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GratitudeFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 25, 2026.

Leave gambling completely and live by guidance

Sunatul Jamaat of · Abdul Hamid
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In one sentence

Divine guidance protects people from gambling’s harms, so Muslims should thank Allah by increasingly practicing Islam in daily life.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Begins by reminding listeners to live with taqwa and value guidance as Allah’s greatest blessing.
  2. Presents gambling as a growing Canadian social problem using reported betting and problem-gambling figures.
  3. Contrasts the advice to gamble responsibly with the Quranic command to shun gambling completely.
  4. Explains gambling’s effects on finances, families, remembrance of Allah, and prayer.
  5. Calls for gratitude through gradually implementing Islamic guidance in personal choices and actions.
  6. Concludes with Paradise and Hellfire imagery, prayers for forgiveness, relief, healing, and steadfastness, then begins salah.
Try this week
Avoid gambling completely rather than trying to manage it responsibly.
Commit personally to gradually practicing more of Islam in daily life.
Express gratitude to Allah through actions as well as saying Alhamdulillah.
Send peace and blessings upon the Prophet.
Pray for the sick, indebted, oppressed, deceased, and those facing hardship.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2Argued that intoxicants and gambling have some benefits, but their evil is greater.
Surah 5Explained that gambling creates hostility and distracts people from Allah’s remembrance and prayer.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Because it doesn't matter what you have in life It does not matter what you have attained and achieved and acquired If a person does not have guidance They are completely lost in the hereafter.”
Sunatul Jamaat of · Toronto, ON
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“Our choices and actions Must be influenced And guided by this guidance Or the other option Is the hellfire”
Sunatul Jamaat of · Toronto, ON
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminded us that guidance to Islam is one of Allah’s greatest blessings. It used gambling to show how something that seems exciting or profitable can bring debt, family conflict, and distraction from prayer. The Quran teaches believers to stay away from gambling completely, not merely manage it carefully. We show gratitude not only by saying Alhamdulillah, but by gradually putting Islamic guidance into our daily choices. The speaker ended by asking Allah to forgive us, help people who are suffering, heal the sick, ease debts, and keep our hearts firm.

  1. What is one blessing of guidance you are especially thankful for?
  2. Why can gambling hurt families and distract people from prayer?
  3. What is one Islamic practice you would like to strengthen this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Sunatul Jamaat of Ontario Canada347 Danforth Rd, Scarborough, ON M1L 3X8Jumu'ah "Khutbah 1:30 PM, Iqamah 2:00 PM Khutbah 2:45 PM, Iqamah 3:15 PM"KhateebAbdul HamidMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Sunatul Jamaat of8 khutbahs
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