12:59 If you've left after,…15:03 If you know that…15:03 Don't think of…17:25 So you go according to…
Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 30, 2026.

Who must fast and when fasting counts

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“Then it is better for you to not fast.”

The khateeb, at 15:03

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In one sentence

The khutbah explains who is obligated to fast and when fasting is valid, especially in cases involving maturity, illness, impaired consciousness, menstruation, travel, and time-zone changes.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Distinguishes conditions that make fasting obligatory from conditions that make a fast valid.
  2. Explains how conversion, maturity, apostasy, unconsciousness, and impaired sanity affect fasting and makeup days.
  3. Covers exemptions for menstruation, postnatal bleeding, illness, and medication-related unconsciousness.
  4. Defines traveler status by distance, departure before Fajr, and length of stay across different schools.
  5. Advises travelers to assess hardship and explains local time zones, moon sightings, and making up a missing fasting day.
Try this week
Determine whether travel qualifies by distance and whether the journey began before Fajr.
Use the travel dispensation when a journey is genuinely difficult, then make up the day later.
Fast during an easy journey if able, while evaluating individual circumstances honestly.
Follow the local location and time zone for Ramadan and Eid while traveling.
If travel results in only 28 fasting days, complete the missing day through qadha.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“If you've left after, you're not considered a traveler for that day.”
ICNEV · Scottsdale, AZ
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“If you know that you're traveling really far, you're catching a flight, and you know the altitude is going to get to you, then it is better for you to not fast.”
ICNEV · Scottsdale, AZ
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“Don't think of yourself as more pious or faster, because you will put yourself in more danger.”
ICNEV · Scottsdale, AZ
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“So you go according to your location, where you are at that point of time.”
ICNEV · Scottsdale, AZ
Play from 17:25
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today’s khutbah explained when fasting becomes obligatory and when a fast counts as valid. It covered situations such as maturity, illness, unconsciousness, menstruation, postnatal bleeding, and impaired sanity, while noting that scholars sometimes differ. Travelers should honestly assess their circumstances: a difficult journey may make it better not to fast, while an easy journey may allow fasting. When crossing time zones, we follow the place where we are, and anyone who ends up with only 28 fasting days should make up the missing day.

  1. When might using an allowance in worship be the wiser choice?
  2. What would be challenging about fasting while traveling across time zones?
  3. How can we make sure we do not mistake hardship for greater piety?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of North East Valley12125 E Via Linda, Scottsdale, AZ 85259Jumu'ah 12:30 PM · 1:30 PM · 3:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at ICNEV40 khutbahs
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