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GratitudeFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 31, 2026.

Allah's blessings call for grateful worship

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“The time that we have is precious and the people that we experience it with is also precious.”

The khateeb, at 11:20

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In one sentence

Because Allah continually distributes blessings such as guidance, time, health, family, and the chance to reach Ramadan, Muslims should respond with gratitude through faith, worship, sacrifice, and care for others.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Opens with praise and prayers for the deceased, families, children, and oppressed Muslims.
  2. Describes Allah’s ongoing distribution of health, sickness, ease, hardship, protection, exposure, life, and death.
  3. Presents guidance and engagement with Islamic texts as special blessings.
  4. Emphasizes reaching Ramadan, valuing time and relationships, and sincerity over fame or legacy.
  5. Warns that weak iman leads to neglecting prayer, zakat, ego control, and gratitude.
  6. Closes by urging gratitude, generosity, preparation for Ramadan, and prayer.
Try this week
Interact regularly with the Qur'an and Sunnah and learn what is obligatory and prohibited.
Be punctual with the five daily prayers.
Give zakat when financially obligated.
Lower the gaze and suppress the ego in relationships.
Value time with parents, siblings, and other loved ones.
Use wealth to support family and people in need.
Prepare gratefully for Ramadan and ask Allah to allow you to reach it.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 55Invoked to ask about the reward for ihsan and gratitude for iman, time, family, and wealth.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“we're not walking blindly wondering like what's going to happen next”
ICBCS · College Station, TX
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“you don't need to be mentioned you don't need to have a legacy”
ICBCS · College Station, TX
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“the time that we have is precious and the people that we experience it with is also precious”
ICBCS · College Station, TX
Play from 11:20
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Allah is always distributing blessings such as health, ease, protection, life, and guidance. The khutbah reminds us that faith and the chance to reach Ramadan are gifts, so we should not treat them as automatic. We should spend our short, precious time with gratitude, prayer, learning, family, and care for people in need. We do not need fame to be remembered by Allah; sincerity matters more. This week, let us ask for stronger iman and turn that gratitude into better worship and kinder relationships.

  1. What is one way we can spend time with the Qur'an or Sunnah this week?
  2. How can our family show gratitude for the people Allah has placed in our lives?
  3. Which act of worship or kindness would show stronger iman this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Community of Bryan- College Station417 Stasney St, College Station, TX 77840ArchiveAll khutbahs at ICBCS30 khutbahs
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