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68 teachings · 9 passages with your words · 181 with related terms

“Gratitude” is part of the topic Gratitude (Shukr)

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  1. Your Origin Story | Your Relationship With Allah Ep.2 | Sh. Alauddin ElBakri | Ramadan Series

    TalkPublished Mar 2025Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri · Your Relationship With Allah | 2025 Ramadan Series

    • 7:59

      … ever asked me to say anything or to do anything!" May Allah Glory be to Him Grant us gratitude in this Ramadan And may Allah make us from the grateful ones For truly few people reflect on the …

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  2. The Straight Path (As-Sirat al-Mustaqim) | Journey to Success in Ramadan | Tawasaw Institute

    TalkPublished Mar 2024Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri · al-Sirat al-Mustaqeem | 2024 Ramadan Series

    • 0:00

      … Bismi'Allah "In the name of Allah" Alhamdulillah “All praise and gratitude belongs to Allah” Peace be upon the Prophet of Allah, and upon his family and companions and whoever stood by him My dear brothers and sisters …

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  3. A State of Thankfulness | Your Relationship With Allah Ep.20 | Sh. Alauddin ElBakri | Ramadan Series

    TalkPublished Mar 2025Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri · Your Relationship With Allah | 2025 Ramadan Series

    • 0:02

      … Allah subhah wa taala there's two words in the Quran that is mentioned to express thankfulness and gratitude one is mentioned in the first Ayah …

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    • 3:38

      … for them these are cheap words lip service as a Believer you turn the state of being of gratitude to words and then to actions …

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    • 5:17

      … reward you actually see it in this world this key this very easy key of having more through gratitude most people don't do it so Allah said in the …

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  4. Do Not Go Overboard | Your Relationship With Allah Ep. 27 | Sh. Alauddin ElBakri | Ramadan Series

    TalkPublished Mar 2025Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri · Your Relationship With Allah | 2025 Ramadan Series

    • 4:12

      … not thankful to Allah you know when you help someone and help and they don't even show gratitude they can't even call you and say thank you you that's not of Islam you don …

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    • 4:44

      … this is not a character that Allah likes to see in a Believer Allah likes to see us thank ful grateful appreciative considerate that we don't forget when someone helped us with something you know we will …

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    • 5:46

      … honest we will stand with you whether you stood up with us or not we will always be thankful grateful but Allah does not love Alan the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam talked about this betrayal that the hypocrite …

      Related term: grateful, thankful

  5. Friday Khutbah

    Recorded livePublished Mar 2023Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri (unverified)

    • 1:09

      … mean we thank Allah we praise him and we bear witness that there is no God but Allah and we bear witness that Muhammad is his prophet and messenger he conveyed the message he by living …

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    • 1:11

      … foreign we praise him we submit to him subhanallah and we're full of gratitude to him it's truly a blessing to have such a weather when our brothers and sisters in the same Nation that …

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    • 7:16

      … thankfulness you deny yourself and you feed the others fasting is an act of humbleness I'm humble you know when you eat you know when you're young and you eat and you exercise you think you …

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  6. The Comprehensive Command | Your Relationship With Allah Ep. 21 | Sh. Alaa ElBakri | Ramadan Series

    TalkPublished Mar 2025Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri · Your Relationship With Allah | 2025 Ramadan Series

    • 0:02

      … after we covered sa which is endurance and perseverance and shukur which is thankfulness gratitude to Allah subhana wa tala the reason why we covered them because Allah said Allah loves those who are patient there is eight …

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  7. The Grand Qiam - Powered by the Quran

    Recorded livePublished Apr 2022Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri (unverified)

    • 22:01

      … allah refers to the difficulty can we just get everyone in the back to quiet down please thank …

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    • 39:00

      … take their cars and put it where it belongs and so on so forth and they say thank you they don't have to be muslim they say thank you that in and of itself is a prayer …

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    • 44:09

      … gratitude for those of us that have the ability right um i i i got a phone call from someone a few nights ago there's a young family the mother in her late 30s died of cancer …

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  1. “Family Matters” MCA-Tawasaw Seminar

