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GratitudeFrom the masjid's own video, Nov 28, 2025.

True gratitude uses blessings for Allah

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“If you're a person who is grateful, then your limbs show that gratitude by doing only what pleases Allah.”

The khateeb, at 26:59

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In one sentence

True gratitude to Allah is not merely feeling thankful; it is recognizing Him as the giver, appreciating His blessings, and using them in ways that draw us closer to Him.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. The Prophet's difficult life makes his gratitude especially striking.
  2. Quranic teaching links gratitude with faith, reflection, and increased blessings.
  3. Examples of Saba, Quraysh, and America extend the warning about ingratitude to nations.
  4. Imam al-Ghazali's three dimensions of shukr, knowledge, heart, and action, make gratitude practical.
  5. Islam and iman are presented as the greatest blessings, requiring faithful practice.
Try this week
Reflect regularly on Allah's blessings, especially those easily taken for granted.
Notice whether you are complaining or content, and deliberately remember what Allah has given you.
Use family, wealth, health, and other blessings in ways that please Allah.
Show gratitude for Islam and iman by living according to their guidance.
Straighten the prayer rows, close gaps, and pray with focused awareness.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 3The verse about creation and contemplation was used to illustrate grateful reflection.
Surah 93Reminds the Prophet of Allah's care, guidance, and enrichment.
Surah 34The people of Saba illustrate how ingratitude can cause blessings to disappear.
Surah 106Reminds Quraysh of security, food, and other blessings requiring gratitude.
Surah 5Presents Islam and iman as humanity's greatest blessings.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“if you want to know the state of your relationship with Allah ask yourself how grateful am I to Allah”
NHIEC · Union City, NJ
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“if you're a person who is grateful then your limbs show that gratitude by doing only what pleases Allah”
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“there is no greater blessing that Allah has given you in your lives ya mu'mineen there is no blessing greater than the blessing of this deen al-Islam”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that shukr means more than saying thank you: it means recognizing Allah as the giver, feeling grateful in the heart, and using His gifts well. The Prophet Muhammad showed this gratitude through long prayers and tears, even though Allah had forgiven him. We can grow in gratitude by noticing our blessings, complaining less, and using our health, families, wealth, and time in ways that please Allah. The greatest blessing is Islam and iman, so we show thanks by holding firmly to faith and living by its guidance.

  1. What blessing from Allah do you sometimes overlook?
  2. How can one of your blessings bring you closer to Allah?
  3. What is one action this week that would show gratitude?
Where it was given

The masjid

North Hudson Islamic Educational Center4613 Cottage Pl, Union City, NJ 07087ArchiveAll khutbahs at NHIEC31 khutbahs
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