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Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Apr 3, 2026.

Seek Laylat al-Qadr with worship and repentance

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Ramadan's pursuit of taqwa should culminate in earnest worship during Laylat al-Qadr, accompanied by ihsan, forgiveness of others, and sincere repentance because these lead to Allah's mercy and success.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Defines taqwa as Ramadan's purpose and the path to success in the Hereafter.
  2. Explains ihsan as worshipping Allah with excellence while remembering that He sees us.
  3. Urges qiyam, istighfar, dua, and active pursuit of Laylat al-Qadr, especially on odd nights.
  4. Explains Laylat al-Qadr as a night of decree and honor connected to the Qur'an's revelation.
  5. Teaches the Laylat al-Qadr dua and connects Allah's pardon with forgiving others.
  6. Closes by encouraging tawbah, rejecting despair, and asking Allah's mercy for the community.
Try this week
Wake in the later part of the night for tahajjud or qiyam al-layl.
Make istighfar and dua before Fajr, asking Allah to accept your worship.
Seek Laylat al-Qadr every night, especially on the odd nights, through extra worship.
Learn and repeat the special Laylat al-Qadr dua asking Allah to pardon you.
Forgive, pardon, and overlook other people's mistakes.
Return to Allah through tawbah and do not despair of His mercy.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 44Presents Laylat al-Qadr as a blessed night when every wise matter is apportioned.
Surah 97Establishes the Qur'an's descent on Laylat al-Qadr and the night's exceptional virtue.
Surah 24Uses forgiving and overlooking others as a reason to hope for Allah's forgiveness.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Especially in the odd nights The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam He encouraged us To seek Laylatul Qadr In many different ways”
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“Allah azza wa jala is more happy and more joyful when you make tawbah than that individual He loves that you return back to it”
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“we should forgive our brothers for one mistake or two mistakes that they may have made”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Sheikh Ali Salah says Ramadan fasting aims to build taqwa, an active awareness of Allah that leads to success in the Hereafter. He urges worshippers to seek Laylat al-Qadr through night prayer, istighfar, dua, and extra effort, especially on the odd nights. He explains that ihsan means worshipping Allah with excellence while remembering that Allah sees us. The special dua of the night asks Allah, the Pardoner, to pardon us, so we should also forgive and overlook others. The khutbah ends with hope: no matter how many mistakes we have made, we should return to Allah in tawbah and never despair of His mercy.

  1. What is one act you could do with more ihsan this week?
  2. How could our family seek Laylat al-Qadr together?
  3. Who might we need to forgive or ask forgiveness from?
Where it was given

The masjid

Tri-City Islamic Center (Masjid Al-Aziz)2136 Industrial Court, Vista, CA 92081Jumu'ah Khutbah 1:00 PM · prayer 1:30 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at TCIC37 khutbahs
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