Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.
Put obligatory worship before Ramadan extras
“How can we ensure that we never sacrifice the farad obligation of Allah?”
In one sentence
The khutbah urges Muslims to welcome Ramadan by prioritizing obligatory worship, practicing patience, and turning the month’s multiplied rewards into repentance, generosity, and compassion.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Introduces Ramadan through the hadith about its blessings and Laylat al-Qadr.
- Explains fasting as obligatory and night prayer as additional worship, while emphasizing obedience to the Prophet.
- Warns that optional worship must never cause believers to miss obligations such as Fajr.
- Calls for patience, empathy for suffering Muslims, and charity focused on the hungriest.
- Encourages feeding fasting people, even with a date or sip, and seeking forgiveness and protection from the Fire.
- Lists Ramadan programs, tarawih, i'tikaf, community iftar, and aid opportunities.
Try this week
Audit your schedule so optional night worship never causes you to miss Fajr or another obligatory act.
Fast patiently without complaining about hunger, thirst, or changed meal times.
Discuss the suffering of the global ummah with your family and cultivate real empathy.
Feed a fasting person, prioritizing the hungriest; even one date, sip of water, or sip of milk counts.
Seek Allah’s forgiveness and ask for protection from the Fire.
Lighten the burden of an employee or servant during Ramadan.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 9Used to explain that seventy can signify many, alongside the later explicit prohibition concerning hypocrites.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“How can we ensure that we never sacrifice the farad obligation of Allah, not on account of acts of disobedience for sure, but also on account of nafal actions.”
“we have no option but to feel that pain for the ummah throughout the world.”
“Whoever gives iftar to a person who is fasting, this becomes a means of forgiveness for all of his sins.”
“You're right, this is the month of fasting, not feasting.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Ramadan is arriving as a special chance to draw closer to Allah through fasting, prayer, and repentance. We should make sure extra worship never makes us neglect obligations like Fajr. The month also teaches patience and asks us to notice people who are hungry or suffering. Even a small iftar, such as a date or sip of water, can be a meaningful act of generosity. At home, we can talk about the wider ummah, seek forgiveness, and make Ramadan a month of mercy and care.
- What obligatory act do we want to protect while planning extra Ramadan worship?
- How can our family make iftar or charity reach someone who is especially hungry?
- What can we do this week to turn concern for suffering Muslims into helpful action?
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