23:25 if you lose wealth you…40:14 if you're sick, if you…
The Islamic calendarFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 30, 2026.

Use Sha'ban to prepare for Ramadan

ICNVT · Abdul Wali

“If you lose wealth you lose nothing.”

The khateeb, at 23:25

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In one sentence

Sha'ban, especially its middle night, should prepare believers for Ramadan through gratitude, repentance, prayer, remembrance, fasting, and sincere supplication for Allah's forgiveness and well-being.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. The speaker frames Sha'ban as preparation for Ramadan and highlights the middle night of Sha'ban.
  2. He recommends two-rak'ah prayers of gratitude, seeking forgiveness, and repentance, with a firm resolve to avoid sin.
  3. He calls for night prayer, dhikr, salawat, fasting the following day, and du'a for forgiveness, provision, health, and afiyah.
  4. He explains rizq broadly as health, family, honor, contentment, and barakah rather than money alone.
  5. He closes the worship portion by urging attentive prayer, straight rows, and orderly participation.
  6. Announcements address illness precautions, winter weather, community programs, and building-cost fundraising.
Try this week
Pray two rak'ahs of gratitude, two rak'ahs seeking forgiveness, and two rak'ahs of repentance on the middle night of Sha'ban.
Recite dhikr, salawat, and personal supplications during the night.
Make a firm intention not to repeat sins and to follow repentance with righteous deeds.
Fast the following day.
Ask Allah for afiyah in religious, worldly, and hereafter matters, and pray salat al-hajah for serious needs.
Pray with a present heart, keep rows straight, and turn off phones.
Stay home when sick with cold or flu symptoms and follow the khutbah online.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 25Teaches that repentance, faith, and righteous deeds can lead Allah to replace evil deeds with good.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“if you lose wealth you lose nothing if you lose health it means now you lose something but if you lose character so you lose everything”
ICNVT · Fairfax, VA
Play from 23:25
“if you're sick, if you have these cold or flu symptoms, please stay home.”
ICNVT · Fairfax, VA
Play from 40:14
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For the dinner table

The khutbah reminded us that Sha'ban is a time to prepare for Ramadan and use its middle night for gratitude, prayer, repentance, and remembrance. We should ask Allah to forgive our sins, turn them into good deeds, and help us make a firm commitment to change. Rizq includes health, family, respect, contentment, and barakah, not only money, and we should ask Allah for well-being in faith, this life, and the hereafter. We should pray attentively and care for the health of the community by staying home when sick.

  1. What is one blessing you want to thank Allah for this week?
  2. What does it mean to pray with a present heart?
  3. How can we show care for people at the masjid when someone is sick?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Northern Virginia Trust4420 Shirley Gate Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030Jumu'ah 11:30 AM · 1:15 PM · 2:15 PMKhateebAbdul WaliMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at ICNVT108 khutbahs
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