2:31 the best among you is…3:52 whatever we have is…5:24 patience my brothers…
Patience & trialsFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Remembering Allah brings help through trials

Darul Uloom

“Whatever we have is from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”

The khateeb, at 3:52

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In one sentence

Remembering and thanking Allah through worship, patience, prayer, obedience, and service to others brings Allah’s help, mercy, guidance, and reward through life’s trials.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Defines dhikr through prayer, worship, Quran recitation, greetings, mosque care, and service.
  2. Explains Allah’s promise to remember and reward those who remember Him.
  3. Calls listeners to gratitude for blessings and warns that disobedience removes blessing.
  4. Teaches patience, prayer, dua, and istighfar when facing fear, hunger, loss, and calamity.
  5. Encourages saying the prescribed response to hardship and concludes with mercy, guidance, and Muslim unity.
Try this week
Maintain salah, Quran recitation, fasting, and other acts of worship as forms of dhikr.
Greet fellow Muslims properly and offer kindness through everyday interactions.
Clean the masjid, help the community, assist the poor and needy, feed the hungry, and visit the sick.
Frequently say alhamdulillah, recognize blessings, and avoid disobedience.
Respond to stress with patience, prayer, dua, and istighfar; recite the prescribed words when facing calamity.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 2:152Used to teach remembrance, gratitude, and obedience to Allah.
Quran 2:153Used to teach seeking help through patience and prayer.
Quran 2:155-157Used to explain tests, patience, saying the prescribed response to calamity, and receiving mercy and guidance.
Quran 3:102-105Used in the closing exhortation to remain conscious of Allah, hold together, and avoid division.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the best among you is he who helps others so whenever you see something that's not properly in the masjid clean it”
Darul Uloom · Orléans, ON
Play from 2:31
“whatever we have is from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala think about it He gave us a roof on top of our heads”
Darul Uloom · Orléans, ON
Play from 3:52
“patience my brothers and sisters patience is the key it's the key to success”
Darul Uloom · Orléans, ON
Play from 5:24
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today’s khutbah reminded us that remembering Allah is more than repeating words: it includes prayer, gratitude, helping people, and caring for the masjid. We were encouraged to notice our blessings and thank Allah instead of taking them for granted. When fear, stress, hunger, loss, or another hardship comes, we should respond with patience, prayer, and the reminder that we belong to Allah and will return to Him. The speaker said that Allah’s mercy and guidance are promised to those who remain patient. The khutbah also called Muslims to hold together and avoid division.

  1. What is one blessing you often overlook?
  2. How can we help someone this week as an act of dhikr?
  3. What can patience and prayer look like when something goes wrong?
Where it was given

The masjid

Darul Uloom Ottawa2803 St Joseph Blvd, Orléans, Ottawa, ON K1C 1G6ArchiveAll khutbahs at Darul Uloom58 khutbahs
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