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Wealth can hide the Giver

Jamiat Ul Ansar

“Nothing that I can have will make me lose sight of God.”

The khateeb, at 27:10

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In one sentence

Material wealth, status, networks, and power can blind people to Allah, while true insight means humility, gratitude, faith, and reliance on the Giver rather than His gifts.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Opens with prayers for the sick and deceased, then begins the Friday khutbah.
  2. Introduces Surah al-Kahf and its story of two men with contrasting outlooks.
  3. Describes the wealthy man's gardens, status, self-ownership, and denial of accountability.
  4. Contrasts his outward vision with the poorer man's basirah and reliance on Allah.
  5. Concludes that gifts can veil the Giver and that faith, not possessions, determines true worth.
  6. Ends with salawat and supplications.
Try this week
Read Surah al-Kahf on Friday.
Do not measure your worth by wealth, connections, or status; measure it through iman and akhlaq.
Remember that what you have belongs to Allah and rely on the Giver rather than the gift.
Keep faith in Allah despite changing possessions, power, and circumstances.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 18The two-garden parable contrasts material abundance and pride with faith, humility, and accountability.
Sahih al-BukhariA report about a cloud descending during recitation of Surah al-Kahf was used to highlight the surah's blessing.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Nothing that I can have will make me lose sight of God.”
Jamiat Ul Ansar · Brampton, ON
Play from 27:10
“what He gives is a giving and what He deprives is also a giving”
Jamiat Ul Ansar · Brampton, ON
Play from 28:02
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For the dinner table

Today’s khutbah used the Qur’anic story of two men and two gardens to show how wealth can distort a person’s view of himself. The wealthy man treated his garden, money, friendships, and power as if they were permanently his, while the poorer man remembered that Allah created and sustains him. The speaker urged us to look past the gift to the Giver and to measure ourselves by faith and character, not possessions. This week, we can read Surah al-Kahf on Friday and practice gratitude and reliance on Allah in whatever we have or lack.

  1. What is one gift that might distract us from remembering Allah?
  2. How can faith and character make someone truly honorable?
  3. What can we thank Allah for even when we do not get what we want?
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