Wealth & charityFrom the masjid's own video, Jun 27, 2026.
Measure wealth by Allah’s standards
“If you have a successful dunya measured by Allah telling you it's successful then you will have a successful akhirah.”
In one sentence
Muslims should measure financial success by Allah’s standards, avoid gambling and extreme uncertainty in transactions, and repent and purify wealth from past violations.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Quranic guidance establishes that gambling and intoxicants’ harms outweigh their apparent benefits.
- The khutbah explains that ordinary transactions are permissible by default, while gharar means extreme ambiguity or uncertainty.
- Examples include futures contracts, raffles, mystery goods, online cars, and sports betting.
- The Abu Bakr wager narration is contextualized as predating the prohibition of gambling and not a basis for modern betting.
- Contested areas such as options, travel bidding, buffets, and cryptocurrency are discussed with caution and conditions.
- Listeners are told how to repent, stop impermissible practices, and purify questionable wealth.
Try this week
Stop sports betting, lotteries, casinos, and betting games; do not use horoscopes or divining signs for decisions.
Consult trustworthy people, use rational judgment, pray Salat al-Istikhara, and rely on Allah for major decisions.
Divest from futures contracts and seek qualified scholarly guidance for disputed financial products.
Before buying returned goods or used cars online, obtain full descriptions, inspect them or hire an inspector, and retain return or arbitration rights.
For questionable betting earnings, make sincere tawbah, stop the practice, and donate from those gains when doing so will not cause harm; if unable, repent and do not return.
If involved in cryptocurrency, be cautious of unestablished projects and pump-and-dump schemes, and focus on more established, capped assets if continuing.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2Used to show that intoxicants and gambling may have benefits, but their sin and harm are greater.
Surah 5Used to identify intoxicants, gambling, divining, and related practices as satanic handiwork to avoid.
Surah 57Used to contrast worldly success and delusion with success that includes the Hereafter.
Surah 30Used as the basis for the prophecy about the Romans’ victory and the historical wager involving Abu Bakr.
Jami` at-TirmidhiUsed to explain Abu Bakr’s wager and why it cannot justify contemporary sports betting.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“we want to have a successful dunya but if you have a successful dunya measured by Allah telling you it's successful then you will have a successful akhirah”
“the default in all of our business transactions the default is they are permissible except if we find that Allah or the prophet SAW explained to us that they are impermissible”
“if they don't give you the option to inspect online it's not just with used cars it's with your buying online they have to give you the option to return or to go through arbitration”
“you have to make tawbah because this is a major sin you have to pair this with tawbah a sincere regret and be remorseful about it”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Today’s khutbah reminded us that not every way of making money is good for us, even if it looks profitable. Allah teaches that gambling and intoxicants may seem to offer benefits, but their harm and sin are greater. In business, we should seek clarity, avoid betting and deceptive uncertainty, and inspect or secure the right to return things when important details are hidden. If we have made mistakes, we should sincerely repent, stop the practice, and give away some of the questionable gains when we can do so without harming ourselves. Allah knows our circumstances and calls us toward honest wealth and success in both this life and the next.
- How can we tell whether a money-making opportunity is clear and honest?
- What does it mean to measure success by Allah’s standards?
- If we make a money mistake, what is one way to repair it?
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