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Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 20, 2026.

Worship should continue after Ramadan

YIC · Nabil Al gazali

“Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is the Lord of Ramadan and He is the Lord of the rest of the month.”

The khateeb, at 6:28

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In one sentence

The end of Ramadan should not end worship; believers should continue sustainable Quran recitation, prayer, charity, and voluntary fasting throughout the year.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Ramadan’s intensified worship should continue afterward at a moderated, sustainable level.
  2. Maintain daily Quran reading with a small portion after each prayer.
  3. Continue night worship with two rak'ahs before dawn and make du'a.
  4. Keep giving charity and helping struggling relatives, neighbors, orphans, and communities.
  5. Fast six days of Shawwal, followed by other voluntary fasts.
  6. Remember that Allah is Lord of every month, not Ramadan alone.
Try this week
Read a small fixed Quran portion after each of the five daily prayers.
Wake 30, 60 minutes before dawn and pray two rak'ahs when able.
Make du'a during the last part of the night.
Continue giving charity and helping struggling relatives, neighbors, orphans, and others in need.
Fast six days of Shawwal before the month ends.
Continue voluntary fasting on Mondays and Thursdays or the 13th, 14th, and 15th of each month.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“That's mean, you're going to complete the whole Quran with the whole month. This is what we should do.”
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“Because if we said, the sign for you, are you succeeding in Ramadan, to continue, do, what you do in Ramadan, but less than what you do in Ramadan.”
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“What about after Ramadan? We said Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is the Lord of Ramadan and He is the Lord of the rest of the month.”
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“The important thing to fast the sixth day of shawwal any time during the month of shawwal.”
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Play from 10:32
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan teaches us to increase worship, but the sign of success is continuing good habits after Ramadan at a sustainable level. We can keep reading Quran each day, pray two rak'ahs before dawn when able, and use that quiet time to make du'a. We should keep giving charity and helping struggling relatives, neighbors, orphans, and others in need. The khateeb also encouraged six fasts in Shawwal, then voluntary fasting on Mondays and Thursdays or the 13th, 14th, and 15th, because Allah is the Lord of every month.

  1. What Ramadan habit would you like to keep every day?
  2. Who could we help with charity this week?
  3. Which voluntary fasts might our family try?
Where it was given

The masjid

Yonkers Islamic Center100 Riverdale Ave Apartment 1A, Yonkers, NY 10701Jumu'ah Jumu'ah 1:00 PMKhateebNabil Al gazaliMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at YIC138 khutbahs
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