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GratitudeFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 24, 2026.

Thank Allah in ease and hardship

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“Even in moments of difficulty, when it feels like there's nothing going your way, there is always something to be grateful for.”

The khateeb, at 8:11

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In one sentence

Shukr is a constant practice of recognizing Allah's blessings, responding gratefully in both ease and hardship, and using those blessings in obedience.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Defines shukr as a constant state of gratitude in ease and hardship.
  2. Explains that trials test how people respond, while blessings depend on how they are used.
  3. Contrasts steadfastness among suffering people, especially in Gaza, with everyday entitlement and complaints.
  4. Urges gratitude for ordinary provisions and recognition that possessions are gifts, not entitlements.
  5. Closes with a hadith about waking healthy, safe, and fed, then assigns daily sincere thanks and dua for the oppressed.
Try this week
Name and recognize health, wealth, safety, family, friends, and small daily provisions as Allah's blessings.
Spend a few sincere minutes before sleep or after waking thanking Allah.
Say alhamdulillah for ordinary comforts and maintain gratitude during difficulty.
Make dua for protection from hardship and for ease, reward, victory, and justice for the oppressed.
After Jumu'ah, get to know the person sitting nearby and learn about their struggles.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2Used to teach that fear, hunger, and loss are tests, with glad tidings for the patient.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Even in moments of difficulty, when it feels like there's nothing going your way, there is always something to be grateful for.”
ICI · Irving, TX
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“That whatever I have in my life is not mine. That I'm not entitled to this thing in my life.”
ICI · Irving, TX
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“Whether it's before you go to sleep or when you wake up in the morning, take out a few seconds, take out a couple of minutes.”
ICI · Irving, TX
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Shukr means noticing Allah's blessings and thanking Him in every situation, not only when life is easy. The khutbah reminds us that health, safety, food, family, friends, and ordinary comforts are gifts, not things we are owed. When hardship comes, we can stay patient, remember Allah, and ask for protection and relief instead of letting small complaints control us. This week, let us name a few blessings each morning or night, sincerely say Alhamdulillah, and make dua for people facing suffering.

  1. What is one small blessing you noticed today?
  2. How can we show gratitude when something does not go our way?
  3. Who can we remember in our prayers tonight?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Irving2555 N Esters Rd, Irving, TX 75062Jumu'ah First khutbah 2:00 PM, salah 2:25 PM · second khutbah 3:15 PM, salah 3:40 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at ICI95 khutbahs
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