Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 13, 2026.
Sincere intention turns daily life into worship
“Why are you doing what you're doing?”
In one sentence
Sincere intention for Allah is what gives Ramadan worship and everyday actions their spiritual value.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Calls listeners to taqwa and submission to Allah.
- Introduces intention as essential to fasting, prayer, and charity.
- Defines intention as the heart’s purpose and intended audience.
- Shows how sincere intention can transform work, study, and parenting into worship.
- Urges listeners to examine their motives for fasting and attending the masjid.
- Concludes by emphasizing sincerity and seeking Allah’s reward and forgiveness.
Try this week
Reflect on your intention before fasting, praying, donating, or attending the masjid.
Renew the intention that Ramadan worship is for Allah’s reward and forgiveness.
Intend work, study, and raising children as acts of worship.
Examine whether mosque attendance is motivated by Allah or merely by the crowd and atmosphere.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to argue that actions are judged and rewarded according to intention.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“If you are going to work, that work can become sadaqah. If... you are going to study. That time you spend in study will be rewarded.”
“It is the direction of your heart. the purpose of what you're doing. Why are you doing what you're doing? And who are you doing it for?”
“If you are raising up your kids This in of itself will be regarded as an act of worship. Why? Because of your niya.”
“You and I need to reflect over the intention we have when we come to the masjid. Are we coming to the masjid?”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that our actions gain their deepest value from sincere intention. Intention is more than saying we plan to do something; it is the purpose in our hearts and who we are doing it for. When we act for Allah, work, study, and raising children can all become worship. As Ramadan approaches, we should reflect on whether we fast and attend the masjid for Allah or simply because others are doing so. The goal is to seek Allah’s reward and forgiveness in every action.
- What is one ordinary thing you could do this week with a better intention?
- How can we remind ourselves why we are fasting or praying?
- What family responsibility could become worship through sincere intention?
Where it was given
The masjid
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