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

Ramadan's mercy continues through good impulses

“If the month of Ramadan means to seek closeness to Allah, still your Ramadan is open.”

The khateeb, at 6:21

In one sentence

Allah's mercy and the spiritual opportunities of Ramadan continue beyond the month, so believers should recognize good impulses as divine invitations and act on them immediately.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Ramadan's purposes of closeness, forgiveness, and repentance continue as a personal spiritual state.
  2. Good impulses, tears, and renewed motivation are described as breaths of Allah's mercy.
  3. Hadith about angelic prompting and nighttime worship encourage immediate dhikr, dua, prayer, Quran, and reconciliation.
  4. Umar's view of dua and the example of Yunus show that divine guidance leads believers toward supplication and rescue.
  5. The Urdu section urges listeners to act quickly on good thoughts and resist Satan's delays.
  6. The khutbah closes with supplications, adhan, congregational prayer, and Quran recitation.
Try this week
Act immediately when a good thought or inclination toward worship appears.
Make wudu and offer nawafil.
Recite Quran or memorize a surah.
Remember Allah and make dua, including saying Allahum maghfirli.
Call parents or relatives and repair strained relationships.
When waking at night, perform dhikr, seek forgiveness, and pray.
Seek refuge from Satan with A'udhu billahi min ash-shaytanir-rajim when a harmful impulse appears.
Recite the supplication of Yunus during distress.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to encourage nighttime remembrance, forgiveness-seeking, dua, wudu, and prayer.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“If the month of Ramadan means to seek closeness to Allah, still your Ramadan is open. Still you are in the month of Ramadan.”
Al Huda Institute · Mississauga, ON
Play from 6:21
“Please don't ignore it. Don't delay it. Do it. Call someone. Remember Allah. Make wudu. And offer nawafil.”
Al Huda Institute · Mississauga, ON
Play from 12:21
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today the imam reminded us that even though Ramadan is over, its blessings are not over. Every time we suddenly feel like praying, reading Quran, making dua, or calling someone we love, that feeling is a gift and an invitation from Allah, not just a random thought. The imam said we should thank Allah for it and act on it right away, because Shaitan will try to make us put it off until later. He told us how Prophet Yunus called out to Allah from the darkness inside the whale, and how Allah taught Prophet Adam the words to ask for forgiveness, so Allah forgave them both. He also shared Umar's saying that if Allah lets you make dua at all, that is already a sign He wants to answer you. So when a good idea comes to us this week, let's not wait. Let's do it.

  1. Can you think of a time you suddenly wanted to do something good? What did you do?
  2. If you were in a dark, scary place like Prophet Yunus, what dua would you say to Allah?