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Virtue of Gratitude
First Khutbah
ْسَنا َوِمن َُْ ُ ُ ْ ُ ََُ ُُ ْ َ ََْ ُُ َ ََْ ُ ُ ََْ َّ َ ْ َ ْ َّ
ِ ِ ِمن شورِ أنف+ ونعوذ ب ِا, ونستعِينه ونستغِفره, نمده, ِ+ِ إِن المد
ْ َ ُ َ ْ َ َ ُ َ َ َ َ َ ْ ْ ُ ْ َ َ ُ َ َّ ُ َ َ ُ ْ َ ْ َ َ َ ْ َ َ ّ َ
وأشهد أن, هادِي لO ومن يضلِل ف, ضل ل ِ مO ف+ من يهِده ِ ا, ت أعماِلا ِ سي ِئا
َ ُ َّ َ َ ُ َ َ َ َ ُ َ ْ َ ُ
ُمَّمًدا َعبُْدُه َوَرُسوُل َّ َ َ َ
شيك ل وأن ِ Z وحده+ اZِ إِل إZ
Verily, all praise is for Allah. We praise Him, we seek His assistance and we
ask for His forgiveness. And we seek refuge in Him from the evils of our
selves. Whoever Allah guides, none can misguide. Whoever He misguides,
none can guide. And I bear witness that there is no deity other than Allah
and I bear witness that Mohammad is His servant and messenger.
َ ُ ْ ُ ْ ُ ْ َ َ َّ َّ ُ ُ َ َ َ َ ُ َّ َ َ َّ ُ َّ ُ َ َ ّ َ ُّ َ َ
آل- وأنتم مسلِمونZِ تموتن إZ حق تقات ِهِ و+لين آ َمنوا اتقوا اِ يا أيها ا
102:عمران
َ ُ ْ ُ ْ ُْ ََ 3 3 ُ ُ َ َ َ َ ُ 3 َ َ 3 ُ3 َُ َ ّ َ &َ َ
- حق تقاتِِه و; تموتن ِإ; وأنتم مسِلمون5يا أيها الِين آ َمنوا اتقوا ا
102:آل عمران
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Gratitude to Allah Exalted for his continuous blessings, His successive gifts
and bountiful Hands is a lofty and highly virtuous matter. Allah , the
Blessed and Exalted, commanded it in His Book. And prohibited its
opposite. And He praised the grateful. And described His distinguished
servants as grateful. And He made it the purpose of His creation and
command. And He promised the grateful the best reward. And He made
gratitude a cause for receiving more of His grace and bestowals. And a
guard and preserver of His blessings and favors. And He the Almighty
informed that the grateful are the ones who benefit from His signs.
He the Almighty commanded gratitude in many places in the Noble
Quran.
Allah Almighty said:
َ َ ْ ُ ْ َّ َ ُ ْ
114 :الحل-ِ إ ِن كنُتْم إ ِيَّاهُ تْعُبُدون+َواشكُروا ن ِْعَمة ا
An Nahl (16) 114: Then eat of what Allah has provided for you [which is]
lawful and good. And be grateful for the favor of Allah, if it is [indeed]
Him that you worship.
And He - Glory be to Him - coupled it with faith, and informed that He,
Glory be to Him, has no aim in tormenting His creation if they are grateful
to Him and believe in Him.
ً ً َ ُ َّ َ َ َ ْ ُ ْ َ َ ْ ُ ْ َ َ ْ ْ ُ َ َ ُ َّ ُ َ ْ َ َ
147 : النساء- شاكِرا َعل ِيما+ ب ِعذاب ِكم إ ِن شكرتم وآمنتم وكن ا+ما يفعل ا
An Nisa (4) 147: What would Allah do with [i.e., gain from] your
punishment if you are grateful and believe? And ever is Allah
Appreciative and Knowing.
That is, if you perform and fulfill what you were created for, and that is
gratitude and Iman (faith) -what is the gain for your punishment? And Allah
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the Glorified informed that among His servants, the grateful are the ones
who preserve His favors.
Allah Almighty said:
َ بأَْعلَم+
ُ َّ َعلَيْهْم ِمْن بَيْن َِنا َألَيَْس ا+
ُ َّ ِء َمَّن اZلُقول ُوا أََهُؤ َ َ ََ
َ ِ ك َفَتَّنا َبْعَضُهْم بَبْعٍض ِ وكذل
ِ ِ ِ
َّ
53 :النعام-ب ِالشاكِرِيَن
Al Anam (4) 53: And thus We have tried some of them through others
that they [i.e., the disbelievers] might say, "Is it these whom Allah has
favored among us?" Is not Allah most knowing of those who are
grateful?
