GratitudeFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 8, 2026.
Taqwa and gratitude bring more blessings
“Find a reason to thank Allah.”
In one sentence
Rizq encompasses every blessing, and taqwa, avoiding sin, and gratitude bring barakah while sin and ingratitude diminish it.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Redefines rizq as money plus family, time, peace, love, safety, and other blessings.
- Explains how sins can remove rizq and barakah from time, relationships, livelihood, and family life.
- Presents taqwa as a means to unexpected provision, including the lesson of Musa and al-Khidr’s wall.
- Teaches that consequences generally mirror the nature of one’s deeds, especially in relationships and earnings.
- Uses the Quranic promise of increase through gratitude to challenge habitual complaining.
- Assigns gratitude homework and closes with prayers for faith, taqwa, forgiveness, and goodness.
Try this week
Avoid sinful means of pursuing love, wealth, and livelihood.
Memorize the principle al-jazā'u min jinsi al-amal.
Go home tonight, list recurring complaints, and write reasons to thank Allah for those blessings.
Practice taqwa, patience, and gratitude in family, work, health, and daily life.
Sources the khateeb cited
Musnad AhmadUsed to argue that a servant may be deprived of rizq because of sin.
Surah 18Used to explain how a righteous man’s righteousness preserved wealth for his children.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Rizq is also that your children are righteous Rizq is having time to do what you want Rizq is having peace of mind”
“These sins that we commit Even if they are small They are means for Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala To deprive of rizq”
“The reward Or punishment Of Allah Is of the same nature As the deed itself”
“Tonight's homework Is to go home and thank Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala For everything that you complain about Find a reason to thank Allah”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that rizq is much more than money: it includes family, righteous children, time, peace, love, safety, and other blessings. It warns that sins and ungrateful complaining can remove barakah from these gifts, while taqwa and gratitude can bring increase and provision from unexpected places. The speaker asked everyone to name the things they complain about and find reasons to thank Allah for them. The message is to recognize Allah as the giver of rizq and respond with repentance, patience, faith, and thankfulness.
- What is one kind of rizq in your life that is not money?
- What complaint could you turn into a thank-you tonight?
- How can one good choice bring more barakah to your week?
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