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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 20, 2026.

Keep Ramadan's worship alive after Eid

Al-Masjid Islamic Center · Mansour Mahmoud

“The best thing to maintain after Ramadhan is to offer salat on time.”

The khateeb, at 18:12

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In one sentence

True rejoicing comes from Allah's mercy and closeness to Him, so believers should preserve Ramadan's spiritual gains through prayer, fasting, Quran, remembrance, and avoiding sin rather than pursuing worldly happiness.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Connects an illuminated heart with love of the Quran, worship, and spiritual joy.
  2. Contrasts temporary worldly happiness with the believer's hope in the hereafter, using examples of persecuted believers.
  3. Presents Eid joy as gratitude for Allah's forgiveness and promised reward.
  4. Urges listeners to maintain Ramadan practices through timely prayer, congregational Fajr and Isha, and voluntary fasting.
  5. Identifies prayer, remembrance, and Quran recitation as sources of spiritual sweetness, with sin creating barriers.
  6. Concludes that worship is life's purpose and asks Allah for renewed faith and a faithful death.
Try this week
Continue offering prayer on time after Ramadan.
Attend Isha and Fajr prayers in the mosque in congregation when possible.
Continue voluntary fasting, such as one day monthly or Mondays and Thursdays.
Increase remembrance of Allah and Quran recitation, especially through prayer.
Avoid forbidden actions and major sins to remove barriers from the heart.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“If your heart is illuminated with the light of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, you will never be satisfied from listening of the word of Allah”
Al-Masjid Islamic Center · Greenville, NC
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“the best thing to maintain after ramadhan is to offer salat on time”
Al-Masjid Islamic Center · Greenville, NC
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For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that the deepest happiness comes from being close to Allah, not from collecting worldly things. Prayer, Quran, and remembering Allah can bring sweetness to the heart, while sin can become a barrier. After Ramadan, we should keep praying on time, attend Fajr and Isha in congregation when we can, and continue some fasting. The sermon reminds us that hardship can be rewarded in the hereafter and that Allah's mercy gives believers hope. We can ask Allah to renew our faith and help us die with the testimony of faith.

  1. What kind of happiness lasts longer than worldly happiness?
  2. Which prayer or worship habit would you like to strengthen this week?
  3. What helps your heart feel closer to Allah?
Where it was given

The masjid

Al-Masjid Islamic Center Greenville1303 South Evans Street, Greenville, NC 27834KhateebMansour MahmoudMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Al-Masjid Islamic Center40 khutbahs
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