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

Gratitude means using blessings to serve others

As-Habul Yameen · Abdul Aziz

“Use your ni'mah to serve Allah and to serve the creations of Allah.”

The khateeb, at 19:13

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In one sentence

Muslims should practice gratitude to Allah every day by recognizing every blessing as His gift, using those blessings to serve Him and others, and appreciating gratitude itself as a blessing.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Daily gratitude is an Islamic practice expressed through prayer and prostration, not merely an annual Thanksgiving observance.
  2. Faith requires both patience and gratitude, including remembering Allah’s personal days of favor.
  3. Gratitude has three levels: recognizing blessings as Allah’s gifts, using them to serve Allah and creation, and recognizing gratitude itself as another gift.
  4. Gratitude preserves and increases blessings while remembrance of Allah brings calm amid fear, worry, and thoughts of death.
  5. The sermon examines visible and hidden bodily blessings and urges listeners to acknowledge them before they are lost.
  6. The khutbah closes with supplication and prayer, followed by community announcements about food, classes, conferences, illness, and masjid support.
Try this week
Give thanks to Allah every day through the five daily prayers and prostration.
Reflect on visible and hidden blessings while you still have them.
Use health, wealth, knowledge, and strength to worship Allah and help other people.
When fear or stress rises, remember Allah, recite verses, and pray at night.
Make room in the prayer rows for arriving worshippers, pray for sick community members, and support the masjid.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 14Used the command to remember Allah’s days of favor and the promise that gratitude brings increase.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“For us as Muslims, we do not have Thanksgiving Day to celebrate. Because every day for us is Thanksgiving Day.”
As-Habul Yameen · East Orange, NJ
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“use your ni'mah to serve Allah and to serve the creations of Allah”
As-Habul Yameen · East Orange, NJ
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Imam Abdul Aziz reminded us that Muslims do not wait for one holiday to be thankful; every day can be a day of gratitude to Allah. We should notice both obvious and hidden blessings, from health and strength to the ability to walk, speak, worship, and help others. Gratitude grows when we acknowledge that blessings come from Allah, use them to serve Allah and His creation, and recognize that even the ability to give thanks is another gift. Remembering Allah can steady us when fear or worry takes over, so we should practice thankfulness in prayer and throughout our daily lives.

  1. What is one blessing you noticed today that you usually overlook?
  2. How could you use one of your abilities to help someone this week?
  3. What helps you feel calm when you are worried or afraid?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid As-Habul Yameen224 N 18th St, East Orange, NJ 07017Jumu'ah 1:00 PMKhateebAbdul AzizMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at As-Habul Yameen37 khutbahs
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