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

Make space for worship in Ramadan

Rahma Center · Hassan Elwan

“You want to worship Allah more.”

The khateeb, at 17:46

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In one sentence

Ramadan teaches that lasting spiritual growth comes from deliberately restraining excess in food, time, and distraction so Allah can fill the space with worship and inner richness.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Ramadan is a yearly visitor whose lessons should continue after it leaves.
  2. Fasting shows that physical restraint creates room for worship and spiritual balance.
  3. Time, like food, is a blessing people overfill with work, entertainment, phones, and noise.
  4. Believers should actively make space for Quran, dhikr, prayer, and preparation before salah.
  5. The khutbah closes with a dua for blessed time and spiritual light.
Try this week
Eat with balance at iftar and leave roughly one-third of the stomach empty.
Create five quiet minutes before and after salah for Quran, tasbih, or dhikr.
Use part of a commute or lunch break for Quran, the masjid, or worship instead of media.
Insert brief dhikr breaks during work and, when possible, make wudu and pray two rakahs.
Reduce unnecessary calls and put the phone away during designated time with Allah.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“you want to be able to do more have less you want to worship Allah more eat less empty Allah fills this is exactly true with time”
Rahma Center · Lake Forest, CA
Play from 17:46
“so it returned back from where it came empty yourself empty and Allah fills subhanahu wa ta'ala”
Rahma Center · Lake Forest, CA
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan is like a yearly guest: it gives us worship and mercy, then leaves lessons behind. The sermon says the way we overfill our stomachs can teach us how we overfill our schedules, homes, and attention. Fasting helps us practice saying no, and that self-control can make room for prayer, Quran, dhikr, and quiet remembrance. We should create that space on purpose before salah, during a commute or lunch break, and by setting phones aside. When we empty some space for Allah, we ask Him to fill our hearts with richness and spiritual light.

  1. When do phones or entertainment make it hardest to be quiet and focused?
  2. What five-minute habit could help us prepare better for salah?
Where it was given

The masjid

Rahma Center27121 Towne Centre Dr., Suite 150, Lake Forest, CA 92610KhateebHassan ElwanMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Rahma Center61 khutbahs
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