GratitudeFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 3, 2025.
Thank Allah for creating you first
“Every day, you should thank Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala that He created you.”
In one sentence
The khutbah teaches that gratitude should begin with Allah’s foundational gifts, creation, guidance, provision, and health, and that remembering earlier blessings should precede asking for new ones.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Recaps gratitude for Allah’s countless blessings.
- Identifies creation as the foundational blessing.
- Uses Ibrahim and Zakariya to show remembering earlier blessings before requesting new ones.
- Introduces guidance and provision as essential blessings.
- Explains health as healing for both body and heart.
- Concludes with praise, blessings upon the Prophet, and prayers for Muslim unity.
Try this week
Thank Allah every day specifically for creating you.
Before asking for new blessings, remember and thank Allah for earlier blessings.
Keep guidance, provision, and health in mind as blessings to acknowledge.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“The central blessing, because if God did not create you, then you will not know the rest of the blessings.”
“So every day, you should thank Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala that He created you. Don't forget that.”
“He created you and He gave you a light that will guide you in your life.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah asks us to notice blessings we often overlook. The first is that Allah created us, then gave us guidance, provision, and health. The speaker says we should remember older blessings and thank Allah before asking for something new. He also describes the Quran as healing for sicknesses of the heart and body. We can carry this into family life by making gratitude specific in our daily prayers.
- What is one blessing you usually forget to thank Allah for?
- How can remembering old blessings change the way we make dua?
- What kind of guidance or healing do you seek from the Quran?
Keep listening
More on Gratitude
ICI · Irving, TX · Oct 24, 2026Thank Allah in ease and hardship“Even in moments of difficulty, when it feels like there's nothing going your way, there is always something to be grateful for.”
Either we're receiving a blessing, which calls for shukr, or we're going through a hardship, which calls for sabr.13:29Al-Ittehad · Vista, CA · Sep 19, 2026Gratitude and patience carry believers through life
Real gratitude is not a feeling.16:14London Muslim Mosque · London, ON · Sep 11, 2026Gratitude means using blessings well