20:08 The month of Ramadan…30:38 Your fasting is not…33:35 After each salah, open…34:59 Perhaps this Ramadan…
Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 13, 2026.

Ramadan can reset your entire year

PGMA · Hassan Mohamed

“Ramadan is an opportunity to reset your entire year.”

The khateeb, at 20:08

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In one sentence

Ramadan is a divinely given opportunity to return to Allah, seek forgiveness, and transform worship and conduct through fasting, Qur'an, dua, prayer, and service.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Calls believers to taqwa and presents Ramadan as a month of mercy, forgiveness, repentance, and renewal.
  2. Explains Ramadan's connection to the Qur'an and Laylat al-Qadr.
  3. Describes forgiveness through fasting, night prayer, and seeking Laylat al-Qadr.
  4. Distinguishes spiritual fasting from merely avoiding food and drink, emphasizing clean speech and conduct.
  5. Gives practical Ramadan goals: daily Qur'an reading, dua, Taraweeh, feeding fasting people, and family planning.
  6. Closes with urgency, reminding listeners that this Ramadan may be their last, followed by supplication.
Try this week
Plan Ramadan goals with your spouse and children before the month begins.
Guard your eyes, ears, and mouth from haram, lying, cheating, backbiting, and slander.
Make dua for yourself and your children, including asking Allah for freedom from Hellfire.
Read four Qur'an pages after each of the five daily prayers, aiming for one khatm.
Read Qur'an translation and tafsir to deepen understanding.
Feed someone who is fasting.
Attend Taraweeh and night prayer, beginning and ending with the imam.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sunan an-Nasa'i
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“The month of Ramadan is an opportunity to reset your entire year. The month of Ramadan is an opportunity to go back to Allah.”
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“Your fasting is not only from food and drink. How many times do we see Muslims? They're fasting but they're lying.”
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“After each salah, open up your phone or have your Mus'haf. Read four pages. It will take you less than ten minutes.”
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“Perhaps this Ramadan may be the last Ramadan of your life. take opportunity, take advantage of your time.”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that Ramadan is a gift from Allah and a chance to return to Him with hope for mercy and forgiveness. He encouraged us to prepare together and write down goals before the month begins. Fasting means more than leaving food and drink; it also calls us to guard our words, eyes, and ears and stay away from lying, cheating, and backbiting. He suggested reading a little Qur'an after each prayer and encouraged us to understand it through translation and explanation. He also urged us to make dua for ourselves and our children, feed people who are fasting, and pray together, making good use of the time Allah gives us.

  1. How could you change the conversation if friends start talking unkindly about someone?
  2. What would you like to ask Allah for in your dua this Ramadan?
Where it was given

The masjid

Prince George's Muslim Association9150 Lanham-Severn Rd, Lanham, MD 20706Jumu'ah 11:15 AM · 12:30 PM · 1:45 PMKhateebHassan MohamedMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at PGMA65 khutbahs
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