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Allah Appreciates Your Smallest Deeds | Khutbah
Becoming a Friend of Allah - Sh. Omar Suleiman | Khutbah

Becoming a Friend of Allah - Sh. Omar Suleiman | Khutbah

Overcoming Compassion Fatigue, Numbness, and Burnout - Sh. Omar Suleiman | Khutbah

Overcoming Compassion Fatigue, Numbness, and Burnout - Sh. Omar Suleiman | Khutbah

Speaking a Word of Truth to a Tyrant - Sh. Omar Suleiman | Khutbah

Speaking a Word of Truth to a Tyrant - Sh. Omar Suleiman | Khutbah

What Do You “Smell” Like? - Sh. Omar Suleiman | Khutbah

What Do You “Smell” Like? - Sh. Omar Suleiman | Khutbah

A Living Heart Under Siege | Khutbah

A Living Heart Under Siege | Khutbah

Don't Forget Your Mistakes, Learn From Them | Khutbah

Don't Forget Your Mistakes, Learn From Them | Khutbah

Repentance Delayed and Denied: Learning from a Dying Pharoah | Khutbah

Repentance Delayed and Denied: Learning from a Dying Pharoah | Khutbah

“There is no refuge or escape from you, except to you...” | Khutbah

“There is no refuge or escape from you, except to you...” | Khutbah

How Istighfar Clears the Fog | Khutbah

How Istighfar Clears the Fog | Khutbah

Don't Minimize Your Pain, Seek its Reward | Khutbah

Don't Minimize Your Pain, Seek its Reward | Khutbah

How Aisha (ra) Became a Doctor | Khutbah

How Aisha (ra) Became a Doctor | Khutbah

Stop Trying To Escape Death. Just Make The Most of Life | Khutbah

Stop Trying To Escape Death. Just Make The Most of Life | Khutbah

You Will Never Be As Alone Or Desperate As Yunus (as) | Khutbah

You Will Never Be As Alone Or Desperate As Yunus (as) | Khutbah

Do You Think You Will Enter Jannah? | Khutbah

Do You Think You Will Enter Jannah? | Khutbah

A Message Regarding the Muslims in France | Khutbah

A Message Regarding the Muslims in France | Khutbah

“Indeed, Your Enemy is The One Cut Off” | Khutbah

“Indeed, Your Enemy is The One Cut Off” | Khutbah

Maintaining Character in Chaos and Confusion | Khutbah

Maintaining Character in Chaos and Confusion | Khutbah

Allah Spared Me, Why Would I Dip my Tongue in it?  | Khutbah

Allah Spared Me, Why Would I Dip my Tongue in it? | Khutbah

Allah Laughs at This Awkward Meeting | Khutbah

Allah Laughs at This Awkward Meeting | Khutbah

Black Friday: Fear of Missing Out on Good Deals or Deeds | Khutbah

Black Friday: Fear of Missing Out on Good Deals or Deeds | Khutbah

Don’t Wait For Others To Ask | Khutbah

Don’t Wait For Others To Ask | Khutbah

Your Father: The Middle Gate to Jannah | Khutbah

Your Father: The Middle Gate to Jannah | Khutbah

Do Not Curse Time: What A New Year Really Means | Khutbah

Do Not Curse Time: What A New Year Really Means | Khutbah

Three Moments That Lead to Paradise | Khutbah

Three Moments That Lead to Paradise | Khutbah

Owning Our Mistakes | Khutbah

Owning Our Mistakes | Khutbah

Serving the “Undeserving” | Khutbah

Serving the “Undeserving” | Khutbah

“A Life Cut Short...” | Khutbah

“A Life Cut Short...” | Khutbah

Before Our Hearts Were Hardened | Khutbah

Before Our Hearts Were Hardened | Khutbah

Wash Our Hearts With Water, Snow, and Hail | Khutbah

Wash Our Hearts With Water, Snow, and Hail | Khutbah

Let Your Water Flow To Your Neighbor | Khutbah

Let Your Water Flow To Your Neighbor | Khutbah

The Blessing You Won't Forget Next Time | Khutbah

The Blessing You Won't Forget Next Time | Khutbah

"Am I Really Sincere?" | Khutbah

"Am I Really Sincere?" | Khutbah

Forbidden From Qiyam For Questioning His Sincerity | Khutbah

Forbidden From Qiyam For Questioning His Sincerity | Khutbah

Am I Accountable for My Thoughts? | Khutbah

Am I Accountable for My Thoughts? | Khutbah

Two Conditions For Forgiveness in Sha'aban | Khutbah

Two Conditions For Forgiveness in Sha'aban | Khutbah

The Knots, Whispers, Sticks & Stones of Shaytan | Khutbah

The Knots, Whispers, Sticks & Stones of Shaytan | Khutbah

From Bad To Better & Good To Great | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

From Bad To Better & Good To Great | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

The Best Forms Of Dhikr In Ramadan | Khutbah

The Best Forms Of Dhikr In Ramadan | Khutbah

What Are You Willing To Give Up For Allah? | Khutbah

What Are You Willing To Give Up For Allah? | Khutbah

5 Best Things To Do On Laylatul Qadr | Khutbah

5 Best Things To Do On Laylatul Qadr | Khutbah

The Effect Of Laylatul Qadr On The Heart | Khutbah

The Effect Of Laylatul Qadr On The Heart | Khutbah

Al Aqsa Will Always Matter To Us | Khutbah

Al Aqsa Will Always Matter To Us | Khutbah

Learning Courage from Palestine & Our Predecessors | Khutbah

Learning Courage from Palestine & Our Predecessors | Khutbah

David and Goliath in Islam | Khutbah

David and Goliath in Islam | Khutbah

Dua to Overcome Feeling Helpless | Khutbah

Dua to Overcome Feeling Helpless | Khutbah

Sins We Commit When We’re Scared and Vulnerable | Khutbah

Sins We Commit When We’re Scared and Vulnerable | Khutbah

How Paradise Keeps Us Patient | Khutbah

How Paradise Keeps Us Patient | Khutbah

The Du’a Taught to Only 1 Prophet | Khutbah

The Du’a Taught to Only 1 Prophet | Khutbah

How Allah sends Salah upon you | Khutbah

How Allah sends Salah upon you | Khutbah

One Ummah, One Body | Khutbah

One Ummah, One Body | Khutbah

When Your True Colors Show | Khutbah

When Your True Colors Show | Khutbah

The First Footstep Of Shaytan | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

