Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 27, 2026.
Ramadan should change how we live
“Ramadan is a month of investment.”
In one sentence
Ramadan should be treated as a life-changing investment in worship, compassion, disciplined time use, and sincere communal practice rather than merely repeated rituals.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Ramadan should move beyond fasting and Taraweeh toward Quran-centered, life-changing transformation.
- The month is an investment because deeds are multiplied and Laylat al-Qadr surpasses a thousand months.
- Iftar should emphasize sharing food, compassion, inclusion, sincerity, modesty, and congregational prayer.
- Lavish, wasteful, immodest iftar gatherings and suhoor fests contradict Ramadan’s purpose.
- Believers should protect qiyam, tahajjud, suhoor, and last-third-of-the-night supplication.
- Ramadan should produce lasting change, reformation, and renewed remembrance of Allah.
- Announcements promote a zakat workshop, community iftars, and an annual benefit fundraiser.
Try this week
Invite people to share iftar, including neighbors and people outside one’s usual community.
Prepare and distribute food instead of keeping excess food for oneself.
Keep iftar gatherings sincere, modest, prayerful, and free from wasteful extravagance.
Observe modesty and appropriate boundaries in mixed-gender interactions.
Pray Maghrib together or attend the masjid after breaking the fast.
Protect qiyam and tahajjud, especially during the last third of the night.
Plan worship around work and family responsibilities, and use suhoor as an act of worship.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih al-BukhariUsed the Prophet’s simple walimah for Safiyyah as an example of sincere, non-lavish hospitality.
Surah 24Used the command to lower the gaze to establish modesty in mixed gatherings.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed the warning that in-laws are like death to explain risks of overly intimate interactions.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed the last-third-of-the-night narration to encourage tahajjud, supplication, and seeking forgiveness.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed the reported interval between suhoor and Fajr to emphasize the Sunnah timing of suhoor.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Ramadan is a month of investment this is how I want us to frame our discussion right Ramadan is a month of investment”
“the society that rasulullah left behind is that of care that of compassion that of where a person sees another person and right away what they feel for that person is love”
“one of the things that we should not trade off in the month of ramadan is qiyamun layla and tahajjad”
“it should be a month of change it should be a month of reformation it should be a month of revolution for us”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Ramadan is more than fasting during the day and attending Taraweeh at night; it is meant to change how we live. The khateeb encouraged us to share meals, welcome others, and show compassion beyond our immediate families and familiar communities. Our iftars and suhoors should be sincere, modest, prayerful, and free from waste or inappropriate behavior. We should protect time for qiyam, tahajjud, suhoor, and supplication, especially in the last part of the night. If we use Ramadan intentionally, it can become a month of real reformation and lasting change.
- How could our family share food or welcome someone this Ramadan?
- What helps us make Ramadan gatherings more peaceful and worshipful?
- When could we make extra time for prayer or dua?
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