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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 13, 2026.

Use Ramadan to replace bad habits

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“Ramadan is a great opportunity to restrict what we love for ourselves but ultimately is bad for us.”

The khateeb, at 5:30

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In one sentence

Ramadan should be used to identify and replace sinful or wasted habits with beneficial routines, sincere worship, study, and repentance that continue afterward.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Opens with praise, testimony, and Quranic exhortations to fear Allah and speak truth.
  2. Urges replacing scrolling, television, and other unproductive downtime with beneficial knowledge.
  3. Recommends studying with Muslim friends who can restore motivation on difficult days.
  4. Encourages perseverance through Ramadan setbacks and frames life as a test.
  5. Calls listeners to improve diet, prayer, sincerity, repentance, and other habits during Ramadan.
  6. Closes with a motivational song and a prayer for true belief and Jannatul Firdos.
Try this week
Write out a typical week, including work, family obligations, free time, and masjid time.
Replace one non-beneficial activity with beneficial religious knowledge during the coming week.
Join or form a Muslim study group for encouragement and accountability.
Use Ramadan to improve eating habits, prayer, sincerity, and repentance.
Replace prohibited habits with good habits and maintain them after Ramadan.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“it's good to have friends that remind you to study the religion.”
ISGA · Augusta, ME
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“Ramadan is a great opportunity to restrict what we love for ourselves but ultimately is bad for us just to take for granted or just haram in general.”
ISGA · Augusta, ME
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Brother Matthew encouraged us to prepare for Ramadan by looking honestly at how we spend our time. He suggested writing down a typical week and choosing one unhelpful activity to replace with something beneficial. He reminded us that good friends and studying Islam together can help us keep going on difficult days. Ramadan is also a chance to leave sinful habits behind, give more care to our prayers, and seek Allah's forgiveness sincerely. We should aim for changes that last beyond Ramadan and remember that Allah loves those who struggle for His cause, so setbacks should not make us give up.

  1. What is one way you could use a little of your free time for something beneficial this week?
  2. How could you encourage a friend or sibling who is having a hard day?
  3. What good habit would you like to keep after Ramadan, and how could we help each other?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Society of Greater Augusta11 North Pearl Street, Augusta, ME 04330ArchiveAll khutbahs at ISGA31 khutbahs
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