Gratitude turns daily food into blessing
“Allah will be pleased with the person who eats the food.”
Food, security, and everyday abundance are blessings from Allah that Muslims should recognize through gratitude, avoid wasting, follow halal and eating etiquette, and practice moderation.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Frames food and security as blessings, citing Surah Quraysh.
- Contrasts everyday abundance with severe hunger in Gaza and Africa.
- Condemns food waste and urges sharing fresh leftovers the same day.
- Explains the speaker’s halal-food rules concerning slaughter and People of Scripture.
- Teaches food manners: Bismillah, the right hand, praise afterward, and teaching children.
- Calls for moderation through the stomach-thirds principle and concludes with supplication.
In the khateeb's words
“when the ni'am and the blessings surround us daily we do not know the value of this ni'am”
“unfortunately so many muslim families practicing this type of lifestyle so much food and they waste the food”
“Islamic way to use the right hand the left hand can help no problem will help the right hand but use only the right hand”
“Allah will be pleased with the person who eats the food then mentioning and praising Allah after that Allah will be pleased with you”
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that everyday food and security are blessings from Allah, and we often notice their value only when they are missing. It asks us to remember people who live with hunger, including families mentioned in Gaza and Africa, and to stop wasting food. We are encouraged to share fresh leftovers the same day with people who can use them. The speaker also teaches simple manners: say Bismillah, eat with the right hand, thank Allah afterward, and teach these habits to children. Finally, he urges moderation, leaving room for food, water, and breath, so that eating does not make us lazy in worship or work.
- Which blessing in our kitchen or home do we want to appreciate more this week?
- How can our family share or save food before it becomes waste?
- What eating habit from the khutbah would be easiest for us to practice together?
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