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Keep Ramadan's worship alive after Eid

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“Whoever fasts Ramadan and follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as if he fasted the entire year.”

The khateeb, at 25:15

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In one sentence

After Ramadan, believers should preserve its spiritual gains through steadfast worship, gratitude, repentance, resistance to sin, and continued devotional practices.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. The khateeb presents two post-Ramadan groups: those who maintained righteousness and those who fell short.
  2. Successful believers are urged to thank Allah, continue worship, avoid sin, and remain steadfast until death.
  3. He warns that heedlessness, desires, and Satan can diminish good deeds, while Paradise ultimately depends on Allah's mercy.
  4. Those who were negligent are called to sincere repentance and encouraged not to despair of Allah's forgiveness.
  5. Gratitude is expressed through obedience, abandoning prohibitions, enjoining good, opposing shirk and bid'ah, and fasting six days of Shawwal.
  6. The khutbah closes with prayers for accepted worship and relief for Muslims in Palestine and Gaza, followed by congregational prayer.
Try this week
Continue worship and righteous deeds after Ramadan.
Stay away from sins, desires, and prohibited actions.
Seek Allah's help and refuge from Satan.
Repent sincerely and return to Allah without despair.
Express gratitude through obedience, enjoining good, and avoiding forbidden acts.
Fast six days of Shawwal after Ramadan.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih MuslimUsed to recommend fasting six days of Shawwal after Ramadan.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Constant gratitude for Allah's apparent and hidden blessings Preserves these blessings Preserves these favors And increases them”
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“Whoever fasts Ramadan And follows it with six days of shawwal It is as if he fasted the entire year”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that worship continues after Ramadan, and encouraged us to keep doing good deeds and avoid returning to sins. If Ramadan went well, we should thank Allah for helping us and ask Him to accept our efforts. If we fell short, we should turn back to Allah in sincere repentance and never lose hope in His mercy. Our good deeds matter, but entering Paradise depends on Allah’s mercy. He also encouraged gratitude for faith and security, and mentioned fasting six days of Shawwal as a way to follow Ramadan with more good deeds.

  1. What is one good habit from Ramadan that you would like us to keep together?
  2. What blessing helped you today, and how could you show Allah your gratitude?
  3. When you make a mistake, what could help you ask Allah for forgiveness and try again?
Where it was given

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