Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 14, 2026.
Use Ramadan’s remaining nights to repent
“Let us take account of ourselves.”
In one sentence
Muslims should use Ramadan’s remaining nights for sincere self-accounting, repentance, worship, charity, Quran engagement, and ethical conduct before facing Allah’s reckoning.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Allah commands taqwa and self-accounting before the final reckoning.
- The final days of Ramadan make evaluating missed opportunities especially urgent.
- Muhasabah means reviewing daily actions, repeating good, correcting evil, and resolving not to repeat sins.
- Listeners are urged to assess their Quran recitation, charity, obligatory prayers, and taraweeh.
- The last ten nights and Laylat al-Qadr should be pursued through intensified night worship.
- Fasting must include guarding the tongue and limbs from sinful behavior.
- Sincere repentance and purposeful use of remaining time can repair shortcomings.
Try this week
Perform nightly muhasabah by reviewing the day's actions.
Repeat good deeds, correct wrong actions, and follow sins with good deeds.
Read and ponder the Quran during the remaining days of Ramadan.
Give charity, even small amounts of food or drink, and feed fasting people.
Safeguard the obligatory prayers and begin praying immediately if they have been neglected.
Attend or perform taraweeh and intensify night prayer during the last ten nights.
Guard the tongue and limbs from forbidden speech, actions, and ignorant behavior.
Make sincere tawbah with remorse and resolve not to repeat the sin.
Use the remaining Ramadan time purposefully rather than wasting it.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Let us make muhasabah. Let us take account of ourselves.”
“Follow up, those evil actions, that you found, that you did, throughout the day. Follow them up, with good ones. They will erase them, and they will wipe them out.”
“that the one who gives the fasting person, something to eat, that he will have the same reward, as the one who fasted”
“And the one who repents from a sin is like the one who never committed it in the first place.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminds us that Ramadan is nearly finished, so we should honestly review how we have used it. We can strengthen our worship by reading the Quran, giving charity, protecting our prayers, and seeking the last ten nights and Laylat al-Qadr. Fasting is not only about avoiding food and drink; it also means leaving sinful speech and actions. If we find shortcomings, we should repent sincerely rather than give up. There is still time to use Ramadan well and turn back to Allah.
- What good deed can we still do before Ramadan ends?
- How can we make our fasting affect the way we speak and act?
- What would help us spend the last ten nights more intentionally?
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