The First Footstep Of Shaytan | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Virtues of Ashura and How to Observe It | Khutbah

Virtues of Ashura and How to Observe It | Khutbah

When You Hit Your Lowest Point | Khutbah

When You Hit Your Lowest Point | Khutbah

The Highest Degree of Love for Allah | Khutbah

The Highest Degree of Love for Allah | Khutbah

Friends That Hold You Back | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Friends That Hold You Back | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

When People Keep Letting You Down | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

When People Keep Letting You Down | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

How Tahajjud Removes Stress and Sins | Khutbah

How Tahajjud Removes Stress and Sins | Khutbah

How Would The Prophet ﷺ Advise You? | Khutbah

How Would The Prophet ﷺ Advise You? | Khutbah

Inscribed on the Sword of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ | Khutbah

Inscribed on the Sword of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ | Khutbah

A Believer Cannot Be A Liar | Khutbah

A Believer Cannot Be A Liar | Khutbah

'I guarantee Jannah for the one who…' | Khutbah

'I guarantee Jannah for the one who…' | Khutbah

Quenching Our Humanity | Khutbah

Quenching Our Humanity | Khutbah

What Makes You Cry |  Khutbah

What Makes You Cry | Khutbah

7 Ways To Increase Baraka In Your Time | Khutbah

7 Ways To Increase Baraka In Your Time | Khutbah

Do Not Aid an Oppressor | Khutbah

Do Not Aid an Oppressor | Khutbah

Virtual Reality & the Fitna of Dajjal | Khutbah

Virtual Reality & the Fitna of Dajjal | Khutbah

Seeing With The Light of Allah | Khutbah

Seeing With The Light of Allah | Khutbah

Allah’s Name: At Tawwab - The One Who Accepts Repentance | Khutbah

Allah’s Name: At Tawwab - The One Who Accepts Repentance | Khutbah

Gems from the Miracles and Manners of Jesus (as) | Khutbah

Gems from the Miracles and Manners of Jesus (as) | Khutbah

But You Want Something Else From Allah | Khutbah

But You Want Something Else From Allah | Khutbah

Allah’s Guidance | Khutbah

Allah’s Guidance | Khutbah

Do Not Belittle the Efforts of Others | Khutbah

Do Not Belittle the Efforts of Others | Khutbah

Don’t be Hasty | Khutbah by Sh. Ibrahim Hindy

Don’t be Hasty | Khutbah by Sh. Ibrahim Hindy

Is Allah Punishing Me? | Khutbah

Is Allah Punishing Me? | Khutbah

Turning Your "Waste" Into Rewards | Khutbah

Turning Your "Waste" Into Rewards | Khutbah

New Beginnings with the Messenger ﷺ | Khutbah

New Beginnings with the Messenger ﷺ | Khutbah

To Truly be Free | Khutbah

To Truly be Free | Khutbah

Dangerous Assumptions | Khutbah

Dangerous Assumptions | Khutbah

Resting the Soul and Avoiding Burnout | Khutbah

Resting the Soul and Avoiding Burnout | Khutbah

The Day of Judgement as if You Can See it | Khutbah

The Day of Judgement as if You Can See it | Khutbah

Let's Let Go of Our Ego  | Khutbah

Let's Let Go of Our Ego | Khutbah

How To Start Ramadan Right  | Khutbah

How To Start Ramadan Right | Khutbah

Fasting is a Shield  | Khutbah

Fasting is a Shield | Khutbah

Al-Aqsa, Indian Muslims and Ramadan Silence  | Khutbah

Al-Aqsa, Indian Muslims and Ramadan Silence | Khutbah

What Allah Decides for you on Laylatul Qadr  | Khutbah

What Allah Decides for you on Laylatul Qadr | Khutbah

Was my Ramadan Accepted?  | Khutbah

Was my Ramadan Accepted? | Khutbah

Fighting the Ramadan Blues  | Khutbah

Fighting the Ramadan Blues | Khutbah

Our Priorities as an Ummah  | Khutbah

Our Priorities as an Ummah | Khutbah

3 Ways to Save Yourself from Fitna  | Khutbah

3 Ways to Save Yourself from Fitna | Khutbah

Social Media, Misinformation, And The Assassination of Uthman (ra)  | Khutbah

Social Media, Misinformation, And The Assassination of Uthman (ra) | Khutbah

Do Not Compromise Your Deen  | Khutbah

Do Not Compromise Your Deen | Khutbah

Why the Shaheed would want to come back  | Khutbah

Why the Shaheed would want to come back | Khutbah

The Benefits of Hasbunallahu Wa Ni'mal Wakeel | Khutbah

The Benefits of Hasbunallahu Wa Ni'mal Wakeel | Khutbah

Our Father Ibrahim (as) Still Cares About Us | Khutbah

Our Father Ibrahim (as) Still Cares About Us | Khutbah

What to do on 'Arafah | Khutbah

What to do on 'Arafah | Khutbah

The Du'as of the Salaf on Arafah | Khutbah

The Du'as of the Salaf on Arafah | Khutbah

Uniting Our Ummah When Politics Divide | Khutbah

