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Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 21, 2026.

Keep the sweetness of faith after Ramadan

Abu Huraira · Amar Abdelwali

“You will taste the sweetness of iman.”

The khateeb, at 2:52

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In one sentence

The sweetness of faith is preserved after Ramadan by loving Allah and His Messenger above all, loving and choosing people for Allah’s sake, and hating a return to disbelief and disobedience through taqwa, self-accountability, and tawbah.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. The khutbah opens with praise, exhortations to taqwa, gratitude for Ramadan, and the hadith about tasting the sweetness of iman.
  2. The first component is loving Allah and His Messenger above everything, especially when desires conflict with divine commands.
  3. Ramadan’s fasting, prayer, and restraint illustrate how believers leave things for Allah’s sake and should maintain that discipline afterward.
  4. The second component is loving people, giving, and withholding for Allah’s sake while choosing righteous companions and environments.
  5. The third component is hating a return to kufr, jahiliyyah, and disobedience, with immediate tawbah and istighfar after slipping.
  6. The khutbah closes by emphasizing Allah’s nearness and response to supplication, followed by prayers and final Quranic exhortation.
Try this week
Continue beneficial Ramadan practices and self-restraint after Ramadan instead of returning to former habits.
Evaluate what you are preparing for the Hereafter through taqwa and obedience to the Quran and Sunnah.
Choose friends and environments that encourage obedience, patience, and mercy, and distance yourself from settings that promote disobedience.
When you slip, immediately make tawbah and maintain istighfar.
Leave temptations for Allah’s sake, trusting that Allah can replace what was abandoned with something better.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Three things that if you find it within yourselves, you will taste the sweetness of iman.”
Abu Huraira · Don Mills, ON
Play from 2:52
“In that case a person is with those that they love.”
Abu Huraira · Don Mills, ON
Play from 6:09
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that iman, or faith, has a sweetness that grows as we draw closer to Allah. The speaker explains that this sweetness comes from loving Allah and His Messenger above everything, loving others for Allah’s sake, and hating a return to disbelief and disobedience. After Ramadan, we should carry forward the self-control, prayer, and good habits we practiced. Our friends and surroundings matter, so we should stay close to people who encourage goodness. When we slip, we should quickly turn back to Allah through tawbah and istighfar, remembering that Allah is near and answers those who call on Him.

  1. What Ramadan habit would you most like to keep, and why?
  2. Who helps you make good choices when you are struggling?
  3. What does it mean to turn back to Allah after making a mistake?
Where it was given

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