Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 6, 2026.
Finish Ramadan with greater worship
“What's important is how we finish this month.”
In one sentence
Fasting should train the whole person, body, senses, heart, and relationships, and Ramadan should be finished with intensified worship during the last ten nights.
The khutbah in 4 steps
- Warns against letting Ramadan become a repetitive routine disconnected from fasting’s purpose.
- Explains three levels of fasting: restraining the stomach, restraining the senses and limbs, and occupying the heart with Allah’s remembrance.
- Urges listeners to pursue forgiveness and Laylatul Qadr by finishing Ramadan with greater effort.
- Closes by recommending dhikr, Quran, repentance, and the dua for forgiveness.
Try this week
Eat moderately at night and continue practicing restraint after breaking the fast.
Guard the eyes, ears, tongue, hands, and feet from haram, backbiting, slander, vulgarity, and harm.
Increase qiyam, taraweeh, dhikr, Quran reading, and asking Allah for forgiveness during the last ten nights.
Wake and encourage family members to worship and seek Laylatul Qadr together.
Examine one personal fault or desire, improve relationships with others, and assess consistency in remembering Allah.
Recite the dua “Allahumma innaka afu tuhibbul afu fa afu an” during the last ten nights.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“the reward of this fast, the virtue of this fast is far greater than that”
“what's important is how we finish this month and how are we able to get this opportunity of Laylatul Qadr”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminds us that fasting is more than staying away from food and drink. It should also teach our eyes, ears, tongue, hands, and heart to turn away from wrong and toward Allah. The last ten nights of Ramadan are a special chance to seek forgiveness, worship more, and look for Laylatul Qadr. We should prepare ourselves, encourage our families, and make our homes places of remembrance. A simple dua to repeat is: “Allahumma innaka afu tuhibbul afu fa afu an.”
- Which part of fasting, our body, words, actions, or heart, needs the most attention?
- How could our family make the last ten nights more meaningful together?
- What is one good habit we can start before Ramadan ends?
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