Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 27, 2026.
Mercy is worship in Ramadan’s last ten nights
In one sentence
During Ramadan’s last ten nights, especially while seeking Laylat al-Qadr, Muslims should intensify worship and actively serve, comfort, and relieve others because mercy toward people is itself a beloved form of worship.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- The last ten nights of Ramadan are presented as a rare period of mercy, forgiveness, and Laylat al-Qadr’s exceptional reward.
- The Prophet’s example encourages intensified prayer, remembrance, Quran recitation, and waking the family for worship.
- Hadith about generosity broadens worship to include bringing joy, easing hardship, paying debts, feeding the hungry, and helping people.
- Mending hearts and relieving burdens are described as reflecting Allah’s mercy and bringing believers closer to Him.
- Listeners are urged to finish Ramadan through practical compassion, while prayers ask mercy for the sick, deceased, families, and community.
Try this week
Increase prayer, remembrance, praise, dua, and Quran recitation during the last ten nights.
Wake family members for worship.
Bring happiness to another Muslim and help remove someone’s hardship.
Help someone with debt, feed someone who is hungry, or assist with a practical need.
Offer a smile, listen to someone who is hurting, stand with someone suffering, and comfort someone overwhelmed by worry.
Show gentleness and kindness toward family members, parents, spouses, children, and others.
Make dua for people who are ill and for those who have died.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“These are nights that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala filled with mercy that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala filled with forgiveness and opportunities that might never come back to us again”
“helping someone who's struggling with something is better in the sight of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala than an entire month of spiritual retreat in the masjid of the prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam”
“Islam is not just about praying or fasting that worship is not just something you know between you and Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala it's also between you and other people”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The last ten nights of Ramadan are precious opportunities for mercy, forgiveness, and Laylat al-Qadr. The Prophet increased his worship and woke his family, but he also emphasized helping people, easing burdens, feeding the hungry, and bringing joy. We can finish Ramadan strongly through prayer and Quran, as well as a smile, a listening ear, comfort, or practical help. Let us be gentle at home, pray for the sick and deceased, and hope Allah makes us people of mercy.
- What is one small way we can make someone feel cared for this week?
- Who might need us to listen or offer help?
- How can our family make the last nights of Ramadan more meaningful?
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