prioritizing the hereafter.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Introduces zuhd through the Prophet’s simple room and Umar’s reaction.
- Explains worldly life as a temporary stop rather than the final destination.
- Defines zuhd as trusting Allah, remaining steady, and resisting praise or criticism.
- Clarifies that wealth and comfort can coexist with zuhd when the heart stays detached.
- Recommends remembering death, comparing downward, and keeping the hereafter as the main objective.
Try this week
Maintain the same obedience, humility, prayer, and supplication in ease and hardship.
Detach from other people’s possessions instead of comparing or competing with them.
Regularly remember death and the temporary nature of wealth, status, and comfort.
Enjoy halal comforts and earn wealth while keeping the hereafter as the main objective.
Look at those with less in worldly wealth to strengthen gratitude.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“zuhud means for the dunya to be in your hand and not in your heart”
“the dunya should remain in your hand it shouldn't penetrate your heart”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Mufti Bilal explains zuhd as keeping the world in our hands without letting it take over our hearts. He points to the Prophet’s simple sleeping place and explains that zuhd does not mean rejecting wealth or halal comforts. We can live well while trusting Allah more than our possessions and staying steady in hardship and ease. To grow in zuhd, we should remember death, notice the blessings we have, and keep the hereafter as our main destination. The goal is a grateful, balanced life whose comforts serve us without becoming our purpose.
- What is one blessing you often overlook?
- How can we use something we own without letting it control our hearts?
- What would it look like to remember the hereafter during an ordinary day?
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