And Allah the Glorified attached an increase to gratitude. And the increase
from Him has no limit as being grateful to Him has no limit.
Allah Almighty said:
ٌ َ َ َ َ َّ ْ ُ ْ َ َ ْ َ َ ْ ُ َّ َ َ ْ ُ ْ َ َ ْ َ ْ ُ ُّ َ َ َّ َ َ ْ
7 :إبراهيم-ذ تأذن ربكم لئ ِن شكرتم لزِيدنكم ولئ ِن كفرتم إ ِن عذاِب لشِديدƒ
Ibrahim (14) 7: And [remember] when your Lord proclaimed, 'If you are
grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]; but if you deny, indeed, My
punishment is severe.'
Allah Almighty has divided people in the Quran into two groups: The
grateful and the ungrateful. So the most hateful matter to Allah is
ungratefulness. And the most beloved matter to Allah is gratefulness.
Allah Almighty said in explaining the condition of mankind:
ً َُ ً َ َ َ َّ
3 :النسان-َّما كفوراƒ إ ِنا هَدْيَناهُ الَّسب ِيل إ َِّما شاكِرا
Al Insan (76) 3: Indeed, We guided him to the way, be he grateful or be
he ungrateful.
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And He the Gloried informed that shaytan made his purpose striving to cut
people off from gratitude. And that is because he knew the greatness of
the station of gratitude. And that it is among the greatest and highest
stations.
Allah Almighty said in explaining shaytan’s case:
ْ َ ُ َ َ ْ
ََك
ْثُهم َ َ ْ َ َ ْ َ ْ َ ْ َ َ ْ ْ َ ْ َ ْ ْ َ ْ َ ْ ْ ُ َّ َ َّ ُ
تد أ
ِ Zي أيِديِهم وِمن خلفِِهم وعن أيمان ِِهم وعن شمائ ِل ِِهم و
ِ ثم لت ِينهم ِمن ب
َ
17 :العراف-شاكِرِيَن
Al Araf (7) 17: Then I will come to them from before them and from
behind them and on their right and on their left, and You will not find
most of them grateful [to You]."
Allah Almighty informed that the grateful among His servants are few.
Allah Almighty said:
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! 13 :سبأ-َوَقل ِيٌل ِمْن ِعَبادِي الَّشكوُر
Saba (34) 13: And few of My servants are grateful.
Allah Almighty informed that gratitude is the aim for His creating the
creation and His varying of the blessings. Allah Almighty said:
َكْم الَّسْمَع َوالَب َْصار
ُ َ َ َ َ َ ً ْ َ َ ُ َ ْ َ ْ ُ َ َّ ُ ُ ُ ْ ْ ُ َ َ ْ َ ُ َّ َ
تعلمون شيئا وجعل لZ أخرجكم ِمن بطوِن أمهات ِكم+وا
َ ُ ُ ْ َ ْ ُ َّ َ َ َ َ ْ َ َ
78 :الحل-والفئ ِدة لعلكم تشكرون
Nahl (16) 78: And Allah has brought you out from the wombs of your
mothers not knowing a thing, and He made for you hearing and vision
and hearts [i.e., intellect] that perhaps you would be grateful.
Gratitude is the way of Allah’s messengers and prophets. The most
distinguished creation of Allah and the closest to Him (peace upon them
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all). Allah Almighty has praised the first messenger on the earth for being
grateful.
Allah Almighty said:
ً ُ َ ً َ َ َ َّ ُ ْ َ َ ْ َ َ َّ ّ ُ
3 :الساء-حلَنا َمَع نوٍح إ ِنُه كن عبْدا شكورا ذرِية من
Al Isra (17) 3: O descendants of those We carried [in the ship] with
Noah. Indeed, he was a grateful servant.
And Allah Almighty praised Ibrahim for being grateful for His favors.
Allah Almighty said:
ْ ي * َشاكِراً لَنُْعمهِ ا
ُجَتَباهُ َوَهَداه ُ َ ْ َ َ ً َ َّ ً َ ً َّ ُ َ َ َ َ ْ َّ
َ ِ كْن ِمَن ال ُْمْشك ِ حن ِيفا ولم ي+ِ إ ِن إ ِبراهِيم كن أمة قان ِتا
ِ ِ
َ ْ ُ َ َ
121–120 :الحل-صاٍط مستقِيٍم ِ ِإ
Al Nahl (16) 120-121: (120) Indeed, Abraham was a [comprehensive]
leader, devoutly obedient to Allah, inclining toward truth, and he was
not of those who associate others with Allah. (121) [He was] grateful for
His favors. He [i.e., Allah] chose him and guided him to a straight path.
