Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Apr 3, 2026.
Keep Ramadan habits after Ramadan
“You need to assure yourself that you can keep up with it afterwards.”
In one sentence
The good habits built during Ramadan should be deliberately maintained and strengthened afterward through self-discipline, gradual practice, and regular self-evaluation.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Encourages fasting six days of Shawwal to carry Ramadan’s good habits forward.
- Uses Munir’s struggle to frame post-Ramadan decline as an internal discipline challenge.
- Defines habits and illustrates gradual repetition through prayer and healthier eating.
- Cites Quranic and prophetic teachings about avoiding wasted effort, patience, justice, and kindness.
- Calls listeners to review their worship, health, work, and relationships after Ramadan.
Try this week
Fast six days in Shawwal, either consecutively or separately.
Continue habits such as regular prayer, fasting, temper control, and patience.
Use prayer-time reminders and gradually internalize the salah schedule.
Make gradual health changes, such as reducing salt over time.
When you slip, correct yourself quickly instead of giving up.
Review your worship, health, work, eating habits, and relationships after Ramadan.
Support unfinished mosque projects through an in-person or online donation.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 4:134Used to argue that good deeds in worldly life bring reward in this life and the Hereafter.
Quran 16:92Used as a warning against building positive habits and then undoing them.
Quran 16:90Used to support justice, kindness, good conduct, and rejecting oppression.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“If you have been praying regularly, fasting, controlling your temper, trying to be more patient, or keeping any other good habit during Ramadan, you need to assure yourself that you can keep up with it afterwards.”
“This is, I said, jihad and nafs. Jihad and nafs, the internal struggles against external temptations, so that to keep up with many good things.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Ramadan helps us build good habits, but those habits need care after the month ends. We can keep praying, fasting, controlling our tempers, and practicing patience by resisting distractions and making small, steady changes. When we slip, we should correct ourselves quickly rather than give up. After Ramadan, we should review our worship, health, work, and relationships so that we keep growing closer to Allah.
- What is one good habit you built in Ramadan that you would like to keep?
- What small step could make that habit easier this week?
- How can patience and kindness change the way we treat people at home?
Keep listening
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