Change your habits before Ramadan
“What you can control is how you spend that time that you are given.”
The khutbah argues that lasting spiritual and personal change requires deliberately changing our habits and spending our limited time on what brings us closer to Allah, especially before and during Ramadan.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- The Quranic principle that change begins within applies both to the Muslim Ummah and to personal character.
- Desired worship and character require concrete habit changes, such as sleeping earlier, guarding speech, and reducing excessive spending.
- Time is humanity's central asset, underlying education, income, home, and family.
- As Ramadan approaches, listeners are urged to take responsibility for how they spend their limited days.
- Remembering death gives time greater value and should direct it toward seeking Jannah.
- Motivation fades, so lasting change requires changing how one values oneself and one's time.
In the khateeb's words
“Everything that you have in life. Is just a matter of. Time spent on it.”
“What you can control. Is how you spend. That time. That you are given.”
For the dinner table
The khateeb reminded us that becoming the people we want to be takes changes in our daily habits. Praying more, speaking kindly, and giving require us to make room for those choices in our lives. He emphasized that time is our most valuable asset and encouraged us to use it carefully before, during, and after Ramadan. Remembering that life is limited can help us appreciate the time Allah has given us. Being alive today means we still have opportunities to do good, and lasting change takes more than a passing burst of motivation.
- What is one small change that could help you make time for prayer or kindness this week?
- What would you like our family to make more time for before Ramadan?
- When your excitement about a good habit fades, what helps you keep going?
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