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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 6, 2026.

Ramadan turns weakness into strength

ICF · David Haskins

“Ramadan is the prescription that helps us turn from haste into patience.”

The khateeb, at 14:31

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In one sentence

Ramadan is Allah’s healing prescription that builds taqwa by restraining appetite, speech, sexuality, and grudges, transforming human weaknesses into spiritual health and forgiveness.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Welcomes Ramadan as a cyclical opportunity to heal spiritual battle scars.
  2. Presents fasting as Allah’s prescription for rebellion, haste, weakness, and greed.
  3. Defines taqwa as awareness, remembrance, fear, and submission to Allah rather than personal willpower.
  4. Warns that Shaytan and unchecked desires undermine spiritual healing.
  5. Expands fasting to guarding speech, conduct, private parts, and avoiding adultery.
  6. Calls listeners to center the Quran, seek forgiveness, and forgive others.
Try this week
Complete the full Ramadan fast and pursue the blessings of Laylat al-Qadr.
Strengthen taqwa through remembrance, awareness, and obedience to Allah.
Let the tongue, hearing, and sight abstain from lying, sin, abuse, and idle speech.
Avoid adultery and other misuse of the private parts.
Read the Quran and make it central to each day of Ramadan.
Forgive others, release old grudges, and seek Allah’s forgiveness.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 1Uses its repeated verses as an example of spiritually beneficial cycles and repetition.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Ramadan is the prescription That helps us Turn from haste Into patience Ramadan is the prescription That helps us turn From weakness Into strength Ramadan is the prescription That helps us turn From greed Into generosity”
ICF · Fayetteville, NC
Play from 14:31
“Fasting does not mean Abstaining from food And drink only Rather it also Means abstaining From lying And from falsehood And from idle speech”
ICF · Fayetteville, NC
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“One indicator Of whether or not Allah has forgiven you Is whether or not You have forgiven Others”
ICF · Fayetteville, NC
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah describes Ramadan as a healing prescription from Allah for the weaknesses people carry, including impatience, greed, forgetfulness, and rebellion. Fasting is meant to build taqwa, an awake, conscious awareness of Allah, rather than relying only on willpower. The speaker reminds us that a complete fast includes guarding our words, eyes, actions, and private conduct, while making the Quran central to our days. Ramadan also gives us a chance to seek forgiveness by forgiving people and letting go of old grudges. We can treat the month as a real opportunity to become more patient, generous, truthful, and spiritually awake.

  1. What is one word or habit you could help “fast” from this week?
  2. What could make Ramadan feel like a time of healing for you?
  3. Who might you forgive or treat more gently, and what small step could you take?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Fayetteville2415 Rosehill Road, Fayetteville, NC 28301Jumu'ah 1:30 PMKhateebDavid HaskinsMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at ICF51 khutbahs
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