4:51 We get destructed by…7:20 Any bounty is coming…22:45 Then you will be asked…
GratitudeFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 5, 2026.

Worldly abundance can distract from Allah

OUC

“Any bounty is coming from Allah.”

The khateeb, at 7:20

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In one sentence

The pursuit of worldly abundance can distract us from Allah, so we should worship with humility, remember death and judgment, and treat every blessing as a trust.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Opens with praise, testimony, blessings on the Prophet, and a warning about the Day of Judgment.
  2. Explains Surah al-Takathur as a warning that wealth, children, and worldly abundance distract from Allah and the afterlife.
  3. Uses the two gardens in Surah al-Kahf to contrast arrogance with gratitude for Allah’s gifts.
  4. Describes stages of certainty: death, the grave’s questions, seeing Hellfire, and crossing it on Judgment Day.
  5. Closes by emphasizing accountability for blessings, urging taqwa, and praying for Muslims and Gaza.
Try this week
Keep worshipping Allah throughout life and maintain taqwa in daily choices.
Treat wealth, children, and other blessings as gifts from Allah rather than reasons for comparison or boasting.
Repent to Allah and ask Him to accept your good deeds.
Prepare for the grave’s questions by living out belief in Allah, Islam, and Muhammad as His Messenger.
Make dua for oppressed Muslims, including the people of Gaza.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 102Warns that competition for abundance distracts people until death and that blessings will be questioned.
Surah 18The two gardens account illustrates boasting about wealth and children instead of crediting Allah.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“We get destructed by going after this dunya. after the bounty of this dunya. after the wealth of this dunya. You get distracted.”
OUC · Orléans, ON
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“Any bounty is coming from Allah . So in reality, we owe everything to Allah. And we have nothing in our hand unless Allah SWT gives.”
OUC · Orléans, ON
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“Then you will be asked on that Day about the blessings.”
OUC · Orléans, ON
Play from 22:45
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah warns that wealth, children, and the desire for more can distract us from Allah and the afterlife. Everything we have is a gift from Allah, so we should respond with gratitude instead of pride or comparison. The speaker reminds us that death, the grave, and the Day of Judgment are real, and that we will answer for how we lived and used our blessings. We should keep worshipping Allah, repent, and ask Him to accept our deeds. The khutbah closes with prayers for mercy, guidance, and relief for suffering Muslims, including the people of Gaza.

  1. What blessing in our family should we thank Allah for more often?
  2. What helps us remember Allah when we are busy chasing things?
  3. How can we turn gratitude into an action this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Ottawa Uyghur Centre3555 St-Joseph Blvd, Orléans, ON K4A 0Z7Jumu'ah 1:15 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at OUC24 khutbahs
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