    Recorded livePublished Jan 2022Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri (unverified)

    • 27:46

      … and hire somebody to come and do you know the work because nobody knows what to do thank you so much and then we said anishkur be thankful this word thank you to the parents thank you for …

      Related term: thankful

    • 28:17

      … from the day you are five years old to the day you're 50 years old you say thank you for how you raised me thank you for how you taught me thank you how you set …

      Related term: thankful

    • 1:16:27

      … twenty dollars for you but i'm still paying the debt you don't have to gift me thank you no no oh you said thank you i will give you some more oh my god this …

      Related term: thankful

  2. SBIA Family Night Feb11th, 2023 with Tawassaw

    Recorded livePublished Feb 2023Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri (unverified)

    • 3:10

      … one man I said no thank you [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music …

      Related term: thankful

    • 44:44

      … like to call on the second basis thank you so much alhamdulillah masha'allah imanta her teaches and third place sister thank you so much may Allah bless you thank you …

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    • 1:43:06

      … leadership and with their community so we thank all of you for giving them the chance to do that inshaallah I want to thank everyone who came today from the panel of speakers to the parat to the …

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  3. Loving Muhammad Series 3: Episode 5 | Invest with Intention

    Recorded livePublished May 2025Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri (unverified)

    • 11:44

      … Okay. Is it better? Oh, now it's better. It's better. Yes. All right. Asalam alaikum everyone. Thank you so much Bakriaso Institute and Yasin Foundation for hosting this evening tonight. Uh I'm really privileged and …

      Related term: thankful

    • 50:13

      … like she said uh like he said so inshallah we are happy to help inshallah and asalamu alaikum thank you for listening and hosting yasin …

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    • 51:20

      … listening. Thank you so much. Thank you. Please turn off. Yeah, I turned it off. You can um I'm sorry that you asked. Oh, you have to leave. Thank you. Um yeah, I was going to say …

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  4. Tawasaw Speech Competition Award Ceremony 2021

    Recorded livePublished Nov 2021Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri (unverified)

    • 8:40

      … beautiful performance uh may allah reward you guys halfway across the globe but here with us virtually so thank you once again so like they said of course we'll have uh much more nasheed later …

      Related term: thankful

    • 35:15

      … Music] [Music] thank you so much thank you so much we have another session of these and it goes to you go back to brother one question uh where do you got the the cap the song …

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    • 1:21:55

      … anything uh we're here for you insha allah but thank you for joining us thank you thank you very much uh that was a uh you know a surprise of the night of and um we don …

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  5. The Parents of Gaza | Khutbah by Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri

    TalkPublished Sep 2024Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri · Friday Khutbahs

    • 3:12

      … Allah we thank Allah subhah waala we praise him and we bear witness that there is no God but one God Allah and we bear witness that Muhammad …

      Related term: thankful

    • 16:35

      … perfection three meanings for the wordan third word in the Quran how does Allah set the Dynamics say thank you Allah says in the Quran this is in be thankful to me to Allah and to your parents …

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    • 17:06

      … something do this for me and there's no end in the Quran after Allah except here be thankful to me and your parents this and your parents in the language of the Quran it gives you the …

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  6. Remembering Allah Book Launch

    Recorded livePublished Jun 2026Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakriDr. Jinan Yousef (unverified)

    • 0:02

      … Bismillah. Alhamdulillah. Jazakum Allah khair. Thank you very much for joining us tonight for the exciting launch of Twaqa's fifth book through the publishing arm. Alhamdulillah, we're joined here today by our beloved Sheikh Alaeddin …

      Related term: thankful

    • 0:34

      … Berkeley and PhD in in international law as well from um >> University of London. >> University of London. Thank you. >> [clears throat] >> um Dr. Jinan Yousef has been an author for over a decade and most recently published the …

      Related term: thankful

    • 2:06

      … and uplift Muslim communities through learning, mentorship, and service. Jazakallah Khair. Thank you so much both for joining us here tonight. >> Thank you. >> Uh so actually to start off what um Actually Dr. Tan if you could introduce …

