9:55 If everything else is…10:21 Once it's gone, it's…23:54 So, to have a plan, we…29:35 Do we have a guarantee…
Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 3, 2026.

Make Ramadan change your life beyond fasting

Daar-ul-Ehsaan

“To have a plan, we have to look back and then see what I can do to improve.”

The khateeb, at 23:54

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In one sentence

Ramadan is a rare, possibly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform worship and secure lasting benefit in the Hereafter, so believers must urgently self-assess and follow a concrete plan of intensified devotion.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Calls listeners to assess whether Ramadan has changed their lives beyond fasting.
  2. Contrasts worldly status with unseen ranks of taqwa and eternal consequences.
  3. Warns believers about accountability, Hellfire, and seeing every deed exposed.
  4. Emphasizes Ramadan's multiplied rewards and urges a personal plan for the remaining days.
  5. Recommends forgiveness, du'a, Taraweeh, qiyam, and post-Fajr dhikr with two rak'ahs.
  6. Closes by urging prioritization of the akhirah because another Ramadan is not guaranteed.
Try this week
Assess whether daily life has changed beyond fasting.
Make a personal Ramadan plan and covenant to improve.
Seek forgiveness during the last hour before Fajr and suhoor.
Make du'a before breaking the fast and during the last third of the night.
Guard the eyes, ears, and speech from haram while fasting.
Pray Fajr and Isha in congregation and complete Taraweeh with the imam.
After Fajr, remain for dhikr until sunrise, wait fifteen minutes, and pray two rak'ahs when possible.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“If everything else is the same, nothing has changed, then I'm really missing out big time.”
Daar-ul-Ehsaan · Bristol, CT
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“Once it's gone, it's gone. You can never recapture it back again.”
Daar-ul-Ehsaan · Bristol, CT
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“So, to have a plan, we have to look back and then see what I can do to improve.”
Daar-ul-Ehsaan · Bristol, CT
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“Do we have a guarantee that I will live through another Ramadan in my lifetime? No one has a guarantee until tomorrow.”
Daar-ul-Ehsaan · Bristol, CT
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that Ramadan is a special opportunity, and each day that passes cannot be brought back. He asked us to look honestly at our habits and consider how we are growing beyond simply going without food and drink. He encouraged us to prepare for the next life while remembering that only Allah knows our standing with Him. Alongside reminders about accountability, he emphasized Allah's mercy and urged us to keep asking for forgiveness and freedom from the hellfire. As a family, we can make a simple plan for prayer, Qur'an, kind and careful speech, and du'a, especially before breaking our fast and before Fajr.

  1. What is one habit you would like to improve during the rest of Ramadan?
  2. How can we help each other be more careful about what we watch, hear, and say?
  3. What would you like to ask Allah for before we break our next fast?
Where it was given

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