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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 13, 2026.

Ramadan builds strength without abandoning responsibility

Community Mosque · Khalid Griggs

“Ramadan is not the time for us to stop and pull back from our responsibilities.”

The khateeb, at 23:40

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In one sentence

Ramadan is a training ground for self-restraint and spiritual strength, not a retreat from faith, family, justice, or communal responsibility.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Urges listeners not to assume they will live to witness Ramadan.
  2. Explains fasting as discipline intended to build self-restraint and resistance to wrongdoing.
  3. Provides historical context about Ramadan's obligation after the Hijrah.
  4. Argues that Ramadan should not suspend social, familial, or religious responsibilities.
  5. Cites major Ramadan-era events as examples of collective perseverance.
  6. Closes with prayers for purification, guidance, mercy, and relief for the oppressed.
Try this week
Prepare for Ramadan with humility instead of assuming you will live to see it.
Use fasting to discipline food, drink, interactions, and resistance to wrongdoing.
Continue supporting family, serving society, and upholding religious responsibilities while fasting.
Maintain good conduct even when fasting causes irritation or physical difficulty.
Make du'a for purified hearts, truthful speech, guidance, mercy, and relief for the oppressed.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Ramadan is not a time to withdraw from the society, to withdraw from the responsibilities that you and I have to uphold this faith. that you and I have to support our families.”
Community Mosque · Winston-Salem, NC
Play from 18:38
“Ramadan is not the time for us to stop and pull back from our responsibilities.”
Community Mosque · Winston-Salem, NC
Play from 23:40
“Let us make du'a that Allah purify our hearts from hypocrisy, our deeds from showing off our tongues from falsehood and our eyes from betrayal.”
Community Mosque · Winston-Salem, NC
Play from 24:57
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan is approaching, and the khutbah reminds us not to assume we will live to see it. Fasting is meant to teach self-restraint by helping us practice discipline with food, drink, and our interactions, so we become stronger against what is wrong. The early Muslim community faced hardship while fasting, yet Ramadan did not make them abandon their families, faith, or responsibilities to society. We should keep serving others, standing for what is right, and treating people well even when fasting feels difficult. We can enter the month with sincere prayers for purified hearts, truthful speech, guidance, mercy, and relief for people suffering oppression.

  1. What is one responsibility you want to keep doing well during Ramadan?
  2. How can fasting help us practice better behavior with other people?
  3. What kind of prayer would you make for people who are oppressed or suffering?
Where it was given

The masjid

Community Mosque of Winston Salem1419 Waughtown Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27107Jumu'ah Adhan 1:30 PM · Khutbah 1:45 PMKhateebKhalid GriggsMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Community Mosque37 khutbahs
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