GratitudeFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.
Gratitude means serving Allah with His gifts
“To give thanks to Allah is to use that which Allah has given you in the service of Allah.”
In one sentence
True gratitude to Allah means using His blessings for worship, self-improvement, and building a flourishing community.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Defines gratitude as using Allah’s gifts appropriately, not merely saying Alhamdulillah.
- Explains worship as the first purpose of human creation.
- Presents self-purification and daily improvement as the second purpose.
- Describes community-building and developing the world as the third purpose.
- Applies gratitude through excellence, generosity, teaching, and service.
- Concludes with community-building updates and ongoing charitable responsibility.
Try this week
Treat prayer, purification, halal choices, fasting, zakah, and other religious practices as intentional worship.
Aim to be better today than yesterday by working on physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, and psychological growth.
Pursue excellence in school, work, marriage, family life, and mosque service.
Invest time, knowledge, money, and skills in the community rather than hoarding them.
Give charity regularly as an act of worship and participate in community development.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“The ulama of theology, they teach us that to give thanks to Allah is to use that which Allah has given you in the service of Allah”
“The real change comes from each one of us individually. That when you take this task seriously from the time you wake up to the time you sleep, I want to be better today than I was yesterday.”
“our old and our young are in the community together.”
“You want more knowledge, you have to teach. You want the community to grow, you have to invest the time in the community.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that saying Alhamdulillah is only the beginning of gratitude. We show gratitude by using Allah’s gifts for worship, improving ourselves, and building a healthy community. Every day, we can aim to be better than yesterday and bring excellence to our school, work, family, and mosque. We should share our knowledge, time, skills, and wealth instead of keeping them only for ourselves. A strong community welcomes all generations and grows through trust, service, and generosity.
- What is one gift from Allah that you can use to help someone this week?
- How can you try to be better tomorrow than you were today?
- What could our family do to strengthen our community?
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