Allah described Ibrahim as a comprehensive leader. That he is a role model
to be followed in goodness. And described him as devoutly obedient and
that he was haneef that is turning to Allah alone and turning away from all
aside of Him. Then Allah sealed these qualities by describing Ibrahim as
grateful for Allah’s favors. Making gratitude the ultimate aim of Ibrahim.
And He the Almighty commanded His servant Musa (peace be upon him)
to receive what He gave him of prophethood and His messages and words
with being grateful to Allah:
Allah Almighty said: !
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َّ ُ َ َ ْ ُ َ َ ََ َ ُْ َ َ ْ ّ َ ُ َ
-ِم فخذ َما آتيُْتك َوكْن ِمْن الشاكِرِيَنOِت َوب ِكZلاِس ب ِرَِسا
َّ § ا يا موس إ ِ ِن اصطفيتك
! 144 :العراف
Al Araf (7) 144: [Allah] said, "O Moses, I have chosen you over the
people with My messages and My words [to you]. So take what I have
given you and be among the grateful."
And there any many other verses showing the gratitude of the prophets
(peace be upon them). And indeed that is their way and path.
As for the gratitude of the seal of the Prophets and the leader of all the
sons of Adam, Mohammad ﷺ, it is a wide expanse and vast sea. For he is
the most knowledgeable among creation about Allah. And the most
conscious of Allah. And the most grateful for Allah’s favors. And has the
highest station with Allah.
Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
ﻏﻔﺮ اﷲ ﻟﻚ ﻣﺎ ﺗﻘﺪم ﻣﻦ:> ﻓﻘﻴﻞ، ﺗﻮرﻣﺖ ﻗﺪﻣﺎه2 ﺣ-ﺻﻰﻠ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ- ﻗﺎم اﺠﻲﺒ
"أﻓﻼ أﻛﻮن ﻋﺒًﺪا ﺷﻜﻮًرا؟:ذﻧﺒﻚ وﻣﺎ ﺗﺄﺧﺮ؟! ﻗﺎل
The Prophet ﷺstood (in prayer at night) until his feet swelled up, and
it was said to him: Allah has forgiven your past and future sins. He said:
"Should I not be a thankful servant? [Bukhari 1130, Muslim 2819a]
And it is related in Sahih Al Bukhari that the Prophet ﷺsaid:
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As for the root and reality of gratitude, it is acknowledging the bounties of
the Benefactor with submission, humility and love. So whoever does not
acknowledge the favor, rather is ignorant of it, is not grateful for it. And
whoever acknowledges the favor but does not know it’s Giver, is not
grateful for it. The root of gratitude is submission of the grateful to Allah,
his love for Allah, acknowledging Allah’s favors, praising Allah for it, and
not using the favor for what Allah dislikes.
And gratitude is through the heart, tongue and limbs. It is through the
heart by having submission, humility and love of Allah. And through the
tongue by praising Allah and acknowledging His favor. And through the
limbs by obedience and compliance.
Ibn Abee Dunya said in his book called Gratitude: As for the one who is
grateful with only his tongue and is not grateful with the rest of his body, it
is like the man who has a garment and only uses an edge of it and does
not wear it. So it does not protect him from the heat, cold, rain or snow.
Indeed being grateful to Allah for His favors is obligatory for every Muslim.
And it is the way for retaining the favor and its continuity. Just as lack of
gratitude is the reason for its removal and disappearance.
It has been said: Gratitude, even if little, is the premium for every bestowal
no matter how great.
For if a person is not grateful, the blessing may vanish. And it was also
said: Gratitude is the anchor for existing blessings. And the snare for
missing blessings. And it was also said: Denying blessings is ruin and is the
means for their fleeing.
And gratitude has been called the keeper because it preserves the existing
blessings. And it has been called the bringer because it brings the missing
blessings.
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ُﺣﻴﻢ َ ّ ُ ُ َ َ ُ ُ َّ ُ ُ ْ َ ْ َ ْ َ ّ ُ ْ ْ ُ َ َ َ ُ ْ َ ْ ََ َ ُ َ ْ َ َ ُ ُ َ
ِ ﺐ ﻓﺎﺳﺘﻐِﻔﺮوه إ ِﻧﻪ ﻫﻮ اﻟﻐﻔﻮر اﻟﺮ
ٍ ﻞﻛ ذﻧ
ِ أﻗﻮل ﻣﺎ ﺗﺴﻤﻌﻮن وأﺳﺘﻐِﻔﺮ اﷲ ِﻲﻟ وﻟﻜﻢ ِﻣﻦ
I say what you have heard and I seek forgiveness from Allah for me and
you from every sin. So seek forgives from Him, Verily He is Oft-Forgiving,
the Most Merciful.
