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GratitudeFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 1, 2026.

Gratitude means thankfulness and patience

Daleel Islamic Association · Omer Ahmed

“If something good happens to him, he's grateful and it's good for him, and if something harmful befalls him, he's patient and it is indeed good for him as well.”

The khateeb, at 11:01

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In one sentence

True gratitude to Allah means remembering His blessings and responding with thankfulness in ease and patience in hardship.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Introduces shukr as a reminder from Surah Ibrahim during severe trials.
  2. Uses Musa and Bani Israel to show gratitude can be commanded amid oppression.
  3. Explains how patience and gratitude work together through a hadith narrated by Suhayb.
  4. Uses Surah al-Adiyat to describe canood: counting calamities while forgetting blessings.
  5. Contrasts ingratitude with the Prophet’s grateful night prayer.
  6. Warns that blessings and hidden intentions will be examined on Judgment Day.
Try this week
Remember Allah’s blessings deliberately instead of focusing only on what is missing.
Evaluate how you show gratitude toward Allah.
Thank Allah in both hardship and ease.
Use blessings in ways that please Allah.
Remember and acknowledge Allah’s favors rather than becoming canood.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 14Musa’s message is used to show that remembering Allah’s favors matters during oppression; gratitude brings increase.
Surah 100Canood is described as counting calamities while forgetting blessings, followed by accountability for hidden intentions.
Surah 102The sermon uses the questioning of blessings on Judgment Day to emphasize responsible gratitude.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Musa alayhi salam reminded them of shukr gratitude and Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala confirmed this in the next set of verses in the same surah”
Daleel Islamic Association · Scarborough, ON
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“if something good happens to him he's grateful and it's good for him and if something harmful befalls him he's patient and it is indeed good for him as well”
Daleel Islamic Association · Scarborough, ON
Play from 11:01
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that shukr, or gratitude, is central to a believer’s life. Musa reminded a suffering people to remember Allah’s favors, showing that gratitude does not require a life without hardship. The Prophet taught that believers respond to good with gratitude and difficulty with patience, and both responses can benefit them. We should notice the blessings we often overlook, use them in ways that please Allah, and remember that we will answer for them. Gratitude helps us live with clearer hearts in both ease and difficulty.

  1. What is one blessing you usually notice only after it is missing?
  2. How can patience and gratitude work together when something difficult happens?
  3. What is one blessing our family could use this week in a way that pleases Allah?
Where it was given

The masjid

Daleel Islamic Association3545 Kingston Rd, Lower Level, Toronto, ON M1M 1R6Jumu'ah Jumma | 1:30 PMKhateebOmer AhmedMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Daleel Islamic Association43 khutbahs
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