3:33 All of this was a gift…15:04 we should divide up…
Family & marriageFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Gratitude means honoring your parents

DarusSalam

“We should divide up the tasks of the house and make sure that we are making the lives of our parents as easy for them as possible.”

The khateeb, at 15:04

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In one sentence

True gratitude to Allah is shown by avoiding shirk and honoring parents through respect, service, prayer, and ongoing care.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Luqman's counsel begins with avoiding shirk as the greatest form of ingratitude.
  2. The story of three men shows that blessings are tests of gratitude.
  3. Luqman's further advice emphasizes salah, patience, humility, moderate speech, and good conduct.
  4. The Quran connects gratitude to Allah with honoring parents, especially mothers.
  5. Disrespecting parents is presented as a major sin requiring personal self-examination.
  6. Listeners are told to make dua, serve living parents, and honor deceased parents through charity and relationships.
Try this week
Establish salah, encourage good, forbid evil, and practice patience.
Speak gently to parents and avoid raising your voice or showing annoyance.
Make dua for parents after every salah.
If parents are alive, divide household tasks and make their lives easier.
If parents have died, make dua, give charity, perform good deeds for them, and honor their friends.
Donate generously to charitable and community causes mentioned after the khutbah.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 31Luqman's advice links avoiding shirk with prayer, patience, humility, and moral conduct.
Quran 31:14The verse highlights the mother's hardship in pregnancy, birth, feeding, and raising children.
Sahih al-BukhariThe speaker cited major sins including shirk and disobedience to parents.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“All of this was a gift from Allah and I'm going to give it back to you and I won't ever ask you anything from this.”
DarusSalam · Lombard, IL
Play from 3:33
“we should divide up the tasks of the house and make sure that we are making the lives of our parents as easy for them as possible, not making it difficult for them.”
DarusSalam · Lombard, IL
Play from 15:04
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today’s khutbah reminded us that gratitude begins with recognizing that everything we have comes from Allah. Through the story of three men who received health and wealth, the khateeb showed how gratitude can lead us to share our blessings. He connected thankfulness to Allah with kindness toward our parents, especially remembering the hardships mothers bear while caring for their children. He encouraged us to speak gently, help at home, and look at our own behavior before judging anyone else. We can keep expressing gratitude through prayer and dua for our parents, and after they pass away, through good deeds and kindness toward their friends.

  1. What blessing could you use to help someone this week?
  2. What could you say respectfully when you feel frustrated with a parent?
  3. What household task could you take responsibility for this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid DarusSalam21W525 North Avenue, Lombard, IL 60148ArchiveAll khutbahs at DarusSalam150 khutbahs
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