Ramadan should shape the whole year
“Obedience does not mean reading the Quran, although that's part of it.”
Ramadan's real purpose is to cultivate taqwa, so believers must carry its prayer, charity, fasting, compassion, and obedience into the rest of the year.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Defines taqwa as awareness of Allah and seeking His protection.
- Calls Muslims to overcome division through love, mercy, and active care.
- Urges continued prayer, charity, fasting, and tahajjud after Ramadan.
- Connects the heart, mind, and actions to obedience and Prophetic character.
- Recommends Monday and Thursday fasting, six days of Shawwal, and nighttime prayer.
- Closes with prayers for unity, humanity, and people suffering in Gaza and Tehran.
In the khateeb's words
“love and mercy doesn't mean something you feel it means a duty it means there are obligations that you have when you say you love something and what you do is care for it caring is what true love is”
“i call it the heart the head and the hand if the heart beats it in the head thinks it then the hand will do it”
“obedience does not mean reading the book obedience does not mean reading the quran although that's part of it”
“all of us promise to ourselves that we'll start fasting monday and try to make monday and thursdays as a discipline as a reminder”
For the dinner table
Ramadan was meant to help us grow in taqwa: awareness of Allah and seeking His protection. The khateeb reminded us that this growth should continue through regular prayer, charity, fasting, and occasional tahajjud. He taught that love and mercy are duties shown through care, especially in how we treat our families and fellow Muslims. He encouraged fasting Mondays and Thursdays, trying the six days of Shawwal, and letting our hearts, minds, and actions work together. He closed by asking Allah to unite us, help people suffering in Gaza and Tehran, and make us people who uphold what is right.
- What is one way we can show love by caring for someone at home this week?
- Which post-Ramadan habit would you like our family to practice together?
- How can our hearts, thoughts, and actions point toward what Allah wants?
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