Uniting Our Ummah When Politics Divide | Khutbah

Your Image of Allah and Attachment to Him | Khutbah

Your Image of Allah and Attachment to Him | Khutbah

The 3 Keys to Human Excellence | Khutbah

The 3 Keys to Human Excellence | Khutbah

Life Only Starts When You Die | Khutbah

Life Only Starts When You Die | Khutbah

Why Ashura is so important | Khutbah

Why Ashura is so important | Khutbah

Will Anyone Remember Me? | Khutbah

Will Anyone Remember Me? | Khutbah

Learning to Trust Allah’s Timing | Khutbah

Learning to Trust Allah’s Timing | Khutbah

Defining Masculinity Through Qur’an | Khutbah

Defining Masculinity Through Qur’an | Khutbah

Vocabulary of a Narcissist | Khutbah

Vocabulary of a Narcissist | Khutbah

The Sin of Using People | Khutbah

The Sin of Using People | Khutbah

Think Well of Allah | Khutbah

Think Well of Allah | Khutbah

O Allah, I Love You Even Though I Disobey You | Khutbah

O Allah, I Love You Even Though I Disobey You | Khutbah

Why Don't We All Have the Same Blessings? | Khutbah

Why Don't We All Have the Same Blessings? | Khutbah

A World Without Muhammad ﷺ | Khutbah

A World Without Muhammad ﷺ | Khutbah

The Advice You Need to Hear | Khutbah

The Advice You Need to Hear | Khutbah

The Pursuit of Balance | Khutbah

The Pursuit of Balance | Khutbah

The Good Deed That Ruins You | Khutbah

The Good Deed That Ruins You | Khutbah

A Summary of Islam by the Prophet ﷺ | Khutbah

A Summary of Islam by the Prophet ﷺ | Khutbah

Tired of Being Taken Advantage Of | Khutbah

Tired of Being Taken Advantage Of | Khutbah

Lost Without Allah | Khutbah

Lost Without Allah | Khutbah

How To Diagnose Your Heart | Khutbah

How To Diagnose Your Heart | Khutbah

The Fear of Living an “Ordinary” Life | Khutbah

The Fear of Living an “Ordinary” Life | Khutbah

How To Change Your Desires | Khutbah

How To Change Your Desires | Khutbah

Is All Knowledge Good? | Khutbah

Is All Knowledge Good? | Khutbah

What Causes Du‘as to Be Unheard? | Khutbah

What Causes Du‘as to Be Unheard? | Khutbah

What the Prophet ﷺ Wished He Hadn't Asked | Khutbah

What the Prophet ﷺ Wished He Hadn't Asked | Khutbah

Negative Speaking and Belittling Blessings | Khutbah

Negative Speaking and Belittling Blessings | Khutbah

When Forgiving Is Complicated | Khutbah

When Forgiving Is Complicated | Khutbah

When Parents Beg Their Kids To Believe | Khutbah

When Parents Beg Their Kids To Believe | Khutbah

Why Allah Allows Earthquakes and Suffering | Khutbah

Why Allah Allows Earthquakes and Suffering | Khutbah

Would You Pass This Test | Khutbah

Would You Pass This Test | Khutbah

Your Time to Shine #Sha'ban | Khutbah

Your Time to Shine #Sha'ban | Khutbah

Your Heart Isn’t Ready for Ramadan Unless… | Khutbah

Your Heart Isn’t Ready for Ramadan Unless… | Khutbah

A Jannah Worth Chasing | Khutbah

A Jannah Worth Chasing | Khutbah

Your Ramadan Uniform | Khutbah

Your Ramadan Uniform | Khutbah

Your Greatest Motivation | Khutbah

Your Greatest Motivation | Khutbah

Getting Past the Mid-Ramadan Dip | Khutbah

Getting Past the Mid-Ramadan Dip | Khutbah

When Allah Gifts You With Tranquility | Khutbah

When Allah Gifts You With Tranquility | Khutbah

The New You | Eid Khutbah

The New You | Eid Khutbah

AI and ChatGPT: Spiritual Resilience and Ethics | Khutbah

AI and ChatGPT: Spiritual Resilience and Ethics | Khutbah

Feeling Paralyzed by Stress and Fitna? | Khutbah

Feeling Paralyzed by Stress and Fitna? | Khutbah

The Qur’an and Intellectual Humility | Khutbah

The Qur’an and Intellectual Humility | Khutbah

Wasted Potential | Khutbah

Wasted Potential | Khutbah

Your Lord Doesn’t Forget | Khutbah

Your Lord Doesn’t Forget | Khutbah

Who Should You Really Care About? | Khutbah

Who Should You Really Care About? | Khutbah

Where Has Your Tongue Taken You? | Khutbah

Where Has Your Tongue Taken You? | Khutbah

Why Would A Man Sacrifice His Son? | Khutbah

Why Would A Man Sacrifice His Son? | Khutbah

How To Make Du'a For Barakah | Khutbah

How To Make Du'a For Barakah | Khutbah

Do You Love To Argue? | Khutbah

Do You Love To Argue? | Khutbah

Missed Opportunities | Khutbah

Missed Opportunities | Khutbah

When Allah Guides Through You | Khutbah

When Allah Guides Through You | Khutbah

The Ashura Within | Khutbah

The Ashura Within | Khutbah

Allah Appreciates Your Smallest Deeds | Khutbah
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Allah Appreciates Your Smallest Deeds | Khutbah

