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Hajj, Umrah & EidFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Celebrate Eid with gratitude and continued worship

Dar-us-Salaam

“From the signs that your fast has been accepted is that you continue worshipping Allah after Ramadan.”

The khateeb, at 12:34

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In one sentence

Eid al-Fitr should be celebrated with gratitude and communal joy while continuing the worship, prayer, and obedience developed during Ramadan throughout the year.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Opens by praising Allah for enabling the community to complete Ramadan and reach Eid.
  2. Calls believers to gratitude, drawing on prophetic examples and Allah’s promise of increased blessings.
  3. Urges Muslims to celebrate Eid visibly so children recognize and value their Muslim identity.
  4. Teaches that accepted Ramadan is followed by continued fasting, Qur’an reading, and night prayer.
  5. Warns against turning Eid into sin and emphasizes obedience and the five daily prayers.
  6. Charges parents and relatives to support children’s religious practice before closing with supplication.
Try this week
Thank Allah for completing Ramadan and express gratitude on Eid.
Celebrate Eid visibly, wear good clothing, and help children understand its importance.
Fast six days of Shawwal, or at least three days each month; consider Mondays and Thursdays.
Continue reading the Qur’an and praying Qiyam or other night prayers.
Avoid sins and partying that contradict obedience to Allah.
Pray the five daily prayers on time and with the congregation when possible.
Parents, uncles, and aunts should encourage and help children maintain prayer and religious practice.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih MuslimUsed to recommend six days of fasting in Shawwal after Ramadan.
Musnad AhmadUsed to stress responsibility for maintaining prayer and guiding families.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Many of our children, they see the non-Muslims. They have different festivals. They have Christmas and Thanksgiving and Easter. But we have Eid.”
Dar-us-Salaam · College Park, MD
Play from 11:20
“From the signs that your fast has been accepted is that you continue worshipping Allah after Ramadan.”
Dar-us-Salaam · College Park, MD
Play from 12:34
“make sure that your salah is fixed make sure that you're praying on time make sure that you're praying with the jama'ah”
Dar-us-Salaam · College Park, MD
Play from 16:45
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Eid is a gift from Allah after Ramadan, so Muslims should meet it with gratitude and visible joy. The khutbah reminds us that the best sign of a fruitful Ramadan is continuing worship afterward through prayer, Qur’an, voluntary fasting, and night prayer. We should enjoy Eid without turning it into disobedience or sin. Families should keep the five daily prayers on time and help children grow into the practice of Islam. In this way, Eid becomes both a celebration and a renewed promise of obedience.

  1. What makes Eid feel special in our family, and how can we show that joy?
  2. Which Ramadan practice would you like to continue after Eid?
  3. How can we help each other pray on time?
Where it was given

The masjid

Dar-us-Salaam (Al-Huda Inc.)5301 Edgewood Road, College Park, MD 20740Jumu'ah 12:15 PM & 1:15 PM · held off-site at Knights of ColumbusArchiveAll khutbahs at Dar-us-Salaam48 khutbahs
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