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Wealth & charityFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 16, 2026.

Make ordinary deeds count for the Hereafter

Masjid Al Ansar · Waseem Abdullah

“Anything that we do, we do it for the sake of Allah.”

The khateeb, at 14:54

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In one sentence

By dedicating our time, work, worship, family responsibilities, and spending sincerely to Allah, we can turn ordinary life into a profitable, never-losing trade for the Hereafter.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Opens with prayers for the sick and deceased, a Ramadan reminder, and community announcements.
  2. Uses a business story to show how dedicating profit to Allah can benefit the wider community.
  3. Explains Quranic and prophetic promises that sincere deeds and spending can receive multiplied reward, reaching 700-fold.
  4. Shows how sleep, work, family care, and worship become rewarded through sincere intention.
  5. Urges a more deliberate Jumu'ah routine involving wudu, early arrival, adhan, dua, sunnah prayer, and Quran, then closes with supplication and announcements.
Try this week
Renew your intention before sleeping, working, caring for family, and performing religious duties.
Keep a regular Quran-reading portion and establish prayer on time with humility.
Use spare moments at work for dhikr and seek Allah's refuge when hearing inappropriate speech.
Attend Jumu'ah with wudu, walk to the mosque, arrive early, repeat the adhan, make dua, pray sunnah, and recite Quran.
Give from what Allah has provided, privately or publicly, and support the mosque's food, food-hamper, or free Quran projects while requesting a receipt.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“And anything that we do, we do it for the sake of Allah.”
Masjid Al Ansar · Jamaica, NY
Play from 14:54
“I'm going to work for the sake of the responsibility that Allah He has put on me for me to provide for my family.”
Masjid Al Ansar · Jamaica, NY
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that life with Allah is like a trade that never loses. When we give time, effort, money, worship, or care for others sincerely, Allah can multiply the reward far beyond what we offered. We do not have to abandon sleep, work, family, or other responsibilities; we should renew our intention so these duties become acts of worship. The speaker encourages regular Quran, prayer on time, dhikr, and a more deliberate Jumu'ah routine. The message is to live ordinary life with sincere purpose and look for opportunities to benefit others.

  1. What everyday task could you turn into worship by changing your intention?
  2. What would help you arrive earlier and pray Jumu'ah more mindfully?
  3. How could our family share time, money, or care with others this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Al Ansar, Inc.161-34 Foch Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11434Jumu'ah Khutbah 1:00 PM · Salah 1:50 PMKhateebWaseem AbdullahMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Masjid Al Ansar41 khutbahs
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