Blessings of Allah

All praises belong to

Allah. We praise him. We seek his help

and support

in all our matters. We send peace and

blessings

upon Muhammad

upon his family, upon his companions, and upon

all those who follow him up until the

last day. My brothers and sisters,

welcome to Jumah Khutbaah summary. The topic of

today's Khutbaah in Dubai

is being grateful to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.

SubhanAllah,

being grateful to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala is

the trait of a true believer.

Yes,

indeed, a true slave of Allah, a true

believer in Allah, the one who has

sincere faith in Allah Almighty,

he is always grateful to Allah Subhanahu Wa

Ta'ala. He always

praises

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. He will always

be in a state of contentment.

Why? Because he is grateful.

He always glorifies, praises Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.

And why shouldn't we

glorify and praise Allah?

Why shouldn't we be thankful to Allah when

He has given us so many,

so many things,

countless blessings

and favors that He has given. Allah Subhanahu

Wa Ta'ala He says

If you and I were to count

the favors, the bounties, the blessings of Allah,

we will never be able to count them.

My brothers and sisters, it is the command

of Allah Almighty

to be grateful. Allah Almighty says,

walatakfaroon.

Remember me so that I will remember you

and be grateful to me

and do not deny me. SubhanAllah,

being grateful is something that is so much

needed for a person to be at calm,

to be at peace, to be satisfied,

to be at

the state of joy

and contentment.

Because those people who are ungrateful,

who are inconsiderate

for the favors, for the blessings that are

there within them and around

them, they will always be unhappy.

They will always celebrate sadness.

But then, on the contrary,

those people who are grateful to Allah Subhanahu

Wa Ta'ala,

those people who acknowledge

the favours and the blessings of Allah, those

people who are in true

awe to Allah Almighty

in a way that they always

have sense of gratitude

towards their Creator Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'la, they

will always be happy. They will always

understand the situation

whether it is in prosperity

or in adversity,

whether they are in peace

or they are in pain, they will always

celebrate

greatness of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala and this

is something which is very much needed. You

know, the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, he

he manifested

his gratitude to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala in

terms of his worship.

People used to ask

him, you know, why do you,

you know, pray so much? Why do you

put so much of struggle and effort when

Allah Almighty has forgiven your past, present and

the future sins?

He said something wonderful

which should stay in our minds and hearts

and lives, my brothers and sisters. He says,

Afala akunu Abdul shakurah?

Shouldn't I be grateful to Allah

for the favors that he has given me?

So my brothers and sisters, focus on favors.

You'll be happy.

Celebrate

the goodness that Allah has provided you. Yes,

we understand that we do go through situations

that are tough.

Trials, troubles, problems, challenges,

but then the true believer he comes out

from that by this mindfulness

that he has to say Alhamdulillah

in all situations. So we ask Allah Subhanahu

Wa Ta'ala to help us develop this trait

of gratefulness,

to show gratitude to Allah

and to the creation. We ask Allah

to grant well-being and goodness to his highness,

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president

of the UAE. Likewise, we ask Allah Almighty

to bless all the rulers of the Emirates.

We ask Allah Almighty to help and protect

this beautiful nation, the UAE,

from all kinds of evils and harms. We

ask Allah Almighty to shower his blessings and

mercy and peace to all Muslims across the

to the entire humanity.

to the entire humanity.