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Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 20, 2026.

Ramadan is a chance to return to Allah

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“Allah loves those who repent time and time again.”

The khateeb, at 28:44

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In one sentence

Because Allah loves and repeatedly opens the door of sincere repentance, believers should use Ramadan’s present opportunity to return to Him through tawbah, worship, and seeking forgiveness.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Opens with prayers for Ramadan to bring relief, forgiveness, patience, and spiritual benefit.
  2. Explains from Surah al-Ghafir that angels seek forgiveness for believers and pray for their salvation with their families.
  3. Teaches that Allah loves repeated sincere repentance, using the lost traveler and thirsty dog hadiths as examples.
  4. Shares stories of Abdullah al-Marzuq, Fudayl ibn Ayyad, and Bishr al-Hafi to show how reminders can transform sinful lives.
  5. Urges listeners to seize Ramadan through repentance, sujood, night worship, and asking Allah for forgiveness before the opportunity ends.
  6. Closes with extended supplications for forgiveness, guidance, Islam, and the oppressed.
Try this week
Make sincere tawbah and return to Allah after falling into sin, even if the same mistake happens again.
Use Ramadan intentionally for worship and seeking forgiveness rather than postponing repentance.
Wake during the night, raise your hands, and ask Allah directly to forgive your sins.
Bow in sujood and pour out your heart to Allah, recognizing Him as the only true refuge.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 40Used to show that angels surrounding Allah’s Throne seek forgiveness and Paradise for repentant believers and their families.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Allah loves those who repent time and time again, who repent once and they make the same mistake perhaps again because we're human beings.”
MUC · Bloomfield Hills, MI
Play from 28:44
“Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is more happy when me and you turn to Him, when me and you bow down to Him.”
MUC · Bloomfield Hills, MI
Play from 33:15
“Allah has given me something which money cannot buy, which luxuries cannot buy.”
MUC · Bloomfield Hills, MI
Play from 39:38
“We want that one opportunity once again to bow our heads in sujood, in front of you, Ya Allah, and pour our hearts out.”
MUC · Bloomfield Hills, MI
Play from 47:18
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today's khutbah reminded us that Allah gives us repeated opportunities to return to Him and seek forgiveness. The khateeb described angels praying for believers and reminded us that shame should not make us forget Allah's mercy. Through the story of a woman giving water to a thirsty dog, he showed how an act of kindness can become an opportunity for forgiveness. Other stories highlighted how a heartfelt reminder can lead someone to change and find contentment beyond wealth or luxury. Ramadan is an opportunity we have right now to ask Allah for forgiveness, worship Him, and do good.

  1. What small act of kindness could we do this week, remembering the story of the thirsty dog?
  2. When you make a mistake, what helps you ask for forgiveness and try again?
  3. What could our family make time for together during the rest of Ramadan?
Where it was given

The masjid

Muslim Unity Center1830 W. Square Lake Rd., Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302Jumu'ah 1:40 PM & 3:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at MUC21 khutbahs
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