Islam's Cure for Depression | Khutbah

Islam's Cure for Depression | Khutbah

Conquering Your Insecurities | Khutbah

Conquering Your Insecurities | Khutbah

Allah Will Honor You | Khutbah

Allah Will Honor You | Khutbah

How Allah Uses “Tomorrow” in the Qur’an | Khutbah

How Allah Uses “Tomorrow” in the Qur’an | Khutbah

When Love Makes You Crazy | Khutbah

When Love Makes You Crazy | Khutbah

Natural Disasters & The Day of Judgment | Khutbah

Natural Disasters & The Day of Judgment | Khutbah

What Are Your Real Intentions? | Khutbah

What Are Your Real Intentions? | Khutbah

How to Make The Most of your Salah | Khutbah

How to Make The Most of your Salah | Khutbah

Palestine Khutbah Outside the White House | Dr. Omar Suleiman

Palestine Khutbah Outside the White House | Dr. Omar Suleiman

"What's the Point?" | Khutbah

"What's the Point?" | Khutbah

How Palestine Exposes Hypocrisy | Khutbah

How Palestine Exposes Hypocrisy | Khutbah

Feeling Helpless While Watching Oppression | Khutbah

Feeling Helpless While Watching Oppression | Khutbah

Palestine Awakens the Ummah | Khutbah

Palestine Awakens the Ummah | Khutbah

What Does Islam Say About War and Justice? | Khutbah

What Does Islam Say About War and Justice? | Khutbah

Your Leg is Already in Paradise | Khutbah

Your Leg is Already in Paradise | Khutbah

The Value of Just One Righteous Life | Khutbah

The Value of Just One Righteous Life | Khutbah

Media Martyrs and Symbolic Resistance | Khutbah

Media Martyrs and Symbolic Resistance | Khutbah

Staying Sincere for the Cause | Khutbah

Staying Sincere for the Cause | Khutbah

Do You Doubt the Return? | Khutbah

Do You Doubt the Return? | Khutbah

When Laws are Held Hostage | Khutbah

When Laws are Held Hostage | Khutbah

It Actually Starts with Tahajjud | Khutbah

It Actually Starts with Tahajjud | Khutbah

The Most Underestimated Major Sin | Khutbah

The Most Underestimated Major Sin | Khutbah

How Allah will Mock Them | Khutbah

How Allah will Mock Them | Khutbah

Is It All Our Fault? | Khutbah

Is It All Our Fault? | Khutbah

Why this Sha'aban is so Important | Khutbah

Why this Sha'aban is so Important | Khutbah

What Happens on the 15th of Sha'aban? | Khutbah

What Happens on the 15th of Sha'aban? | Khutbah

Ramadan Joy and Gaza Depression | Khutbah

Ramadan Joy and Gaza Depression | Khutbah

How to Make this Your Best Ramadan | Khutbah

How to Make this Your Best Ramadan | Khutbah

Setting Character Goals in Ramadan | Khutbah

Setting Character Goals in Ramadan | Khutbah

When Your Heart is On Empty | Khutbah

When Your Heart is On Empty | Khutbah

Those Who are Deprived on Laylatul Qadr | Khutbah

Those Who are Deprived on Laylatul Qadr | Khutbah

When the Decree Shocks Everyone on Laylatul Qadr | Khutbah

When the Decree Shocks Everyone on Laylatul Qadr | Khutbah

A Night Even Better than Laylatul Qadr | Khutbah

A Night Even Better than Laylatul Qadr | Khutbah

Is the End Near? | Khutbah

Is the End Near? | Khutbah

"Don't Move!" - Gaza Encampment at Northwestern University | Khutbah

"Don't Move!" - Gaza Encampment at Northwestern University | Khutbah

Act and Allah Will Unlock Success | Khutbah

Act and Allah Will Unlock Success | Khutbah

Overcoming Despair When We See Mutilated Bodies | Khutbah

Overcoming Despair When We See Mutilated Bodies | Khutbah

Resistance in Exile: from Hijra to Nakba | Khutbah

Resistance in Exile: from Hijra to Nakba | Khutbah

The Inner Strength to Keep Fighting | Khutbah

The Inner Strength to Keep Fighting | Khutbah

Will Gaza be Israel's Downfall? | Khutbah

Will Gaza be Israel's Downfall? | Khutbah

When Allah Tests You with the Truth | Khutbah

When Allah Tests You with the Truth | Khutbah

Hidden Causes of Disconnect from Allah | Khutbah

Hidden Causes of Disconnect from Allah | Khutbah

How Close Are You to the Prophet (as)? | Khutbah

How Close Are You to the Prophet (as)? | Khutbah

The Most Important Ashura of Our Lives? | Khutbah

The Most Important Ashura of Our Lives? | Khutbah

Is Allah Really with Us? | Khutbah

Is Allah Really with Us? | Khutbah

The Real History of Palestine in the Qur'an | Khutbah

The Real History of Palestine in the Qur'an | Khutbah

The One Child Pharoah Didn't Kill | Khutbah

The One Child Pharoah Didn't Kill | Khutbah

The Art of Finding Closure | Khutbah

The Art of Finding Closure | Khutbah

Don't Let them Steal your Revolution | Khutbah

Don't Let them Steal your Revolution | Khutbah

Thank God We're Not Them | Khutbah

Thank God We're Not Them | Khutbah

What If I Can't Look Anymore? | Khutbah

What If I Can't Look Anymore? | Khutbah

Wounds That Aren't Meant To Heal | Khutbah

Wounds That Aren't Meant To Heal | Khutbah

Your False Sense of Security: From Gaza and Beyond | Khutbah

Your False Sense of Security: From Gaza and Beyond | Khutbah

Hind Rajab to Aafia Siddiqui: Re-humanizing the De-humanized | Khutbah

Hind Rajab to Aafia Siddiqui: Re-humanizing the De-humanized | Khutbah

When It’s Hard to say Alhamdulilah | Khutbah

When It’s Hard to say Alhamdulilah | Khutbah

Israel Has the Right to Defend Itself? | Khutbah

Israel Has the Right to Defend Itself? | Khutbah

Is Revenge Worth it? It Hurts You More Than You Think | Khutbah

Is Revenge Worth it? It Hurts You More Than You Think | Khutbah

Earning Jannah While Watching a Genocide | Khutbah

Earning Jannah While Watching a Genocide | Khutbah

What if Oppression is Our Destiny? | Khutbah

What if Oppression is Our Destiny? | Khutbah

