Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 21, 2026.
Ramadan is a chance to seek forgiveness
“Fasting is a purification of the self.”
In one sentence
Ramadan should be embraced as a uniquely blessed opportunity to seek forgiveness and closeness to Allah through fasting, worship, self-discipline, sincerity, patience, gratitude, and generosity.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Welcomes Ramadan and explains its blessings, including forgiveness, opened Paradise, closed Hellfire, and chained devils.
- Urges fasting, night prayer, Quran engagement, repentance, and seeking Laylat al-Qadr for forgiveness and intercession.
- Explains fasting's wisdom through humility, dependence on Allah, restraint from Satan, moderation, and sincere worship.
- Connects fasting with taqwa, patience, self-control, and protecting the tongue, eyes, ears, and other body parts.
- Highlights Ramadan's communal unity, gratitude, generosity, feeding fasting people, and the multiplied reward of Umrah.
- Closes with prayers for accepted worship, freedom from Hellfire, Paradise, and relief for hungry people in Gaza and Sudan.
Try this week
Fast Ramadan and pray qiyam or taraweeh, especially seeking Laylat al-Qadr.
Use Ramadan to repent, break bad habits, and leave sins behind.
Protect the tongue, eyes, ears, and other body parts from sinful behavior.
Maintain a connection with the Quran and worship Allah during the day and night.
Practice sincerity by focusing on Allah’s approval rather than likes or public praise.
Feed fasting people or contribute to the mosque’s iftar.
Sources the khateeb cited
Jami` at-TirmidhiUsed to explain the first night of Ramadan, the closing of Hellfire's doors, opening of Paradise's doors, and nightly calls to good.
Sahih MuslimUsed to explain that the five prayers, Friday prayer to Friday prayer, and Ramadan to Ramadan expiate intervening sins when major sins are avoided.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to teach that fasting Ramadan, praying its nights, and praying Laylat al-Qadr with faith and expectation bring forgiveness of previous sins.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to explain that Satan flows through the son of Adam like blood and that fasting restricts his influence.
Jami` at-TirmidhiUsed to teach moderation in eating: one-third for food, one-third for drink, and one-third for breath.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to portray the Prophet as especially generous during Ramadan.
Jami` at-TirmidhiUsed to encourage feeding fasting people by promising the feeder an equivalent reward without reducing the fasting person's reward.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to mention that the reward for Umrah is multiplied during Ramadan.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“From them, dear brothers and sisters, is that fasting is a purification of the self. And a treatment to the disease of the heart. And being able to control the self, which gets out of hand, as you know, many times.”
“so this is a great reward to get your reward of fasting and the reward of others who are fasting by feeding them”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Ramadan is a special opportunity to draw closer to Allah, have our sins forgiven, and grow through fasting and prayer. Fasting teaches us humility because it reminds us how dependent we are on Allah, while also training sincerity, patience, and self-control. We should protect our words, eyes, ears, and actions from sin, especially when we feel tired or irritable. Ramadan is also a month of gratitude, unity, and generosity, so we should help people who are hungry and feed those who are fasting. We can pray for Allah to accept our worship and help suffering people around the world.
- What does fasting teach us about needing Allah?
- How can we practice sincerity when nobody else sees what we do?
- Who could our family help or feed this Ramadan?
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