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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 7, 2026.

Renew your Ramadan effort with hope

Collins Musallah, IANT · Ziyad Asdi

“The believers are people who never lose hope.”

The khateeb, at 19:31

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In one sentence

Allah's love is pursued through steadfast, consistent faith and action: Muslims should renew their Ramadan effort, combine dua with preparation and service, remain hopeful through hardship, and hold fast to the Sunnah until life's end.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Defines istiqamah as the greatest miracle and frames love of Allah as consistent presence.
  2. Urges listeners midway through Ramadan to renew stalled goals instead of despairing.
  3. Uses Badr's 17 Ramadan victory to connect hardship, consultation, dua, and spiritual, physical, financial, and intellectual strength.
  4. Calls for intensified last-ten-night worship, family participation, and compassionate effort.
  5. Interprets current global suffering as a wake-up call and urges hope, repentance, prayer, and continued work.
  6. Closes with the story of Sawad ibn Ghaziyah and asks listeners to end Ramadan and life holding tightly to the Sunnah.
Try this week
Renew your Ramadan intentions and resume Qur'an, night prayer, charity, relationship repair, and character work.
Make dua at night and put in practical work by day.
Prepare spiritually, physically, financially, and intellectually to serve and support the ummah.
Use the last ten nights for extra worship, wake your family, and push yourself compassionately within your circumstances.
Continue praying, working, and doing good without losing hope, even amid adversity.
Sources the khateeb cited
Musnad AhmadEven at the onset of Judgment, believers should continue planting and doing good.
Quran 32:21Worldly difficulties can serve as a wake-up call leading people back to Allah.
Quran 24:31Believers are urged to turn back to Allah collectively and seek success.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“That is the nature of love The lover is always there for the beloved”
Collins Musallah · Richardson, TX
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“The believers are people who never lose hope Because we have Allah And if we have Allah We have everything”
Collins Musallah · Richardson, TX
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“Actions are by their endings And if you live the right way Allah will bless you to die the right way And therefore you will be resurrected the right way”
Collins Musallah · Richardson, TX
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Allah's love should show up in steady habits, not only big emotional moments. If Ramadan has gone well, stay humble; if we have fallen behind, there is still time to return, renew our intentions, and act. The story of Badr reminds us to pair dua with courage, consultation, and effort, while the last ten nights invite us to worship seriously and encourage our families. Even when world events hurt, believers keep praying, working, and hoping rather than giving up. Like Sawad, we should ask how we want to finish Ramadan and our lives, with love for the Prophet's Sunnah and good deeds until the end.

  1. What is one small act of worship we can practice consistently this week?
  2. How can our family support one another during the last ten nights?
  3. What good can we keep doing when the news feels painful or discouraging?
Where it was given

The masjids

Collins Musallah1600 N Plano Rd #200, Richardson, TX 75081Islamic Association of North Texas840 Abrams Road, Richardson, TX 75081Jumu'ah 1:15 PM and 2:15 PMKhateebZiyad AsdiMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Collins Musallah58 khutbahs
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