Who Do I Vote For? A message to American Muslims | Khutbah

Who Do I Vote For? A message to American Muslims | Khutbah

What are Your True Intentions? Goodwill VS Ego | Khutbah

What are Your True Intentions? Goodwill VS Ego | Khutbah

Allah Will Surprise You - Embracing the Unknown | Khutbah

Allah Will Surprise You - Embracing the Unknown | Khutbah

Allah WILL Test You With Your Words | Khutbah

Allah WILL Test You With Your Words | Khutbah

Just When You Thought It Was Over | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Just When You Thought It Was Over | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

You Need to Love Allah More | Ramadan Prep Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

You Need to Love Allah More | Ramadan Prep Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Beyond Halal & Haram: Are You Numbing Your Heart? | Ramadan Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Beyond Halal & Haram: Are You Numbing Your Heart? | Ramadan Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Who are the human devils amongst us? | Ramadan Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Who are the human devils amongst us? | Ramadan Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

The Amazing Connections Between Jumah and Laylatul Qadr | Ramadan Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

The Amazing Connections Between Jumah and Laylatul Qadr | Ramadan Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Do Not Abandon the Masjid After Ramadan | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Do Not Abandon the Masjid After Ramadan | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

What is your biggest fear? A wake up call amidst collapse | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

What is your biggest fear? A wake up call amidst collapse | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Your Future Self Is Not Who You Think It Is | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Your Future Self Is Not Who You Think It Is | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

How to Deal With Angry People | Khutbah by Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

How to Deal With Angry People | Khutbah by Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

"If Only I Had the Strength…" | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

"If Only I Had the Strength…" | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

How Allah Defends Those Who Believe | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

How Allah Defends Those Who Believe | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

India VS Pakistan: The Deadly Cost of Nationalism | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

India VS Pakistan: The Deadly Cost of Nationalism | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

How the Plot of Israel Will Backfire | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

How the Plot of Israel Will Backfire | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Are You Waiting to Become a Victim? | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Are You Waiting to Become a Victim? | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Why is the World Falling Apart? | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Why is the World Falling Apart? | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Ashura is Not Nostalgia | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Ashura is Not Nostalgia | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

"What I Saw in Bosnia." 30 Years After the Genocide | Lecture by Dr. Omar Suleiman

"What I Saw in Bosnia." 30 Years After the Genocide | Lecture by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Are You Willing to Truly Sacrifice for Allah? | Lecture by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Are You Willing to Truly Sacrifice for Allah? | Lecture by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Practicing Detachment: A Daily Guide to Freeing Your Heart for Allah | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Practicing Detachment: A Daily Guide to Freeing Your Heart for Allah | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

The Crime of Hunger | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

The Crime of Hunger | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Don’t Just Exist—Live for What Allah Created You For | Lecture by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Don’t Just Exist—Live for What Allah Created You For | Lecture by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Gaza Is Starving — But Allah’s Promise Has Not Failed | Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

Gaza Is Starving — But Allah’s Promise Has Not Failed | Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

The Qur’an They Can’t Bomb: Stories from Gaza | Dr. Omar Suleiman

The Qur’an They Can’t Bomb: Stories from Gaza | Dr. Omar Suleiman

Do People Have Hope In You? | Dr. Omar Suleiman

Do People Have Hope In You? | Dr. Omar Suleiman

How You Should Eat While Gaza Starves | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

How You Should Eat While Gaza Starves | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

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Allah Appreciates Your Smallest Deeds | Khutbah

You might take some of your good deeds lightly and even forget that you did them, but Allah is al-Shakur, the Most Appreciative, and He appreciates even the smallest acts of good that you do.

