4:17 You do a good action…14:09 If I'm reading nothing…24:59 I still feel no spark,…
The Islamic calendarFrom the masjid's own video, Dec 4, 2025.

Prepare for Allah's seasons of reward

Masjid Uthman

“You do a good action for the sake of Allah and Allah will give you a maximum amount of rewards.”

The khateeb, at 4:17

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In one sentence

Allah offers recurring spiritual opportunities, annual seasons and daily moments of heightened reward or ease, and believers should prepare seriously by gaining knowledge, motivation, and faith to seize them.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Explains Black Friday’s origins and consumer urgency as a metaphor for maximizing value.
  2. Recasts Allah’s special reward periods as spiritual “sales,” using the hadith of blessed winds.
  3. Distinguishes annual high-reward seasons from easier recurring opportunities such as winter and tahajjud.
  4. Maps saving, planning, arriving early, and gathering onto Ramadan and masjid preparation.
  5. Contrasts four shopper attitudes with corresponding levels of seriousness toward worship.
  6. Identifies knowledge, motivation, and faith as prerequisites, then gives ways to build each.
Try this week
Gradually increase daily Qur'an reading before Ramadan toward a realistic target.
Make a Ramadan plan for prayer, Qur'an, istighfar, dhikr, and available time.
Arrive early for taraweeh, suhoor, and the masjid during spiritual seasons.
Use winter and the last third of each night for fasting, tahajjud, dua, and seeking forgiveness.
Make dua for a stronger connection to Allah.
Reduce sin and learn and practice the deen.
Bring religious doubts to scholars or imams and book an appointment.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“You do a good action for the sake of Allah and Allah will give you a maximum amount of rewards.”
Masjid Uthman · Dunwoody, GA
Play from 4:17
“If I'm reading nothing today, if I'm reading nothing in these days, it's going to be extremely difficult to go from zero to three juz.”
Masjid Uthman · Dunwoody, GA
Play from 14:09
“I still feel no spark, I still feel nothing spurring me on to action, it's the lack of faith.”
Masjid Uthman · Dunwoody, GA
Play from 24:59
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb used Black Friday shopping as an analogy for approaching opportunities to grow closer to Allah with eagerness and preparation. He described special seasons such as Ramadan, when worship brings greater reward, and circumstances such as winter, when shorter days and longer nights can make fasting and night prayer easier. He encouraged us to build good habits before Ramadan, plan our worship, arrive early, and gather at the masjid to seek Allah’s mercy. He explained that knowledge, motivation, and faith help us respond to these opportunities. As a family, we can begin with small steps, ask Allah to strengthen our connection with Him, and bring our questions to knowledgeable scholars instead of hiding them.

  1. What is something you look forward to, and how could you prepare for Ramadan with similar excitement?
  2. When could you find a quiet moment to make dua or read a little Quran?
  3. What small act of worship could we help each other practice this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Uthman11 Dunwoody Park South, Suite #165, Atlanta, GA 30338ArchiveAll khutbahs at Masjid Uthman36 khutbahs
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