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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 27, 2025.

Prepare for Ramadan in Sha'ban

Al Huda Institute

“This is a month to make ourselves get used to performing good deeds.”

The khateeb, at 18:00

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In one sentence

Sha'ban should be used as an active spiritual preparation for Ramadan through worship, repentance, Qur'an, remembrance, and improved daily habits rather than waiting for Ramadan to begin.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Opens with Qur'anic calls to taqwa and introduces Sha'ban's virtues.
  2. Uses narrations from Aisha and Usamah ibn Zayd to explain the Prophet's fasting in Sha'ban.
  3. Explains the special value of worship during times of heedlessness, with examples including tahajjud, market remembrance, Fajr, and fasting.
  4. Warns against delaying repentance and worship until Ramadan, Hajj, or another hoped-for milestone.
  5. Gives guidance on Sha'ban fasting and cautions against waiting for an unsupported special observance on the fifteenth night.
  6. Urges immediate Qur'an, dua, dhikr, congregational prayer, repentance, and avoidance of wasted time before closing with prayers and announcements.
Try this week
Fast in Sha'ban according to the relevant rulings, including established Monday-Thursday or regular fasting routines.
Begin tahajjud, Qur'an recitation, dua, dhikr, and congregational prayer immediately.
Start sincere repentance and istighfar now instead of waiting for Ramadan, Hajj, or another future milestone.
Abandon sins, pointless talk, and time-wasting habits.
Learn the rulings concerning fasting during the latter part of Sha'ban and avoid unsupported special observances.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 87Recited in prayer, reinforcing purification, remembrance, and prayer.
Surah 88Recited in prayer, contrasting heedlessness and punishment with the reward of the righteous.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“So when the people they neglect something they are heedless they are neglectful you perform some good deed. So this is the deed that is most rewarding.”
Al Huda Institute · Mississauga, ON
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“this is a month to make ourselves get used to performing good deeds and if we get used to in this month hopefully and surely inshallah we will never miss a single moment of the month of ramadan”
Al Huda Institute · Mississauga, ON
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Sha'ban is a precious month and a chance to prepare our hearts for Ramadan. Because many people overlook it, sincere worship during this month can help us grow instead of postponing change. We were encouraged to begin now with Qur'an, dua, dhikr, congregational prayer, tahajjud, appropriate fasting, and honest repentance. We should not wait for Ramadan, Hajj, or another future moment to change, and we should avoid wasting time in pointless talk. As a family, we can choose one small act of worship and one harmful habit to change this week.

  1. What is one act of worship we can begin before Ramadan?
  2. When do we tend to waste time instead of remembering Allah?
  3. What future event are we tempted to wait for before changing?
Where it was given

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