6:32 so the easy solution…8:17 it will be difficult…9:55 so we should be asking…
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Worship all ten final nights

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“Do our best for all ten final nights of the month of Ramadan seeking our reward only from Allah alone.”

The khateeb, at 6:32

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In one sentence

Because Laylatul Qadr may surpass a lifetime of worship and its exact night is unknown, Muslims should devote their best effort to worship throughout all ten final nights of Ramadan.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Ramadan is nearing its end, but opportunities for forgiveness remain.
  2. Laylatul Qadr is better than a thousand months.
  3. Because its exact night is uncertain, worship should continue throughout all ten final nights.
  4. A gold-deposit analogy illustrates why Allah’s promise deserves maximum effort.
  5. Recommended practices include dhikr, prayer, Quran recitation, and the prophetic forgiveness dua.
  6. Listeners should set aside one to three hours nightly and seize the opportunity.
Try this week
Worship during all ten final nights of Ramadan.
Set aside one, two, or three hours for worship.
Increase dhikr, prayer, and Quran recitation.
Recite the prophetic dua asking Allah for forgiveness.
Seek reward from Allah alone.
Sources the khateeb cited
Jami` at-TirmidhiWarns that allowing Ramadan to pass without forgiveness means squandering a major opportunity.
Sahih al-BukhariExplains that Laylatul Qadr is sought in the last ten nights, using different counting methods.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“so the easy solution to this conundrum is simply to do our best for all ten final nights of the month of Ramadan seeking our reward only from Allah alone”
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Play from 6:32
“it will be difficult to find anyone who wouldn't deposit on every single day just for the mere chance to get 50,000 times his investment back”
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Play from 8:17
“so we should be asking ourselves can we put aside our routines to invest an hour or two maybe three into our akhira spending it in the worship of the one who gave us everything that we have”
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Play from 9:55
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan is nearly over, but the khateeb reminds us that its greatest opportunity may still be ahead. Laylatul Qadr is better than a thousand months, and because we do not know its exact night, we should worship through all ten final nights. He encourages dhikr, prayer, Quran recitation, and the dua asking Allah to forgive us. Even setting aside one, two, or three hours from our routines can be a meaningful investment in the Hereafter. We should seize these nights because we may not live to see Ramadan again.

  1. What is one routine you could pause to make more time for worship?
  2. Which act of worship would you most like to strengthen during the last ten nights?
  3. Why do you think the speaker encouraged us to worship every one of the ten nights?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Society of Greater Augusta11 North Pearl Street, Augusta, ME 04330ArchiveAll khutbahs at ISGA31 khutbahs
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