Ramadan should make us more generous
“If you give, you give for your own benefits.”
Ramadan should make Muslims people of generosity and intensified worship, especially in the last ten nights, through zakat, charity, family devotion, and solidarity with oppressed communities.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Laments ongoing suffering in Gaza and Iran and the closure of Al-Aqsa, calling for prayer and solidarity.
- Presents the hadith of a charitable farmer whose generosity brought him divinely directed rain.
- Applies the story to zakat and additional sadaqah, warning against hoarding wealth.
- Urges intensified worship during the final ten nights, including Quran, prayer, remembrance, family participation, and good deeds.
- Uses a scholarly metaphor linking prayer, fasting, and charity to nearness to Allah.
- Concludes with calls for voter participation, Gaza meal donations, and prayers for Palestine and the Muslim community.
In the khateeb's words
“That is the philosophy of giving in Islam. If you give, you give for your own benefits.”
“Come together to the masjid and read the Quran together. Do good things together. Give sadaqah, give zakah together.”
“Last ten days of Ramadan meant for family in the life of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. So let it be the same in our life as well.”
For the dinner table
The khateeb reminded us that Ramadan is a month of giving as well as fasting, prayer, and du'a. He shared the story of a gardener who divided his harvest between charity, his family, and planting again, and whose garden Allah blessed with rain. He encouraged us to fulfill our zakat obligations and give additional sadaqah, remembering that generosity benefits the giver too. As the last ten nights approach, he urged families to worship together and seek Laylatul Qadr through prayer, Quran, charity, and du'a. He also called us to remember people suffering in Gaza, help provide meals, and pray for relief and for Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa.
- What could you share this week with someone who needs it?
- What did you learn from the gardener's three-part plan for his harvest?
- What act of worship would you like us to do together during the last ten nights?
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