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  7. This Ummah is Unique! | Khutbah by Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri

    TalkPublished Sep 2024Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri · Friday Khutbahs

    • 1:50

      … thank Allah subhah wa tala as he should be thanked and we bear witness that there is no God but one God Allah and wear witness that Muhammad sallu alai wasallam is his prophet and messenger the final …

      Related term: thankful

    • 15:27

      … told us be thankful to me and to your parents another D damic that we explained in the last that Allah asked of us befriend your parents and we said it's not a friendship of equals but …

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  8. Khutbah Jummah

    Recorded livePublished Feb 2023Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri (unverified)

    • 2:50

      … Bismillah we thank Allah we praise him and we bear witness that there is no God but one God Allah and we bear witness that Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam is his prophet and messenger he conveyed the message …

      Related term: thankful

    • 7:43

      … this has not happened to us yet alhamdulillah it's from Allah and we thank him and we have to take heed and learn a lesson you know rasulullah in the beginning of every he will recite this …

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    • 30:56

      … them Iman and sober and make them very successful and strong in their daily life may Allah we thank you and we never question your wisdom or judgment we thank you for giving us the power of Dua …

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  9. Health Is Your Capital | Al-Sirat Al-Mustaqeem EP. 12 | A Journey With Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri

    TalkPublished Mar 2024Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri · al-Sirat al-Mustaqeem | 2024 Ramadan Series

    • 9:22

      … beautiful religion, the fifth way that is built in Islam to keep yourself healthy is to always thank Amar for what he has granted you. Allah said in the Koran, what is the other than all become let …

      Related term: thankful

    • 9:52

      … Let as he then akombe your lord has declared that if you are thankful to me, I shall give you more. If you are healthy and you keep on thanking Allah for your health, a law will keep …

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    • 13:02

      … and that shows that there is no hardness of a law's revelation. I thank Allah for our health and I ask a lot to keep us all healthy. I mean, you are a Bellamy …

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  10. Loving Muhammad Series 3: Season Finale

    Recorded livePublished Jun 2025Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri (unverified)

    • 7:19

      … conversation. Sorry. Uh, you know, thank you for getting me out of your out of my comfort zone. I was my my my day out if I would have just been like a steady, you know, lazy, you …

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    • 7:49

      … Yasin Foundation before. Subhan Allah. Uh, and so I'm honestly like, yes, thank you. On behalf of the board, mashallah, the board of foundation have been very supportive of us at be giving us this place and …

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    • 11:26

      … would work as hard as possible and then after the conversation is over she's like actually thank you dad that makes sense you know and you know my daughter she's extremely opinionated and you know very …

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  11. Pitfalls of Humanity | Al-Sirat Al-Mustaqeem EP.20 | A Journey With Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri

    TalkPublished Mar 2024Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri · al-Sirat al-Mustaqeem | 2024 Ramadan Series

    • 7:23

      … many people or you help one person. And no matter how much you help them, they're not thankful. They're not grateful they actually want more. If you learn that, they actually do that with God Almighty …

      Related term: grateful, thankful

  12. Isra & Miraj @ Averroes High School

    Recorded livePublished Mar 2022Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri (unverified)

    • 3:07

      … for my own class so i got out of there um but yeah i just want to say thank you for letting me be here and get closer …

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    • 3:37

      … and to you all and it's been a pleasure and i look forward to it continuing so thank you anyone need this thing does it do does he do anything oh okay yeah um oh okay …

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    • 22:59

      … shahada but some people said he had it in his heart we don't know yes abu bakr thank you yes ali thank you may allah bless you you guys knocked out the first …

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  13. Do You Think Positively | Your Relationship With Allah Ep.18 | Sh. Alauddin ElBakri | Ramadan Series

    TalkPublished Mar 2025Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri · Your Relationship With Allah | 2025 Ramadan Series

    • 6:06

      … okay oh Allah make me thankful, oh Allah don't make this throw me off, don't make it make me feel arrogant and boastful and full of ego just because I tasted success So when people are …

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  14. Story of prophet Isa AA

    Recorded livePublished Dec 2021Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri (unverified)

    • 34:10

      … make them give islam and subhanallah when you offer them many of them become muslim and they say thank you nobody ever told …

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    • 39:40

      … happy thank you …

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    • 2:12:22

      … very far come back to you my dear sister it doesn't have to be the shaykh thank you my dear sister for correcting me thank you for caring about me the one who advise you is the …

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  15. Gender Relations and Marriage in Islam.

