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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Ramadan can build lasting good habits

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“These 30 days, it's more than enough time to acquire new good habits and abandon bad habits that we've done in the past.”

The khateeb, at 13:24

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In one sentence

Ramadan should be embraced as a concentrated school of Quran, worship, repentance, self-discipline, generosity, and lasting good habits.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Ramadan is a uniquely blessed month centered on the Quran, mosque worship, and repentance.
  2. Quran recitation and reflection should renew remembrance beyond Ramadan.
  3. Fasting should cultivate taqwa through obligatory worship, self-control, and avoiding sins.
  4. Specific, scheduled goals can turn Ramadan into lasting habits.
  5. Worship should be paired with supplication, generosity, and support for oppressed Muslims.
  6. Self-accountability and urgency should guide the remaining days of Ramadan.
Try this week
Organize the remaining Ramadan time and commit to meaningful good deeds every day.
Prioritize obligatory worship before adding voluntary acts.
Avoid backbiting, false and forbidden speech, forbidden actions, prohibited sights, and prohibited sounds.
Set a specific scheduled goal, such as attending every tarawih prayer or reading three juz daily.
Continue Quran recitation and reflection after Ramadan.
Make supplication for oppressed people and give generously to support them.
Practice self-accountability and carry newly established good habits into the rest of the year.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2Ramadan is presented as the month in which the Quran was revealed, and fasting is prescribed to cultivate taqwa.
Surah 39The Quran’s power to move, humble, and calm believers supports reflective recitation.
Surah 12The Quran is described as the best of narratives.
Surah 47Reflection on the Quran is used to urge listeners beyond recitation toward understanding.
Surah 59Believers are told to examine what they have prepared for the future, supporting self-accountability.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“We as a community, we have an appointment with the book of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala in this month.”
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“So we should make sure that we're firstly taking care of observing our obligatory duties in this month, our farda'ayn, increasing ourselves after that in voluntary acts of worship.”
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“These 30 days, it's more than enough time to acquire new good habits and abandon bad habits that we've done in the past.”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan is a special chance to return to Allah through the Quran, fasting, prayer, repentance, and good deeds. The fast is meant to change not only what we eat and drink, but also how we speak, look, listen, and treat people. We should protect our obligatory worship first, then build voluntary practices through clear daily commitments. Ramadan should also make us more generous and more aware of Muslims suffering through war and poverty. The goal is to leave Ramadan with stronger faith, better habits, and a heart that continues remembering Allah throughout the year.

  1. What is one good habit you would like to carry from Ramadan into the rest of the year?
  2. How can our family show mercy and generosity to people who are suffering?
  3. What helps you stay focused on worship when daily distractions compete for your time?
Where it was given

The masjid

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