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The Islamic calendarFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 3, 2026.

Use Rajab to prepare for Ramadan

Masjid Sadar · Nazimool Saheb

“You plant the seed in Raja, you water it in Shaban, and you reap its harvest in Ramadan.”

The khateeb, at 8:15

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In one sentence

Rajab is a sacred month for sincere worship, repentance, and gradual preparation for Ramadan while avoiding unsupported religious innovations.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Allah alone designates sacred times and places, and Rajab is one of the four sacred months.
  2. Sacred months prohibit initiating conflict and make transgression more serious.
  3. Rajab is for planting good deeds, Sha'ban for nurturing them, and Ramadan for reaping their benefits.
  4. Listeners should build worship habits early to avoid Ramadan burnout.
  5. The speaker rejects unsourced Rajab-specific prayers, fasts, Umrah claims, and grave visits.
  6. The khutbah closes by urging repentance and abandoning sinful habits.
Try this week
Create a Ramadan preparation schedule during Rajab.
Build consistent habits of prayer, fasting, night worship, and Quran recitation.
Continue established practices such as Monday-Thursday or white-day fasting without assigning unsupported special Rajab days.
Avoid unsourced Rajab-specific prayers, fasting claims, Umrah claims, and grave-visitation claims.
Make sincere repentance and abandon sinful habits such as alcohol, interest, and zina.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to identify the four sacred months by name, including Rajab.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the word sacred or Mubarak means that Allah has designated certain things special about this time or this place”
Masjid Sadar · Parlin, NJ
Play from 5:51
“you plant the seed in Raja you water it in Shaban and you reap its harvest in Ramadan”
Masjid Sadar · Parlin, NJ
Play from 8:15
“our deed is complete we need not to introduce anything we need not to make anything new about it”
Masjid Sadar · Parlin, NJ
Play from 14:06
“let us take advantage of rajab and let us prepare ourselves for ramadan let us start make tawbah”
Masjid Sadar · Parlin, NJ
Play from 16:33
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The speaker said Rajab is one of Allah’s sacred months, so we should treat it with extra care and avoid wrongdoing. He compared Rajab to planting, Sha'ban to watering, and Ramadan to harvesting, encouraging us to start preparing now. He warned against inventing special prayers, fasts, pilgrimages, or grave visits for Rajab without sound evidence. Instead, families can build steady worship habits, plan for Ramadan, and sincerely turn away from sins. The sermon closed by urging repentance and a clearer path back to Allah.

  1. What is one small worship habit we can plant during Rajab?
  2. Why might starting early help us avoid burnout in Ramadan?
  3. What does sincere repentance look like in everyday family life?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Sadar & Community Center216 Ernston Rd, Parlin, NJ 08859Jumu'ah 1:00 PM & 1:45 PMKhateebNazimool SahebMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Masjid Sadar69 khutbahs
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