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Malik ibn Dinar, rahmahullahu ta'ala, was once walking by a graveyard. And as he walked by the graveyard, he remarked and he said,
مساكين أهل الدنيا خرجوا منها وما ذاقوا أطيب ما فيها He said, how unfortunate are these people of the dunya
that they left this dunya, they left this world and they didn't get to taste the best of it. So those who were with him, they asked him,
قالوا وما أطيب فيها, what is the best of this world? So he said to them, معرفة الله عز وجل ومحبته He said, it is knowing Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
and having love for Allah عز وجل. This is the greatest of the dunya. How difficult is life when a person does not know Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala?
How difficult is it for them to know how to react to the events happening in their life? How difficult is it for them to know what their role, their responsibility is in this world?
How difficult is it to live when you don't know who the human being is to begin with? What the human being is to begin with? What your role is in life? What your purpose is in this world?
So what he said is eminently true. That those who do not have the relationship with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala,
those who don't know Allah عز وجل, they live a very difficult life. And those who know Allah عز وجل, they've tasted the best of what there is in this world.
And so in today's khutbah I want to speak shortly about one of the names of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Just so that we can develop some knowledge of Allah عز وجل.
So that we can know how to have some form of relationship with our Creator subhanahu wa ta'ala. Allah gives us His names and attributes so that we develop a relationship with Him.
So that we understand who Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is. Allah عز وجل says in the Qur'an, لِيَوَفِّيَهُمْ أُجُورَهُمْ وَيَزِيدَهُمْ مِنْ فَضْرِهِ إِنَّهُ غَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ
He says that He may give them in full their reward. And that He may increase for them their bounty. And that He is غفور, forgiving, and شكور, the one who is appreciative.
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala gives Himself these names as شاكر, an attribute. An innate attribute of being appreciative.
And الشكر subhanahu wa ta'ala, the one whom by His will and His generosity, He always increases. He increases for the one who gives Him.
شكر literally is to increase something. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is الشكر, and that when you give Him something subhanahu wa ta'ala, He increases it. Linguistically the Arabs would say,
الدرب الشكر The animal, the beast, that is شكر, the horse, the camel. What did they mean by that? They meant you would give it a little bit of food, a little bit of water,
and it would go a long distance. It would give you a great amount of output, even though you gave it a small amount of input. A small amount of water and food and it gave you a lot of energy.
So they would say, this animal is شكر. They would also say الأرض الشكر, the land that is شكر. You would give it very little water, and yet somehow it would give you a lot of produce.
It would give you a lot of fruits. What you gave was a little, and yet the reward was multiplied. So they would call it شكر. And this is the reality of understanding Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala,
with this name of being a شكر, is that He is the one who appreciates and increases the very little that you present Allah azzawajal. You gave Him very little in عبادة.
You gave Him very little in devotion. Yet Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala took it, and He multiplied its reward. He increased its reward. And He gave you in this dunya, and He gives you in the next.
But the key is, for you to have a relationship with Allah azzawajal, through this name of being a شكر, the key is you have to give Him something. You have to present something. You can't go with nothing.
Allah gives, He takes what is little from you, and He multiplies, He gives you more back. But you have to give something. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says, وَمَا يَقْتَرِفْ حَسَنَةً نُزِدْ لَهُ فِيهَا حُسْنًا
Whoever commits a good deed, we will increase for him the good. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will give you an increase in it. إِنَّهُ غَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ Indeed, He is forgiving and appreciative.
Any good deed, even the small good deeds, are glorified in this religion. Not because of the smallness of the deed, but because of the greatness
of the one who appreciates the good that we do. We know our religion. The Prophet ﷺ told us, if you remove something harmful from the street, this is a sadaqah.
If you smile in the face of your brother, this is a sadaqah. The smallest of deeds, kissing the hand of your mother, taking care of an animal, these small deeds are ones that are appreciated by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
because you are dealing with a shakoor. You're dealing with the one who is the most appreciative. You may forget these deeds. You pick up some litter and you throw it in the garbage. You forget that you did it. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala did not forget.
A shakoor does not forget them. A shakoor rewards them and increases its good. Our Prophet ﷺ tells us, اتقِ النَّارُ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ ثَمْرًا He said, protect yourself,
guard yourself against the hellfire, even if it is with half of a date. And you think about this statement of our Prophet ﷺ. You may be above receiving half of a date.
If someone took a date and broke it in half, and gave you half, you may say, I don't want it. I'll take the one that's untouched. Yet Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, if someone gave even that small amount
in sadaqah, with sincerity, the Prophet ﷺ says, this may protect the person from the hellfire. So he tells you, guard yourself against the hellfire, even if all you're giving is half of a date.
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is a shakoor. And He will give you, when you give to Allah عز و جل. The Prophet ﷺ tells us, لا يحقرن أحدكم من المعروف شيئا
He said, do not let anyone of you belittle anything that is good. Do not belittle any good deed. Do not ever be the person who says, you know, this is too small of a deed. This is too small of a good deed.
I'm gonna do something else. Never do that. He said, even if it is meeting your brother with a cheerful face. Even if the good deed is that when you see a Muslim brother, you smile, you're cheerful.
He said, never, never belittle it. Why? Because you are dealing with a shakoor subhanahu wa ta'ala. You're dealing with the one subhanahu wa ta'ala can take that good deed and give you multiples in reward and return.
The Prophet ﷺ, once he said, مَنْ فَطَرَ صَائِمًا كَانَ عِتْقًا لِرَقْبَتِهِ مِنَ النَّارِ Whoever feeds someone who is fasting,
