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Wealth & charityFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 6, 2026.

Honesty keeps barakah in our wealth

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“Allah rewards us based upon our intentions and based upon the quality of the given.”

The khateeb, at 5:08

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In one sentence

Barakah is gained not through abundance alone, but through truthfulness, full disclosure, fairness, and Ramadan-driven reform in financial dealings.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Prepares listeners for Ramadan through supplication and feeding fasting people.
  2. Contrasts modern material abundance with earlier generations’ contentment and barakah.
  3. Explains that honesty and transparency preserve barakah in financial transactions.
  4. Urges business partners to clarify investments, ownership, roles, and logistics in writing.
  5. Uses examples from Imam Abu Hanifa and Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal to illustrate scrupulous fairness.
  6. Calls listeners to carry truthful financial habits beyond Ramadan.
Try this week
Ask Allah to let you reach Ramadan and use the month to change financial habits.
Feed fasting people or support the masjid’s nightly iftar if able.
Speak truthfully and disclose all relevant information in financial dealings.
Put investment amounts, ownership shares, responsibilities, and logistics in writing before partnering.
Disclose product defects before selling goods.
Give an extra amount or gift as appreciation when repaying or transacting, when possible.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih MuslimUsed to justify paying a seller more by imagining oneself in the seller’s position.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Allah rewards us based upon our intentions and based upon the quality of the given. not the quantity”
LIMS · East Meadow, NY
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“In today's world, we have "kasra", we have abundance. But we lack barakah.”
LIMS · East Meadow, NY
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For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that barakah is not the same as having a lot; it is the blessing and contentment that make wealth and life beneficial. We can lose barakah when we lie, hide important information, or enter business arrangements without clear expectations. Before partnering with someone, we should agree in writing about money, ownership, responsibilities, and schedules. The stories of Imam Abu Hanifa and Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal show how seriously earlier Muslims guarded honest earnings and fairness. Ramadan should help us build truthful habits that continue after the month ends.

  1. Where might honesty be difficult for you this week, and what could help you tell the truth?
  2. What does fairness look like when you share, trade, or make plans with someone else?
Where it was given

The masjid

Long Island Muslim Society475 East Meadow Ave, East Meadow, NY 11554Jumu'ah 1:15 PM; 2:15 PM; 3:30 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at LIMS23 khutbahs
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