Wealth & charityFrom the masjid's own video, Dec 5, 2025.
True wealth is serving others
“The true wealth is in asking Allah.”
In one sentence
Believers should resist materialistic consumption, use wealth responsibly, serve others, and treat worldly life as a temporary trial while seeking true reward with Allah in the afterlife.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Begins with taqwa and the Prophet’s warning that worldly abundance can destroy people.
- Challenges consumer culture and urges believers to live as strangers and travelers, practicing moderation.
- Clarifies that Islam does not condemn wealth but defines excellence through generosity and community service.
- Contrasts worldly life as a trial with the afterlife as recompense, emphasizing faith as true wealth.
- Uses Bilal, the bankrupt-person hadith, and death imagery to warn against attachment to possessions.
- Calls the Flint community to embody prophetic ethics, resist comparison, and teach children restraint.
- Concludes with Salman’s example, supplication, and congregational prayer.
Try this week
Take from worldly life what is needed without overindulging.
Give money and time to feed, clothe, treat, and serve people in need.
Serve the local community and measure excellence by benefit to others.
Ask Allah for steadfastness, guidance, mercy, forgiveness, gratitude, a sound heart, and truthful speech.
Resist comparison, status competition, and impulse-driven consumption.
Teach children patience and allow them to experience earning and purchasing things themselves.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“The best of the best of you. They could have a nice watch. But the definition of how we define this life, who is good and who is bad, is those who are the best to those around them.”
“The true wealth is in asking Allah, so as putting your hands, as having a connection between you and your creator subhanahu wa ta'ala, and asking Him to purify your heart, to forgive your sins, to have mercy upon you.”
“We can enjoy it, but always remember that this is this is not the place of true jaza. This is not a place of reward. That is for the next life.”
“We have to keep our kids hungry. We can't just give them everything they want. They grow up, they make some actual money. We rob them of the joy of actually buying things for themselves.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Today's khutbah reminded us that buying more things cannot give our hearts everything they need. The khateeb compared this life to a journey: we should take what we need and remember that our lasting reward is with Allah. He explained that earning wealth can be good, while urging us to avoid overindulgence and use what we have to help others. Our character, faith, and service matter more than our possessions or popularity. As a family, we can practice making thoughtful choices, giving our time and money, and asking Allah for pure hearts and forgiveness.
- When you really want something new, what could help you decide whether to buy it or wait?
- How could we use something we already have to help someone this week?
- What is one kind action you admire that has nothing to do with money or popularity?
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