Give what you love and trust Allah
“Everything that we do should be for the pleasure of Allah.”
Because Allah alone provides and life’s purpose is worship, believers should trust Him, give from what they love, and turn halal work, family care, and service into worship.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Introduces Ahmad ibn Maskeen’s story of the struggling fisherman Abu Nasr.
- Abu Nasr prays, catches a fish, gives his bread to a hungry family, and receives unexpected provision.
- A dream of the scales shows the immense weight of the bread, the mother’s tears, and the children’s smiles.
- Connects the story to giving from what one loves, renewing iman, and trusting Allah for rizq.
- Explains that worship is life’s purpose and that halal work, family care, charity, and leisure can become worship through sincere intention.
- Urges taqwa and sincere worship as means Allah opens unexpected paths and provision.
- Highlights Ibn Relief’s local services and encourages care for community needs before the Day of Judgment.
In the khateeb's words
“If I had eaten those two loaves of bread. I would not have entered Jannah.”
“Everything that we do. Should be for the pleasure of Allah. Subhanahu wa ta'ala. And is a form of worship. Of Allah. Subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
For the dinner table
Today the imam told a story about a poor fisherman named Abu Nasr. He hadn't caught a fish in three days, and his family was hungry. A scholar named Ahmad ibn Miskeen told him to pray and make heartfelt du'a before fishing, and he caught the biggest fish of his life. He sold it and bought two loaves of bread. On the way home he met a mother and three hungry children, and he gave them all the bread. Soon after, a man found him and handed him 10,000 dirhams that he owed Abu Nasr's father. Later Abu Nasr dreamed that the bread, the mother's tears and the children's smiles outweighed his sins on the Day of Judgment. The imam reminded us that our provision comes from Allah, so we shouldn't worry too much about tomorrow. He also said that even everyday kindness can be worship when we do it for Allah.
- If you only had one snack and a friend was really hungry, what would you do, and why?
- What is one thing you did today that could count as worship if you did it to please Allah?
- Why do you think the children's smiles weighed so much in Abu Nasr's dream?
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