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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 6, 2026.

Let Ramadan transform how you live

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“Ramadan becomes our schedule and everything else fits in around it.”

The khateeb, at 3:32

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In one sentence

Ramadan's central purpose is to cultivate servanthood through self-control, patience, and discipline so that worship transforms how Muslims handle desires, speech, hardship, and relationships.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Ramadan's goal is true servanthood and obedience, not merely hunger or ritual endurance.
  2. Self-control begins with personal responsibility, especially controlling the tongue and practicing patience.
  3. Worship should quiet distractions and transform responses to conflict, stress, and hardship.
  4. Ramadan and Laylatul Qadr provide opportunities to prioritize Allah, discipline the nafs, and build urgency.
  5. Personal transformation through Ramadan can strengthen individuals and improve the condition of the ummah.
Try this week
Make Ramadan the organizing schedule and fit other activities around it.
Reduce consumption, noise, and distractions to create more stillness and focus.
Control the tongue and carry patience into disagreements, dhikr, sujood, and dua at iftar.
Prioritize seeking Laylatul Qadr during the last ten nights.
Discipline and tame the nafs, redirecting grief and frustration instead of lashing out.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2Patience and prayer are presented as means of seeking help, with fasting understood as training in patience.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Ramadan becomes our schedule and everything else fits in around it”
ICPC Clifton · Clifton, NJ
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“The shaytan can only incentivize me But I'm the one who follows through with the action”
ICPC Clifton · Clifton, NJ
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“Ibadah should transform And if it's not transforming Then there's something Flawed About the way I'm approaching it”
ICPC Clifton · Clifton, NJ
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that Ramadan is not mainly about feeling hungry; it is about becoming true servants of Allah. Fasting and prayer should build patience, self-control, and discipline that show up in our speech, relationships, and responses to hardship. We are encouraged to quiet distractions, consume less, and make Ramadan the center of our schedule. The last ten nights, especially the search for Laylatul Qadr, are a chance to practice urgency and prioritize what matters most. If our worship changes our character, Ramadan can transform both our individual lives and our wider community.

  1. What is one distraction you could reduce during Ramadan?
  2. When is it hardest for you to control your words or reactions?
  3. What would making Ramadan your priority look like in our family?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Passaic County, Clifton259 Pershing Rd, Clifton, NJ 07013ArchiveAll khutbahs at ICPC Clifton76 khutbahs
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