Gratitude brings greater blessings from Allah
“When you have a hard time, my dear brothers, come towards Allah.”
Recognizing Allah’s everyday blessings, thanking Him in hardship and ease, and teaching the Qur’an to one’s children leads to greater blessing and closeness to Allah.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- The speaker describes his blindness and asks listeners to consider the value of sight.
- He contrasts ordinary abilities with disabilities and urges gratitude for blessings people often overlook.
- Stories about suicidal despair, deafness, and a father’s longing illustrate the importance of gratitude.
- He urges parents to love their children, bring them to the masjid, and teach them the Qur’an.
- He concludes with the value of water, hope for Jannah, and an invitation to teach blind and sighted students.
In the khateeb's words
“I'm reminding you and myself that how much Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has blessed us.”
“When you have a hard time, my dear brothers, come towards Allah. When you have a good time, come towards Allah.”
“The best amongst you who learns the Qur'an. And teaches the Qur'an.”
“I'm blind from the eyes. Not from the heart. I have nur Quran in my heart. Now I teach the Quran.”
For the dinner table
The khateeb reminded us that ordinary abilities like seeing, hearing, moving, and driving are gifts from Allah. He shared stories of people facing blindness, deafness, and deep discouragement to show how easily we overlook these blessings. He encouraged us to turn to Allah in both hard and good times and to say Alhamdulillah with sincere gratitude. He especially urged parents to love their children, bring them to the masjid, and teach them the Qur’an. He also invited the congregation to help teach blind and sighted students at the Qur’an schools.
- What blessing do you notice today that you usually take for granted?
- How can we show gratitude through what our family does this week?
- What could we do together to learn or teach the Qur’an?
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