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Wealth & charityFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Give zakat with joy, not reluctance

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“There is a joy in giving that is better than the joy of taking.”

The khateeb, at 16:20

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In one sentence

Believers should move from merely fulfilling zakat to giving joyfully, recognizing wealth as Allah’s trust and prioritizing the needs of others.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Defines zakat as an obligation and a rightful share for the poor and needy.
  2. Presents a zero-to-five scale, warning against denying or minimizing zakat.
  3. Explains charity’s blessings and the joy of giving through prophetic and personal stories.
  4. Describes higher levels as recognizing wealth belongs to Allah and preferring others’ needs.
  5. Uses the garden story to warn against greed and urges parents to teach children charity.
Try this week
Calculate and pay zakat without trying to minimize the obligation.
Give sadaqah regularly to poor and needy people.
Prioritize others’ needs and give from what you genuinely value.
Teach children that caring for the poor is their responsibility.
Repent and return to charitable practice after neglecting it.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 68Used its warnings about mocking zakat and its story of the destroyed charitable garden.
Sahih MuslimUsed the cloud and garden story to show charity’s blessing and reward.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed the story of three tested men to teach that health and wealth belong to Allah.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“there is a joy in giving that is better than the joy of taking”
ISGOC · Oklahoma City, OK
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“the tears of joy of a widow and the smile of a child my dear respected brothers and sisters in Islam weigh heavy in the scale of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala”
ISGOC · Oklahoma City, OK
Play from 16:56
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah taught that zakat is an obligation and that wealth includes a rightful share for people who are poor or deprived. It presented a scale from zero to five: denying zakat is the lowest level, while giving with joy, recognizing wealth as Allah’s trust, and putting others’ needs before our own are higher levels. The speaker used stories about generosity to show that charity can bring blessing, dignity, and happiness to both giver and recipient. He encouraged families to teach children that caring for the poor is part of their faith and family legacy. The closing message was that each person can choose to move upward through sincere giving and repentance.

  1. How can we remember that what we own is a trust from Allah?
  2. What could our family teach younger children about caring for people in need?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City / Masjid An-Nasr3815 N. St. Clair Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73112Jumu'ah First khutbah 12:15 PM · second khutbah 2:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at ISGOC36 khutbahs
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