it may be what frees their neck from the hellfire. Some of the companions, they came to the Prophet ﷺ. They said, Ya Rasulullah, this, what you said,
prefers the wealthy over us. He said, the wealthy sahaba, they can buy a meal and they can feed the person who's fasting. They said, we're poor, we don't have anything.
So we don't get the reward. The Prophet ﷺ, he said, this reward is even for the one who fetches a cup of water and gives it to the one who's fasting. Just go get the water
and give it to the one who's fasting. You'll get the same reward. Because it's not about the deed, it's about the one subhanahu wa ta'ala who appreciates the good deed that we do. The Prophet ﷺ tells us,
مَنْ قَرَأَ حَرْفًا مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَلَهُ بِهِ حَسَنًا Whoever recites a single letter from the Book of Allah, will receive a good deed.
And the good deed is multiplied by ten. And then he said, لَا أَقُولْ أَلِفْ لَا مِمْ حَرْفْ وَلَكِنْ أَلِفٌ حَرْفٌ وَلَا مُنْ حَرْفٌ وَمِمٌ حَرْفٌ And the Prophet ﷺ said, I'm not saying أَلِفْ لَا مِمْ is a حَرْف,
is a letter, is a word. He said, no, I'm saying أَلِفْ is a letter, that you'll be rewarded one reward multiplied by ten. And لَمْ is a letter, you'll be rewarded one reward multiplied by ten. And مِمْ is a letter, one reward multiplied by ten.
All of this reward, I remember sometimes when I'm younger, and our teachers would tell us, read the Qur'an, each letter is a reward, and each reward is multiplied by ten. I'd say, why? Like, why all these numbers? But you realize,
the Prophet ﷺ is teaching us this, for us to understand, who is it you are dealing with? You're dealing with Allah ﷻ. And just the small effort you present, Allah ﷻ will give you a reward
and multiply the reward on top of it. To tell you, give an effort. To tell you, take a step towards Allah ﷻ. To tell you, present something with sincerity to Allah ﷻ.
We know the hadith of our Prophet ﷺ, that a man was in the desert, and he was thirsty, and he finally comes across a well, and he gets himself some water,
and he quenches his thirst. And then he looks to see a dog, and the dog is also thirsty. And he says, this dog is in the same situation I was in.
So he goes down into the well again, and he fills his slipper with water, and he comes out and he gives it to the dog. And the Prophet ﷺ says,
فَشَكَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ فَغُفِرَ لَهُ فَأَدْخَلَهُ الْجَنَّةِ Allah ﷻ appreciated, فَشَكَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ Allah appreciated what he did, and forgave his sins,
and entered him into Jannah. Just for giving water to a dog. Why? Because of his sincerity, and because he is dealing with a Lord ﷻ, who appreciates the good that we put forward.
We know the hadith of our Prophet ﷺ. All of these hadith are telling you what? Don't give up on the good deeds. Even more than this, the Prophet ﷺ tells us, this world is for four people.
He said, the first is a man whom Allah has given him knowledge, and Allah has given him wealth, so he gives for the sake of Allah ﷻ. He said, and it is for a second person, who sees the first man.
Allah has given him knowledge but has not given him wealth. So he sees the first person, and he says, if only I had the money he had, I would give just like him. He says,
They are equal in the sight of Allah ﷻ. The generosity of your Lord ﷻ is just having the sincere, truly sincere intention to do something good.
Even if you are not capable of doing that good deed, Allah will reward you as if you did that good deed. Why? Because he is shakur ﷻ. Even the pure sincere intention to do good,
and Allah will reward you as if you did the good. Because this is how he appreciates his servants and the good that they bring forward. And look at how Allah ﷻ points our eyes
to this reality throughout the Qur'an. Allah ﷻ says, لِيَوَفِّيَهُمْ أُجُورَهُمْ وَيَزِيدَهُمْ مِنْ فَضْلٍ That he may give them, compensate them for their good, وَيَزِيدَهُمْ
And to increase from his bounty, subhanahu wa ta'ala. He doesn't just compensate your good. You do something good, he says, okay, I give you back good in return. Equal for equal, no. He gives you in return,
وَيَزِيدَهُمْ مِنْ فَضْلٍ And he increases for them out of his bounty. إِنَّهُ غَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ He is forgiving and he is appreciative. وَمَنْ يَقْتَرِفْ حَسَنَةً نُزِدْ لَهُ فِيهَا حُسْنًا Whoever commits a good deed,
we will increase for them what is good. إِنَّهُ غَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ He is forgiving and he is appreciative. Allah says, لَهُمْ مَا يَشَاءُونَ فِيهَا وَلَدَيْنَا مَزِيدٌ They will have in paradise whatever they desire,
whatever they want. That's it? No. وَلَدَيْنَا مَزِيدٌ And we will give them even more than what they desire. Things that you cannot even desire, you don't even know them. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will give you of them.
لَلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا الْحُسْنَ وَزِيَادَةً Allah says to those who do good, they will have good. وَزِيَادَةً And an increase and more. Even more they will have. All of these verses are telling you
you are dealing with a Lord subhanahu wa ta'ala. He's not gonna give you back equal to what you give Him. He's gonna give you far more than what you give Him subhanahu wa ta'ala. إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ مِثْخَالَ ذَرَةٍ
Allah does not cause injustice even in Adam's weight. وَإِنْ تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَعِفُهَا And if it is a good deed, He will increase and multiply it. If you do the smallest of wrong,
Allah will not punish you more than what you have done. But if you do good, He will multiply your good. If you do good, it will be multiples of good that you will see in return subhanahu wa ta'ala.
That's why our Prophet ﷺ said, مَنْ تَصَدَّقْ بِعَدْرِ ثَمَرًا Whoever gives sadaqa that is equal to a date, just one date of sadaqa. من كَسْبٍ طَيِّبٍ From pure wealth, halal wealth.
He said, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will take this and He will grow it just like any of you raises a horse. When the horse is first born, it is weak, it can barely stand,
but they raise it, and they feed it, and they train it until the horse is strong. He said, just like you do this, Allah will raise the sadaqa that you give until you come on the Day of Judgment, and it is like the mountain of Uhud.
The person gave one date of sadaqa, sincerely, from pure halal wealth, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will grow it until it is like the mountain of Uhud. And you look throughout the Qur'an and the sunnah,
you see this theme over and over again. Yusuf a.s. gives up, sacrifices being a servant in the home of a wealthy person, where he's living in the luxury of his house.
He gives it up for the sake of Allah. What does Allah do? Allah brings him out of prison as a king. Ja'far ibn Abi Talib r.a. goes and he fights in battle
until both of his arms are cut off and he is killed. What does our Prophet say? He says, أَرَاهُ الْآنَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ أَدَّلَهُ اللَّهُ بِذَرَاعِهِ جَنَاحِينِ مِنْ يَاقُودٍ
