Wealth & charityFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.
Use wealth to serve the poor
“One of the things we're told to do with the excess wealth we have is to spend on the poor and to give to those that have less than us.”
In one sentence
Muslims should resist society's obsession with wealth and status by praying for, prioritizing, and materially serving poor and suffering people because Allah measures character and deeds rather than possessions.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Uses a local apartment fire and homelessness to illustrate nearby suffering.
- Contrasts social status hierarchies with the Prophet's companionship of marginalized people.
- Uses Surah Al-Kahf and prophetic reports to argue that faith, character, and deeds outweigh wealth.
- Warns that wealth brings accountability and can delay entry to Jannah.
- Calls for donations and hands-on service to displaced neighbors as da'wah.
Try this week
Donate what you can to organizations helping people in crisis.
Look for suffering neighbors and provide practical help such as housing, money, or supplies.
Serve displaced local families and invite them toward the mosque through meaningful assistance.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 18Used to reject excluding poor believers for worldly status and adornment.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“but you live in a world today where the prioritization of these people, the people that are poor, the people that are suffering, the people that don't have as much, these are issues that are put on the back end.”
“The majority of the people who entered it were the poor, while the wealthy were kept confined.”
“And one of the things we're told to do with the excess wealth we have is to spend on the poor and to give to those that have less than us.”
“But we can go and serve them in ways that are meaningful to them, that invite them back into the houses of Allah .”
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