Make dua in ease and hardship
“Communication with your Creator should not only be when you're in a desperate moment.”
In the final ten nights of Ramadan, believers should make sincere, patient, present dua in every circumstance and seek Allah’s acceptance through private, genuine worship.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Frames the final days of Ramadan as a time to deepen dua and explains conviction, lawful requests, family ties, and patience.
- Emphasizes being mentally present in dua and calling on Allah in ease as well as hardship.
- Retells the hadith of three travelers whose private deeds helped move a boulder blocking their cave.
- Introduces qubuliya, or Allah’s acceptance, as the true goal of Ramadan worship.
- Applies the lesson to Ibrahim’s supplication and urges sincere, private intentions during the final nights.
In the khateeb's words
“Communication with your Creator should not only be when you're in a desperate moment. Communication with your Rabb should be in moments where you're happy, in moments where you're overjoyed, in moments where your heart is in sukoon, at rest.”
“The objective of all of these actions is Allah. And this is why I always tell people, adults, parents, don't teach your kids that you're fasting in Ramadan to feel what people who are less fortunate than us feel like.”
“But, oh, Allah, if you knew, as long as you know, as long as you saw it, then, alhamdulillah, I'm happy with that end result.”
For the dinner table
Ustadh Safi Khan asked listeners to use the final ten nights of Ramadan to turn to Allah through sincere, focused dua. He explained that dua should be made with conviction, patience, and a present heart, and that we should call on Allah in ease as well as hardship. The story of three travelers trapped by a boulder showed how private, sincere deeds, honoring parents, resisting temptation, and safeguarding an employee’s wages, became means of relief. Ramadan worship is not for appearance, convenience, or social benefit; its true aim is Allah’s pleasure and acceptance. Families can use these nights to renew their intentions, keep a quiet good deed between themselves and Allah, and ask Him to accept their worship.
- What is one quiet good deed you could keep between yourself and Allah?
- When do you usually remember to make dua, only during difficulty, or also during happy moments?
- How can we tell whether an act of worship is truly for Allah?
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