    Recorded livePublished Nov 2022Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri (unverified)

    • 6:53

      … Muslim considers it through this Revelation that Allah gave to us so if I were to go positive thank you we go angel right right off the gym …

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    • 41:39

      … children because someone is carrying it's the only relationship with your life forever happy and manage [Music] thank you your children …

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    • 45:29

      … and is another thing so the idea is we're constantly thinking about marriage thank you we clicked right …

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  16. The Enemy Within | Al-Sirat Al-Mustaqeem EP.14 | A Journey With Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri

    TalkPublished Mar 2024Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri · al-Sirat al-Mustaqeem | 2024 Ramadan Series

    • 11:42

      … become better. Insha'Allah. For now, Ramadan is the best time to do Tazkiyah for our Nafs We thank Allah for the grace of Ramadan because it purifies …

      Related term: thankful

  17. Juz' 2 Summery

    Recorded livePublished Apr 2022Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri (unverified)

    • 1:45

      … allah said therefore therefore fed kuruni so remember me so that i will remember you and be thankful to me and don't be disgraceful to me so this is really very very interesting one of the most …

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    • 2:16

      … when no one remembers you only allah says remember me so that i will remember you and be thankful to me and don't be ungrateful to me uh and then the next ayah is also very beloved …

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  18. “Most People Do Not Know” | Al-Sirat Al-Mustaqeem EP.21 | A Journey With Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri

    TalkPublished Mar 2024Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri · al-Sirat al-Mustaqeem | 2024 Ramadan Series

    • 1:37

      … get the ultimate prize in Jannat Al Na'eem Insha'Allah And most people will not be thankful to Allah or to you. So instead of, you know, chasing …

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    • 2:09

      … people and their approval, they will not be thankful nor they will give you their approval. (But most people are ungrateful) (But most people do not believe) and the third one Most people do not know. You see …

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  19. Approaching Marriage

    Recorded livePublished Mar 2022Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri (unverified)

    • 0:31

      … oneself and advising each other and serving allah's creation so we are partnering with awesome we thank them so much for their collaboration on this event and without further ado let …

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    • 1:33

      … actually their faith so that they can turn it into practice i'd like to thank the msa uh which represents all of you alhamdulillah for inviting me and uh you know choosing topics that are very relevant …

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    • 38:01

      … not going to pass a judgment on them for life you're going to just say no thank you i don't want a long-term …

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  20. Khutbah

    Recorded livePublished Nov 2022Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri (unverified)

    • 1:03

      … bad we thank him and we've been witnessed that there is no God but one God is he conveyed this message to us in a way that's in this world and in the Hereafter May Allah …

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  21. You Are Stronger with Halal by Shaykh Alauddin El Bakri

    TalkPublished Mar 2022Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri

    • 0:00

      … the drain it will suck you dry and leave you with nothing and that's why we always thank allah for giving us these three simple rules that …

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    • 0:30

      … old enough to live life safely as much as the wisdom of a 60 years old so we thank allah for giving us this safety zone halal zone in that halal zone you can grow reach your potential …

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  22. Winning This Ramadan - Part 3

    Recorded livePublished Apr 2022Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri (unverified)

    • 0:30

      … three thank you now um i want someone to warn me before asha by 15 minutes because i need to do the juzo summary okay can you warn me like nine o'clock or even five to nine …

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    • 4:25

      … come on thank you …

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    • 22:45

      … where you wanna go and get one you sit down anyone else you guys don't ah thank you raise it high anyone else where do you have it you have it time that's on the phone …

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  23. Ramadan Mubarak

    Recorded livePublished Mar 2023Transcript

    Shaykh Alauddin ElBakri (unverified)

    • 6:59

      … thank you …

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