Hajj, Umrah & EidFrom the masjid's own video, Apr 3, 2026.

Carry Ramadan’s guidance beyond Eid

In one sentence

Eid should be received with gratitude for Ramadan’s guidance, carried forward through repentance and continued worship, and held alongside prayerful concern for people suffering from war and oppression.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Opens Eid with gratitude for Ramadan, fasting, worship, and Allah’s guidance, asking for acceptance and forgiveness.
  2. Uses Quran 2:185 to present Ramadan as guidance, ease, completion, glorification, and gratitude.
  3. Encourages voluntary fasting after Ramadan and sincere repentance rooted in acknowledging wrongdoing and trusting Allah’s mercy.
  4. Connects Eid celebration with grief over war and civilian suffering in Iran, Gaza, Lebanon, and Iraq, invoking warnings about corruption and heedlessness.
  5. Prays for relief, forgiveness for the dead and martyrs, and the hastening of Imam al-Mahdi’s appearance before bidding farewell to Ramadan and urging taqwa and righteous deeds.
Try this week
Continue voluntary fasting during the year, including Thursdays, Fridays, and the 13th, 14th, and 15th days of the month.
Acknowledge sins honestly, repent, ask Allah for forgiveness, and seek strength not to repeat them.
Use Ramadan as a springboard to strengthen the bond with Allah after Eid.
Maintain taqwa, obedience, and righteous deeds before death, while praying for suffering Muslims and the deceased.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 2:185Used to explain Ramadan as guidance, ease, fasting, completion, glorification, and gratitude.
Quran 2:11-12Used to criticize those who claim to improve matters while spreading corruption.
Quran 7:179Used to describe heedlessness toward truth amid widespread suffering and injustice.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“I deserve nothing it is all your mercy and Rahma that is all coming to me every step of the way that is what I am asking for”
Masumeen · Brampton, ON
Play from 7:17
“let this mahi ramadan be a springboard to strengthen our bond with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala”
Masumeen · Brampton, ON
Play from 9:23
“we are all horrified by the carnage and total lack of humanity that we observe on our screens every day”
Masumeen · Brampton, ON
Play from 10:07
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us to celebrate Eid by thanking Allah for guiding us through Ramadan. Fasting is meant to bring guidance, gratitude, and spiritual renewal, and sincere repentance can return us to Allah’s mercy. He encouraged us to continue worship after Ramadan, including voluntary fasting when we feel spiritually distant. He also acknowledged the pain of war and suffering in several Muslim communities and urged us to keep praying for relief and forgiveness. We should leave Ramadan with taqwa, good deeds, and hope that we will meet the month again.

  1. What is one good Ramadan habit you want to keep after Eid?
  2. What can help us reconnect with Allah when we feel spiritually distant?
  3. How can our family celebrate Eid while remembering people who are suffering?