Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 28, 2026.
Carry Ramadan's worship into the year
“Ramadan belongs to Allah and so do we.”
In one sentence
After Ramadan, believers should recognize its spiritual sweetness as Allah's gift and carry its worship, gratitude, and discipline into the rest of the year.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Reflects on the emotional comedown after Ramadan and the fear of being only a Ramadan Muslim.
- Uses the Hanzala and Abu Bakr narration to normalize fluctuating spirituality and recommends journaling and solitude for reflection.
- Explains that Ramadan's sweetness is a gift from Allah and asks whether people worship Ramadan or Allah.
- Invokes Abu Bakr's response after the Prophet's death to re-center worship on Allah, who remains living and eternal.
- Uses Imam al-Ghazali's three levels of gratitude to urge listeners to turn Ramadan's blessings into ongoing obedience.
- Recommends continuing salah and dua and fasting six days of Shawwal, then closes with supplication and prayer.
Try this week
Journal during the week after Ramadan about what you experienced and how you feel now.
Carry Ramadan's salah and dua into ordinary life in smaller, sustainable ways.
Fast six days of Shawwal within the next 30 days; they need not be consecutive or on a specific weekday.
Use Ramadan's blessings, worship, and spiritual energy in ways that please Allah and benefit others.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“you can be the best of creation if you really put your mind to it”
“ramadan does not belong to us ramadan belongs to Allah and so do we”
“for those of you who worship Allah know that Allah is living and Allah will never die and Allah will never leave”
“the highest level is a person who sees the blessing and they cannot even look at the blessing without a way of it benefiting the one who gave it to you using it in a way that would have pleased the one who gave it to you”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Ramadan gave us a taste of closeness to Allah, and it is normal to feel different when the month ends. The khutbah reminds us that changing spiritual feelings do not make us failures; they invite honest reflection. We should thank Allah for Ramadan by carrying its habits, especially salah, dua, and gratitude, into ordinary days. We can also fast six days of Shawwal, whenever we choose, as a gift and continuation of worship. The goal is not to worship a season but to keep turning toward Allah, who never leaves us.
- What Ramadan habit would you most like to carry into the rest of the year?
- How can we show gratitude for a blessing through the way we use it?
- What would make six days of Shawwal fasting meaningful for you?
Keep listening
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