Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 21, 2026.
Keep Ramadan’s worship alive after Ramadan
In one sentence
After Ramadan, believers should preserve its spiritual gains through consistent worship, humility, gratitude, and supplication for acceptance, remembering that true success lies in preparing for the Hereafter.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Challenges listeners to choose continued righteousness after Ramadan rather than returning to old habits.
- Urges striving against the nafs, hastening toward good deeds, and using blessings for Allah’s pleasure.
- Reframes Ramadan as a taste of true life and redirects priorities toward the Hereafter.
- Teaches humility after worship by seeking forgiveness and acceptance instead of admiring one’s deeds.
- Uses Ibrahim and Ismail, the Sahaba, Ibn al-Qayyim, and Ibn Baz to illustrate fear of rejection.
- Calls for steady, smaller acts of worship and closes with hope in Paradise and supplication.
Try this week
Continue righteous worship and good deeds after Ramadan.
Strive against the nafs and place Allah’s obedience above personal desires.
Use wealth, status, time, and other blessings to draw closer to Allah.
Ask Allah for forgiveness and acceptance after acts of worship.
Remain humble and avoid becoming impressed with personal religious accomplishments.
Maintain small, consistent acts of worship throughout the year.
Ask Allah to keep the heart steadfast and on the straight path.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“The decision that you need to make. Are you going to continue. Upon the righteousness. That you experience during the month of Ramadan. Or are you going to revert back. To your old ways.”
“If a person has wealth. And he uses this wealth. To draw closer to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Yes. This person has benefited from his wealth.”
“A person who becomes impressed. With himself. And his actions. This person risks. Having his actions rejected. By Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
“That the most beloved actions. To Allah. Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. Are those. That are done. Consistently. Even if they are a little.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Ramadan gave us a taste of the peace and sweetness that come from obeying Allah. The khateeb reminds us not to return to old habits, but to continue with steady worship, even if our deeds are small. We should stay humble, ask Allah to forgive our shortcomings and accept our deeds, and use our blessings to draw closer to Him. True success is preparing for the Hereafter, where Allah has promised a reward beyond anything we can imagine.
- What is one good Ramadan habit you would like to keep this week?
- How can our family use a blessing to please Allah?
- What small act of worship can we do regularly together?
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