25:38 yes we have to prepare…
GratitudeFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 25, 2026.

Faith answers blessings with gratitude and trials with patience

Masjid Ul-Haqq

“To stay away from haram is the shukr.”

The khateeb, at 16:41

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In one sentence

A believer’s sound creed is shown by responding to blessings with gratitude, hardships with patience, and every circumstance with obedience and reliance on Allah alone.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Introduces aqidah and the certainty that believers will be tested through hardship and blessing.
  2. Uses the hadith of Suhaib to explain gratitude in ease and patience in calamity.
  3. Defines gratitude through prayer, fasting, charity, pilgrimage, obedience, and leaving forbidden acts.
  4. Illustrates sound and corrupt belief through the Battle of al-Ahzab, emphasizing practical means and reliance on Allah for victory.
  5. Warns that sins and cheating weaken faith and that fear of Allah restrains disobedience.
  6. Lists the six fundamentals of faith and previews a future discussion of divine decree.
Try this week
Express blessings through salah, fasting, charity, Hajj, obedience, and leaving haram.
When sick or facing family problems, ask Allah first and repent to Him.
Take practical means while remembering that victory ultimately comes from Allah.
Avoid cheating and deceptive business practices.
Learn and strengthen the six fundamentals of faith, including belief in qadar.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih MuslimExplains that gratitude in ease and patience in hardship are both good for the believer.
Surah 33Contrasts hypocrites' despair with believers' trust during the Battle of the Trench.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“yes we have to prepare and everybody has to prepare but at the end those who have the sound and aqidah believe that is the nasr victory it's not about the equipment”
Masjid Ul-Haqq · Lombard, IL
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For the dinner table

Today’s khutbah taught that every person will be tested through both hardship and blessing. A believer responds to blessings with real gratitude through prayer, charity, obedience, and leaving what Allah has forbidden, while responding to hardship with patience and turning to Allah. The story of the Battle of al-Ahzab showed that we should take practical steps while remembering that help and victory ultimately come from Allah. The khateeb also warned that sins and cheating weaken faith. He ended by reminding us of the six foundations of faith and pointing ahead to learning about divine decree.

  1. What is one blessing you can thank Allah for through an action this week?
  2. How can we prepare well for a challenge while still relying on Allah?
  3. Why does honesty matter when nobody else may notice?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Ul-Haqq1620 S Highland Ave, Lombard, IL 60148Jumu'ah “Jumuah | 1:00 PM | After Khutbah”ArchiveAll khutbahs at Masjid Ul-Haqq10 khutbahs
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