GratitudeFrom the masjid's own video, Dec 26, 2025.
Life is a gift to be grateful for
“You have an opportunity to know your Creator.”
In one sentence
Life is a divine gift and opportunity to know and worship Allah, so believers should show gratitude to Him, honor their parents, and pass goodness to future generations.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Recites Surah al-Nahl about life, hearing, sight, and hearts as blessings intended to produce gratitude.
- Contrasts the Islamic view of life as a gift with modern views of life as a burden.
- Explains gratitude toward parents and the potential blessings of raising children.
- Presents worship and knowing Allah as the greatest purpose and gift of life.
- Defines gratitude as recognizing blessings and warns that denying them is ingratitude.
- Closes with reminders about worship, good deeds, blessings upon the Prophet, and supplication.
Try this week
Recognize life, health, iman, hearing, sight, and understanding as blessings and thank Allah for them.
Show gratitude and goodness to parents because they cared for you when you could not care for yourself.
Use the gift of life to worship Allah, know Him, and build a close relationship with Him.
Teach children good deeds and beneficial teachings so their continuing practice brings reward.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 16Uses the verse about being brought from the womb and given hearing, sight, and hearts to teach gratitude.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“you have an opportunity to know your creator to know Him subhanahu wa ta'ala to form an intimate relationship with Him subhanahu wa ta'ala to fall in love with Him subhanahu wa ta'ala”
“part of being grateful is what recognizing the blessing right you recognize the blessing”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that life is a gift from Allah, not merely a burden. Our hearing, sight, understanding, health, and faith are blessings that should make us grateful. We show that gratitude by worshiping Allah, knowing Him, and treating our parents with appreciation and kindness. Parents can also pass good teachings to their children, creating benefits that continue across generations. The sermon encourages us to recognize Allah’s blessings and live in a way that reflects thankfulness.
- What blessing in your life do you want to thank Allah for more consciously?
- How can we show our parents gratitude through something we do this week?
- What good habit or lesson could our family pass on to others?
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