He says, I can see him in paradise right now, Allah has replaced his two arms with two wings that are made of gems, made of rubies and gems. يَطِيرُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ يَأْكُلُ مِنْ فَمَرِهَا
وَيَشْرَبُ مِنْ أَنْهَارِهَا He said, the Prophet s.a.w. said, he is flying in paradise, he is eating from its fruits, and he is drinking from his rivers. He gave up his arms for the sake of Allah, Allah replaced it with wings
that are made of jewels. The Prophet s.a.w. said, we know the hadith of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh r.a, of the ten who were given glad tidings of Jannah, this young man was going to be one of the leaders,
if not the leader of Yathrib, of the city that would become Medina. Yet he met the Prophet s.a.w. and he accepted Islam, and he followed the Prophet, the power that would have been his,
he gave it to the Prophet s.a.w. and followed him until he died. What did the Prophet s.a.w. say? أَرَى سَبْعِينَ أَلْفَ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ يَحْمِلُونَ جَنَازَةِ سَعْدَ بِالْمُعَاذِ رضي الله عنه.
He said, 70,000 of the angels came down to carry the funeral procession of Sa'ad رضي الله عنه. He gave up something for the sake of Allah. Look at how Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala rewarded him. Look at how Allah عز و جل took care of him.
And we see this again throughout the seerah. We see the story of Umm Salama رضي الله عنها who was kept prisoner in Mecca, torn away from her husband. Her husband was going for hijrah,
she was going for hijrah with him. They prevented her. They said, if you go, you can't take your child. And so they were pulling on the child until they dislocated his arm. She saw this, she started to cry and she said,
I'm staying in Mecca with my child. But every day she wanted to go to Medina to perform the hijrah. They said she would walk to the boundary of Mecca looking towards Medina.
Because she wanted to go but she couldn't go. Then finally, her family felt sympathy for her and they told her, you can go. And she didn't want to wait an extra minute afraid that they might change their mind.
So she took whatever she had, started walking towards Medina. Uthman ibn Talha رضي الله عنه at this time he's not Muslim. He comes and he sees a woman with a child walking by themselves on the path to Medina.
He said, where are you going? She said, I'm going to Medina. He said, by yourself walking? She said, yes. So he said, no. He was not Muslim but he had chivalry. He had generosity.
He said, no, you're going to go on my camel. And he got off his camel and she got on and he walked. And he led her all the way from Mecca to Medina. Until he got to the outskirts of Medina,
she came down, he took his camel, he left. And she remarked, she said, I know Allah will appreciate what he did. And when the Prophet ﷺ conquered Mecca
and he accepted Islam, the Prophet ﷺ, the people of Mecca, people like Uthman ibn Talha, they were afraid the Prophet ﷺ is going to take revenge against them. Instead the Prophet ﷺ said, where is Uthman ibn Talha?
And he came forward. And the Prophet ﷺ said, take this. These are the keys of the Ka'bah. Take them. لا ينزعها منكم إلا ظالم No one will take this from you
except that they are a tyrant. And he gave it to Uthman رضي الله عنه the keys of the Ka'bah. And until today, the offspring of Uthman ibn Talha have the keys to the Ka'bah. The Prophet ﷺ honored him
for the good that he did. We see this throughout our religion. You give up something for the sake of Allah عز و جل and Allah عز و جل will always appreciate the good that we give for the sake of Allah سبحانه وتعالى فَأَقُولُ قَوْلِ هَذَا وَالصَّغْفَرُونَ
إِنَّهُ الْغَفُورُ
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَاةِ وَالسَّلَامُ وَعَلَىٰ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَعَلَىٰ آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَمِنْ وَلَا Throughout the Qur'an, Allah سبحانه وتعالى, when he speaks about his attribute of being a shakoor, he pairs it with two other attributes.
وَكَانَ اللَّهُ شَاكِرًا عَلِيمًا Allah is appreciative and he is alimah, he is knowledgeable. Why does Allah pair his appreciative nature with his knowledge?
Because subhanAllah, sometimes in life, we help people, we help other people. We do them a favor, we help them out here and there. And they don't thank you, they don't appreciate it.
Why? Because they don't understand what you did for them. Maybe they don't know you did it behind their backs. Or maybe even if they do know, they don't understand how you did them a good favor. So they don't thank you and they don't appreciate you for it.
But Allah is appreciative and he is also alimah, he is all-knowing. So any good you do, Allah عز و جل knows it. And he سبحانه وتعالى will appreciate it.
The other name of Allah that he pairs with being shakoor is ghafoor, forgiving. And the scholars say, why does Allah pair these two together? إِنَّ رَبَّنَا لَغَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ Indeed, our Lord is forgiving and he is appreciative.
And they said this is because the greatest form of appreciation is Allah forgiving your sins. And so if you want Allah سبحانه وتعالى to forgive your sins, do good deeds.
Allah will appreciate it and he will forgive our sins. Now there's three other points before we conclude. Number one, in order to have a relationship with a shakoor سبحانه وتعالى,
in order to receive his appreciation, you have to give. من نفس عن مؤمن كربة من كربة الدنيا نفس الله عنه كربة من كربة يوم القيامة
Whoever removes the difficulty from a believer in this dunya, Allah will remove the difficulty for them on the day of judgment. Whoever makes easy something for another Muslim in this world, Allah will make easy for them something in the next world.
You do something, Allah will give you something even more, something even better. But you have to do something for the sake of Allah. The second is to worship Allah often. If you truly believe in the depth of your heart that Allah is appreciative,
if you really believe this, that Allah will appreciate your good, then you will take advantage by doing good deeds. Big and small. You will not see them as being insignificant. You will try your best to do.
As our Prophet ﷺ said, إذا قامت الساعة وفي يدي أحدكم فصيلة فليغرسها If you see the day of judgment happening and in your hand there is a seed, then let them plant that seed.
Why? Because you know Allah is appreciative. You know that Allah will reward you for that good deed. But to have that ability, you do the good deeds. And you take advantage of them. And you don't be lazy because you believe that Allah will appreciate the good.
And the final point is to be sincere. Allah is a shakoor, He appreciates the good, but only if it comes with sincerity. Only if we do it only for the sake of Allah.
We don't do it so that people appreciate us and praise us, but only that Allah appreciates us. And so if we keep these three together, we will have a relationship with Allah through His name as shakoor. May Allah appreciate our good and inspire us to do more good.