Second Khutbah
َ ْ َ ْ َ ُ َ ْ َ ُ َ ْ َّ َ َ ْ َ ْ َ ُ َ ْ َ َ
ُWَ ﻚ ُ َ َ َ ُ َ َّ َ ُ َ َّ َ َّ ُ ْ َ
ﺮﺷﻳ
ِ إ ِﻻ اﷲ وﺣﺪه ﻻWِ و أﺷﻬﺪ أن ﻻ إ, ِ واﻟﺼﻼة واﻟﺴﻼم ﺒﻟ رﺳﻮِل اﷲ,ِاﺤﻟﻤﺪ ِﺑ
َ ُ َّ َ ُ َ ْ َ َ
ُWُﺤﻣَّﻤَﺪاً َﻗْﺒُﺪُه َوَرُﺳْﻮ وأﺷﻬﺪ أن
All praise is to Allah, and peace and blessings upon the Messenger of
Allah, and I bear witness that there is no deity other than Allah and I bear
witness that Mohammad is His slave and messenger.
Oh people:
Be conscious of Allah and know, may Allah have mercy upon you, that
gratitude to one’s Lord revolves around three important pillars. A person is
not considered grateful without all three of them.
One of the them is acknowledging Allah's blessing upon him in the depths
of his heart. In acknowledging that this blessing came to him from Allah
out of the Almighty’s favor and kindness. Second, is openly speaking
about this blessing. So he extols, praises and thanks Allah. And he does
not attribute the blessing to other than Him the Exalted. So that they are
not like the ones that Allah spoke about:
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! 83 :الحل-ِ ثَّم يُنِكُروَنَها+ََّيْعرُِفوَن ن ِْعَمَة ا
An Nahl (16) 83: They recognize the favor of Allah; then they deny it.
And most of them are disbelievers.
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Third, is to use the favors for seeking the pleasure of Allah. So he uses
them for the obedience of Allah. If he uses the favors for the disobedience
of Allah, then he has denied Allah’s favor upon him. So the one who uses
his strong body, good health, car, and his wealth for the disobedience of
Allah, has denied Allah’s favor upon him.
So be conscious of Allah and be grateful for Allah’s favor upon you.
Remember Allah’s countless blessings… a sound mind, a healthy body,
varied means of transportation, ample provisions, sufficient food, clothing
and housing, wellbeing and security. And above all of that and the most
precious is that He guided you to Islam. So be grateful to Him and do not
deny His favors.
And remember Him the Exalted and do not forget Him. And obey Him and
do not disobey Him. And do not be like those who exchanged the favor of
Allah for disbelief. They met Allah's blessing with denial instead of
gratitude which lead them to ruin.
Oh Allah make us among those who are grateful for your favors. And help
us to remember You, thank You, and worship You in the best manner.
Indeed Allah is All Hearing, All Knowing, Answering.
َ َ َ ْ ُ ُّ َ َ ْ ُ َ َ َ َ َ ُ ّ َ َ َ ُ ّ َ َ ُّ َ َ َ َ
فقال, هذا وصلوا وسلِموا § نب ِي ِكم كما أمركم ب ِذل ِك ربكم
I conclude with this and send prayers of blessings and peace upon your
Prophet as your Lord commanded:
ًليَن آَمُنوا َصُّلوا َعَليْهِ َوَس ّلُِموا ت َْسلِيما َّ َ ُّ َ َ َّ َ َ َ ُّ َ ُ ُ َ َ َ َ َ َ َّ َّ
ِ ب ۚ يا أيها اّ
ِ ِ ئ ِكته يصلون § الO وم+إِن ا
Al Ahzaab (33) 56: Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and
His angels [ask Him to do so]. O you who have believed, ask [ Allah to
confer] blessing upon him and ask [ Allah to grant him] peace.
