Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 14, 2026.
Ramadan should change how we live
“Ramadan is about to make you a better person.”
In one sentence
Ramadan should be embraced as a month of sincere worship, Quran, repentance, discipline, and moral transformation rather than mere abstention from food and drink.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Introduces Ramadan as the month of Quran, worship, forgiveness, and multiplied reward.
- Explains fasting as obedience to Allah that develops discipline and patience.
- Warns that fasting without improved character may yield only hunger and thirst.
- Highlights Laylat al-Qadr, Quran engagement, sympathy for others, and spiritual renewal.
- Calls listeners to review their past year, repent, seek forgiveness, and reconnect with Allah.
- Closes with prayers for guidance, forgiveness, righteous conduct, and a blessed Ramadan.
Try this week
Read and engage with the Quran daily during Ramadan.
Fast with sincere intention, seeking Allah’s reward and forgiveness.
Use Ramadan to review the past year, repent, and ask Allah for forgiveness.
Practice patience and avoid vulgar speech, wrongdoing, wasted time, and harmful behavior.
Show sympathy and consideration toward others, allowing Ramadan to shape visible conduct.
Renew your connection with Allah through worship, remembrance, and personal self-evaluation.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 2:185Presents Ramadan as the month in which the Quran was revealed and fasting is prescribed.
Quran 97:3Supports the claim that Laylat al-Qadr is better than a thousand months.
Quran 39:53Offers hope of forgiveness and urges sinners to return to Allah.
Quran 16:90Closes with commands for justice, excellence, family giving, and avoiding wrongdoing.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Ramadan is beyond that and Ramadan is bigger than that”
“if Ramadan doesn't change us I don't think much will change us”
“Ramadan is about to make you a better person the first thing it's not about food is the first thing is about obedience”
“yesterday is over today is a new beginning take an oath with Allah”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Ramadan is more than going without food and drink; it is a chance to obey Allah and become better people. The speaker encourages us to read the Quran, remember Allah, practice patience, and improve how we treat others. We should look honestly at the past year, ask forgiveness, and renew our connection with Allah. Ramadan gives us a hopeful opportunity to begin again with sincere worship and better character.
- What change in our behavior would show that Ramadan is affecting us?
- How can we make daily Quran time realistic for our family?
Keep listening
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