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Wealth & charityFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 18, 2026.

Faith includes honest financial dealings

Masjid Hamza

“It is a complete way of life.”

The khateeb, at 2:59

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In one sentence

Islamic devotion must extend beyond ritual worship into honest, fair, and clearly documented financial dealings that protect people’s rights.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Islam is a complete way of life, not only a set of rituals.
  2. Financial dealings are a major but neglected part of Islamic law.
  3. Honest business conduct, fair wages, and written agreements protect relationships and represent Islam.
  4. Fraud, rent abuse, and unpaid debts can invalidate apparent piety and incur serious accountability.
  5. Muslims should learn the financial rulings relevant to their lives and consult scholars.
  6. Correcting financial dealings is presented as a path to Allah’s pleasure and communal trust.
Try this week
Learn the Islamic rulings relevant to your work, business, bank accounts, and credit cards.
Consult qualified ulama before entering unfamiliar financial arrangements.
Put partnership shares, loans, responsibilities, and inheritance arrangements in writing.
Pay employees promptly and in full.
Pay debts and rent, and do not exploit legal protections to take another person’s property.
Avoid fraud, cheating, and any financial conduct that violates another person’s rights.
Resolve business disputes without severing family or Muslim brotherhood ties.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Rather, it is a complete way of life. It is a complete system of life. And thus, it governs every single aspect of our life.”
Masjid Hamza · Valley Stream, NY
Play from 2:59
“However, when you do business dealings, ta'amalu kalajanib. Do your business dealings as if you are strangers, as you don't know each other.”
Masjid Hamza · Valley Stream, NY
Play from 13:41
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today’s khutbah reminded us that Islam is not only prayer, fasting, and other acts of worship; it also guides how we handle money and people’s rights. Honest business, fair pay, clear written agreements, and paying debts are part of worship. We should learn the Islamic rules that apply to our work, bank accounts, credit cards, and partnerships, and ask knowledgeable scholars when unsure. A person cannot make up for harming others simply by collecting good deeds, so we should make our everyday dealings trustworthy. When Muslims act with integrity, their character can help others see Islam clearly.

  1. What is one financial responsibility we should handle more honestly this week?
  2. Why is writing down an agreement helpful even when we trust someone?
  3. How can fair treatment at work show what Islam teaches?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of the South Shore (Masjid Hamza)200 Stuart Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580Jumu'ah 1:15 PM · 2:20 PM · 3:30 PM
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