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َت َوبَارْك لا فِيما َ ْت َوتََوَّلا فِيَمْن تََوَّل َ ْ الَّلُهَّم اْهِدنا فِيَمْن َهَدي
َ ْت َوَعف ِنا فِيَمْن َعَفي
ِ
َ يَِذُّل َمْن َواَلْتZ
َ ُ َّ َ ْ َ َ َ ْ ُ َ َ ْ َ َ َّ َ ْ َ َ َ َّ َ َ َ ْ َ ْ َ
نهƒ يقض عليكZأعطيت وق ِنا ش ما قضيت إِنك تقِض و
َت َرَّبَنا َوَتَعاَلْت َ َتَباَرْك
O Allah, guide us with those whom You have guided, grant us well-being
among those You have granted well-being, be an ally to us along with
those whom You are an ally to, and bless what You have bestowed upon
us, and save us from the evil of what You have decreed. For verily You
decree and none can decree over You. He whom You support can never
be humiliated. Glory is to You, our Lord, You are Blessed and Exalted.
َ ُ ََُ ََْْ َْ ََ ُْ ْ َ َ َ َ ّ ُ ْ َ ْ َ َ ُ َ ْ َ َّ َّ ُ َّ
جلِهِ ما علِمنا ِمنه وما لم نعلم ونعوذ ب ِك ِ اللهم إِنا نسألك ِمن اليِ ك ِهِ ع
ِ جلِهِ وآ
َخْي ما َ ْ َ ُ َ ْ َ َّ َّ ُ َّ ْ َ ْ َ ْ َ َ َ ُ ْ ْ َ َ َ َ ّ ُ ّ َّ َ
ِ جلِهِ ما علِمنا ِمنه وما لم نعلم اللهم إِنا نسألك ِمن ِ ش ك ِهِ ع
ِ جلِهِ وآ ِ ِمن ال
َ ُ َ ْ َ َّ َّ ُ َّ َ ُّ َ َ َ ُ ْ َ َ َ َ ّ َ ْ َ ُ ُ َ َ َ ُّ َ َ َ ُ ْ َ َ َ َ َ
ش ما عذ ب ِهِ عبدك ونب ِيك اللهم إِنا نسألك ِ سألك عبدك ونب ِيك ونعوذ ب ِك ِمن
ْب إَلَْها ِمْن َقْول أَو
َ ك ِمَن الَّار َوَما َقَّر َ ُ ُ َ َ َ َ ْ َ ْ َ ْ َ ْ َ َ َّ َ َ َ َ َّ َ ْ
ٍ ِ ِ ِ النة وما قرب إِلها ِمن قوٍل أو عمٍل ونعوذ ب
َ َ ُ َ ْ َ َ َ َ َّ ُ َ َ ْ َ ْ َ َ ُ َ ْ َ َ َ َ
ًخْيا عمٍل ونسألك أن تعل ك قضاٍء قضيته لا
O Allah, We ask You for all that is good, in this world and in the Hereafter,
what we know and what we do not know. O Allah, we seek refuge with
You from all evil, in this world and in the Hereafter, what we know and
what we do not know. O Allah, we ask You for the good that Your servant
and Prophet has asked You for, and we seek refuge with You from the evil
from which Your servant and Prophet sought refuge. O Allah, we ask You
for Paradise and for that which brings one closer to it, in word and deed,
and we seek refuge in You from Hell and from that which brings one closer
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to it, in word and deed. And we ask You to make every decree that You
decree concerning us good.
َ ْ َْ َ ٰ َ ْ َ َ َٰ ْ ُْ َ ْ ْ َ ْ َ ْ ُ ُ ْ َ َ َّ َّ ّ َ
يتاِء ذِي القرب وينه عِن الفحشاِءƒ يأمر ب ِالعدِل وا ِلحساِن+ إِن ا،ِ+ِعَباد ا
َ
َ ُ َّ َ َ ْ ُ َّ َ َ ْ ُ ُ َ ْ َ ْ َ َ ُ ْ َ
يعِظكم لعلكم تذكرون،غ ِ والمنكِر وال
Servants of Allah. Indeed, Allah orders justice and good conduct and
giving to relatives and forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression.
He admonishes you that perhaps you will be reminded.
ْ َ ْ َ ُ ُ ّ ْ ُ ْ ْ َ ُ ُ ْ َ ْ ْ ُ ْ َ ُ ُ ُ ْ ْ ُ ْ ُ ْ َ َ َ ْ َ َّ ُ ُ ْ ُ
العِظيم يذكركم واشكروه يِزدكم واستغِفروه يغِفر لكم واتقوه يعل+اذكروا ا
َ ّ ََ ً َْ ْ ُ َْ ْ ْ ُ َ
ةO وأق ِِم الص، لكم ِمن أمِركم مَرجا
Remember Allah, the Great - He will remember you. Thank Him for His favors
- He will increase you therein. And seek forgiveness from Him - He will
forgive you. And be conscious of Him - He will provide you a way out of
difficult matters. And, establish the prayer.
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