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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 27, 2026.

Ramadan trains us in patience and taqwa

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“The core Ramadan is the perfect school to attain piety and sabr.”

The khateeb, at 27:12

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In one sentence

Ramadan trains believers in taqwa and sabr, and those who practice mindfulness of Allah and patience through worship, temptation, and hardship will ultimately receive success and preserved reward.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Uses Prophet Yusuf's life to introduce taqwa and patience as the khutbah's central lesson.
  2. Explains fasting as a means of developing taqwa and Ramadan as the month of patience.
  3. Defines taqwa and presents three forms of sabr, with practical Ramadan examples.
  4. Contrasts Bani Israel's impatience with the perseverance of Musa, Muhammad, and their followers.
  5. Presents Quranic benefits of sabr and taqwa, including protection, divine support, and success.
  6. Uses Yaqub, Umm Salim, and Abu Talha to illustrate beautiful patience and trust in Allah.
  7. Concludes with prayers for the sick and announcements about Jumu'ah times, classrooms, and counseling.
Try this week
Fast Ramadan with the intention of developing taqwa.
Protect the fast by avoiding cursing, backbiting, lying, looking at haram, and false swearing.
Practice patience in obedience through Fajr in congregation, Taraweeh, fasting, and charity.
Seek Allah's help and remain patient through hardship during and after Ramadan.
Give up what displeases Allah to seek His pleasure, trusting Him to replace it with something better.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 12Yusuf's story shows that taqwa and patience lead Allah to preserve the reward of the righteous.
Surah 11Nuh's long perseverance and Allah's command to Muhammad to be patient reinforce steadfastness.
Surah 3Patience and taqwa are linked with protection from opponents, divine support, and victory.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“those who are mindful of Allah those who have patience two conditions Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will never waste the rewards the rewards of the good doers the rewards of those people of Ihsan”
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“so that's why the core Ramadan is the perfect school to attain piety and sabr”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan is a school for taqwa, which means remembering that Allah is watching and choosing His commands over our impulses. It is also a month of sabr: patience in worship, patience in avoiding sin, and patience when life is difficult. The stories of Yusuf, Musa, Muhammad, and Umm Salim show that Allah does not waste faithful patience, even when relief takes a long time. We can carry Ramadan forward by protecting our speech and behavior, keeping prayer and charity, and trusting Allah when we give something up for His sake. The khutbah ended by asking Allah to heal the sick and bless the community.

  1. Where do you notice Allah watching over you in ordinary choices?
  2. Which kind of patience, worship, avoiding sin, or hardship, do you most want to practice this week, and how?
  3. What is one good thing you could give up or do for Allah's pleasure?
Where it was given

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