Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 20, 2026.
Let Ramadan change your habits and worship
In one sentence
Ramadan should transform believers through sincere fasting, prayer, Qur'an engagement, repentance, and improved character that continues after the month ends.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Welcomes Ramadan, asks prayers for the sick and deceased, and gives iftar and sadaqat al-fitr guidance.
- Praises Friday and Ramadan as specially blessed, especially because the Qur'an was revealed in Ramadan.
- Explains the forgiveness promised through sincere fasting, night prayer, and Laylat al-Qadr.
- Urges listeners to set goals, abandon bad habits, and carry obedience beyond Ramadan.
- Connects fasting and Qur'an recitation, including Jibril's annual review of the Qur'an with the Prophet.
- Insists fasting must reform speech, sight, hearing, prayer, remembrance, and repentance.
- Closes with supplication and mosque reminders about iftar rules, donations, and Ramadan support.
Try this week
Fast Ramadan's days, stand in prayer at night, and recite and reflect on the Qur'an.
Choose specific bad habits to abandon and practices of obedience to continue after Ramadan.
Guard the tongue, eyes, and ears, avoiding backbiting, slander, and inappropriate speech.
Maintain salah, remembrance of Allah, and tawbah rather than treating fasting as mere hunger.
Make dua for the sick and for deceased parents, grandparents, and loved ones.
If providing iftar, use boxed meals and include smaller portions suitable for children.
Pay the announced $15 sadaqat al-fitr per household member before Ramadan.
Sources the khateeb cited
Musnad AhmadThe fasting-and-Qur'an intercession hadith supports prioritizing both practices.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“That those who ever fast the month of Ramadan with iman, with sincerity, and having good hopes in Allah.”
“What steps I would take in Ramadan so I'd be accustomed to the obedience of Allah? So after Ramadan, those obedience, they would leave with us.”
“It has to have an effect upon us. That we be careful as to what we utter on our tongue, what we say, and what we look at, and what we listen to.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khateeb reminded us that Ramadan is a gift from Allah and an opportunity to seek forgiveness with faith, sincerity, and hope. He encouraged us to choose habits we want to change and build obedience to Allah that continues after Ramadan. He explained the close connection between fasting and the Qur'an, encouraging us to spend time with Allah’s words. Fasting should also improve how we speak, what we watch and listen to, and how we treat others. As a family, we can help one another make time for prayer, remember Allah, and turn back to Him when we make mistakes.
- When you feel hungry or annoyed, what could help you choose gentle words?
- What could help our family make time to read and think about the Qur'an together?
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