Wealth & charityFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.
Feeding the hungry is an act of faith
In one sentence
Feeding hungry people and practicing selfless generosity are essential expressions of faith and paths to Allah’s mercy and Paradise.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Introduces hunger and fear as recurring Qur'anic tests.
- Explains necessity and the limited exception for prohibited food during starvation.
- Uses the Ansar’s hospitality to a hungry guest as an example of selflessness.
- Extends the duty to feed relatives, orphans, neighbors, Muslims, and non-Muslims.
- Connects feeding the hungry with faith, Paradise, expiation, and warnings about punishment.
- Closes with gratitude for abundance, a brief aid appeal, and prayers for relief.
Try this week
Feed hungry people, especially relatives, orphans, neighbors, and vulnerable community members.
Share food even when your own resources are limited.
Serve people regardless of their religion or background.
Give sincerely for Allah without expecting thanks or compensation.
Remain grateful for available food and security.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 16:112Warns that security and provision can be lost through ingratitude.
Quran 90:11-16Presents feeding people during severe hunger as a difficult but righteous path.
Quran 5:3Explains the necessity exception for forbidden food during starvation.
Quran 59:9Praises those who prefer others over themselves even when they are in need.
Quran 76:8-9Shows believers feeding the needy, orphan, and captive solely for Allah.
Quran 22:77Combines worship with doing good deeds.
Quran 106:4Reminds listeners that Allah provides food against hunger.
Quran 74:44Uses failure to feed the poor as an answer explaining punishment.
Quran 68:17-33Uses the garden owners’ story to warn against withholding provision from the poor.
Jami` at-TirmidhiCites a prayer seeking protection from hunger.
Sahih al-BukhariCompares caring for widows and the poor with striving, fasting, and night prayer.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Ağırlık ve korku birbirlerine bağlıdır. Bu çok önemli.”
“No gratitude, no thankfulness. "No compensation, inna mâ nut'im kum li waj'illâhi" La nuridu minkum cezal ve neş'u.”
“Hiçbiri Müslüman, Yahudi, Hristiyan, Ateist, Hindistanlı, Budist, Eğer o yorulduysa, her şey yolunda.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that hunger is a serious test and that feeding people is a central expression of faith. It uses Qur'anic passages about famine, necessity, generosity, and the people of Paradise and Hell to show the stakes. The khateeb praises the Ansar for sharing with a hungry guest even when their own family had little, and says care should extend to relatives, orphans, neighbors, Muslims, and non-Muslims. He reminds listeners to give sincerely for Allah without expecting thanks, and to be grateful for the food and security they have. The practical invitation is to notice hunger around us and respond with food, hospitality, and sustained care.
- Who might be hungry or lonely in our neighborhood, and how could we help?
- What food could our family share this week?
- How can we give quietly without expecting praise?
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