2:45 Allah subhanahu wa…9:43 look for your behavior…
Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 20, 2026.

Ramadan should reshape our daily habits

YIC · Nabil Algazali
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In one sentence

Ramadan should train believers to obey Allah, control harmful habits and behavior, prioritize worship over consumption, and help those in need.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Ramadan requires controlling the eyes, ears, and behavior throughout the day and after breaking the fast.
  2. Fasting discipline should be used to quit smoking and other harmful habits.
  3. Ramadan teaches obedience, sincere private worship, and reliance on Allah’s reward.
  4. The month should center on worship rather than excessive shopping and food.
  5. Believers should save resources to support family members, the poor, and needy people.
  6. The Quran’s revelation makes Ramadan uniquely blessed and a source of guidance and ease.
Try this week
Control the eyes, ears, and behavior by avoiding haram during and after fasting.
Use Ramadan’s fasting discipline to quit smoking and other harmful habits.
Reduce excessive shopping and food spending during Ramadan.
Save money or food to help family members, poor people, and needy Muslims.
Continue obeying Allah after breaking the fast.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 2:185Used to explain Ramadan’s connection to Quranic revelation, guidance for humanity, and Allah’s ease for those unable to fast.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala He just order from us to stop our food and drink to learn how to respond to the orders to the command of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala”
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“look for your behavior control your eye do not do anything make Allah mad from you after you break for fast”
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For the dinner table

The khateeb reminds us that Ramadan is about more than going without food and drink. It is a chance to improve our behavior, be careful about what we watch and hear, and continue obeying Allah after we break our fast. He points to the self-control people practice while fasting as encouragement to leave harmful habits such as smoking. Fasting also teaches sincerity, because only we and Allah truly know whether we are keeping our fast. Instead of making Ramadan a month of extra food and shopping, he encourages us to save money and help those in need, beginning with our families. He also reminds us that Ramadan is special because Allah revealed the Quran in this month as guidance for humanity.

  1. What is one choice about watching or listening that you would like to improve this Ramadan?
  2. What can fasting teach us about making good choices when nobody is watching?
  3. How could we save some money on food and use it to help someone in need?
Where it was given

The masjid

Yonkers Islamic Center100 Riverdale Ave Apartment 1A, Yonkers, NY 10701Jumu'ah Jumu'ah 1:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at YIC138 khutbahs
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