Remember Allah before blessings make you forget
“Don't be amongst the people who forgot Allah so Allah caused them to forget themselves.”
True faith requires continually knowing Allah through His names and responding to blessings with remembrance, gratitude, dua, and worship, because forgetting Allah makes people lose sight of themselves.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Contrasts professing belief in Allah with living as though His power, mercy, and presence are forgotten.
- Uses the story of the man revived after one hundred years to illustrate Allah’s absolute power.
- Explains that acknowledging Allah as Creator is insufficient without humility, taqwa, and obedience.
- Compares the two gardens with Sulayman to show that blessings test gratitude rather than prove divine favor.
- Warns that wealth, family, and worldly distractions can lead people to forget Allah and themselves.
- Offers remedies: study Allah’s names, make focused dua, practice gratitude, and remember Him consistently.
In the khateeb's words
“When you need Him, you remember Him. But when you get what you want from Allah, you forget about Him.”
“the problem is that he forgot that it was Allah who gave it to him”
“don't be amongst the people who forgot Allah so Allah caused them to forget themselves”
For the dinner table
Today’s khutbah reminded us that believing in Allah also calls us to remember who He is in our daily lives. We can know that He provides, forgives, and has power over everything, yet still struggle to let that knowledge guide us when we feel worried or stuck. The imam encouraged us to remember Allah during good times as well as when we need help. He contrasted the garden owner’s pride with Sulaiman’s gratitude to show that blessings are opportunities to thank Allah. As a family, we can learn Allah’s names, use them in our duas, and ask Him to help us remember Him, thank Him, and worship Him well.
- What is one blessing you enjoyed today, and how could you thank Allah for it?
- What could help you remember Allah on a really good day?
- What would you like to learn about Allah’s mercy, forgiveness, or power?
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