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GratitudeFrom the masjid's own video, Dec 5, 2025.

Gratitude means using your gifts to serve

MCC · Amer Tobing

“If you are thankful, He will increase you.”

The khateeb, at 13:42

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In one sentence

True gratitude to Allah is not merely saying alhamdulillah or observing a holiday; it means remembering His blessings and rescue while actively using one's talents to serve others.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Defines shukr as active gratitude rooted in Allah rather than seasonal or consumerist thankfulness.
  2. Uses the Prophet's night prayer and advice to consider those with less to illustrate gratitude.
  3. Retells Musa's rescue of the Israelites to show that gratitude includes remembering what Allah saved people from.
  4. Explains that gratitude brings increase, while ingratitude brings severe punishment.
  5. Calls listeners to use their talents for Allah, their families, their communities, and the Muslim ummah.
  6. Closes with an appeal for concrete action, forgiveness, unity, and relief for Gaza.
Try this week
Remember both the blessings Allah has given you and the hardships He has rescued you from.
Look at people who have less in worldly matters to recognize Allah's favors.
Identify a personal talent and use it for Allah's sake.
Choose an action that benefits your family, mosque, community, and Muslim ummah over the long term.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 31Used to teach that gratitude benefits the grateful person, while Allah is self-sufficient.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“if you are thankful, He will increase you. He says, if you are thankful, He will increase you.”
MCC · Silver Spring, MD
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“Because many times, we're thinking of what's wrong. And we're not thinking about what's right.”
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“find that talent that you have and do it for the sake of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
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Play from 19:47
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that thanking Allah belongs in our everyday lives, beyond a single holiday or season. Saying Alhamdulillah matters, and gratitude also lives in our hearts and shows through our actions. He shared the Prophet’s example of praying at night out of thankfulness to Allah. Through the story of Musa and his people, he encouraged us to remember both the blessings we have and the hardships Allah has brought us through. He invited each of us to use our talents for Allah’s sake, helping our families and communities in ways that can benefit future generations.

  1. What is one everyday blessing you noticed today that you sometimes overlook?
  2. What is something you enjoy or do well that you could use to help someone?
  3. What small act of gratitude could our family do together this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Muslim Community Center15200 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20905Jumu'ah Adhan 12:00 PM and 1:15 PM (standard time, through March 13, 2027; 1:00 PM and 2:15 PM during daylight saving time)KhateebAmer TobingMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at MCC77 khutbahs
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