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Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 27, 2026.

Ramadan should lead to lifelong obedience

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“In these days it is an obligation upon us to ask ourselves and bring ourselves to account.”

The khateeb, at 6:23

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In one sentence

Ramadan should lead to lifelong, wholehearted obedience to Allah, with the Quran and Sunnah guiding our desires and actions rather than being selectively practiced.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Human beings were created to worship Allah continuously until death.
  2. As Ramadan ends, believers should examine whether their worship and knowledge of Allah continue beyond the month.
  3. Islam must be embraced completely, not selected according to personal desires; obedience means hearing and obeying.
  4. Abu Bakr and the Companions illustrate trusting and carefully following the Prophet's Sunnah, even when it seems strange.
  5. The message applies to personal desires, disputes, and new Muslims, whose sincere acceptance should produce changed actions and ongoing mosque connection.
Try this week
Ask yourself whether you still know Allah outside Ramadan and take yourself to account.
Respond to Allah's commands with sincere acceptance and obedience instead of choosing only preferred parts of Islam.
Use the Quran and Sunnah to judge personal desires, wants, and disagreements.
If someone accepts Islam, encourage sincere follow-through: return to the masjid, keep learning, and let actions change.
Learn the Prophet's Sunnah carefully, including the details the Companions preserved.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 3Used to stress remaining Muslim and submitted to Allah until death.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“How evil are those people who do not know Allah except in the month of Ramadan In these days it is an obligation upon us to ask ourselves and bring ourselves to account”
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Play from 6:23
“the acceptance of Islam does not need to be an Instagram moment because the acceptance of Islam is for the sake of Allahu tabaraka wa ta'ala”
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Play from 22:03
“Islam is forgoing all of that forgoing everything which is in contradiction to Islam for the Muslim and the non-Muslim this goes for both the obligation lies on both to accept the sunnah”
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Play from 23:09
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that worshipping Allah is a lifelong commitment that continues beyond Ramadan. He encouraged us to look honestly at our prayer, charity, speech, and other actions after the month ends. He urged us to accept Islam fully, even when its teachings challenge our preferences. Through the companions’ careful attention to the Prophet’s example, he encouraged us to keep learning and following the Sunnah. He also reminded us to examine our own desires before judging disagreements with others, and to value sincere faith and continued practice over a public moment on social media.

  1. What good habit from Ramadan would you like our family to keep doing together?
  2. What would you like to learn about the Prophet’s everyday example?
  3. How could we help someone new to Islam feel welcome and keep learning?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Ahlul Qur'an Wal Hadeeth (18th Street Masjid)3415 18th St NE, Washington, DC 20018Jumu'ah Khutbah 1:30 PM, iqamah 1:45 PM, come early, the masjid fills up quicklyArchiveAll khutbahs at MAQWH7 khutbahs
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