26:50 You would think you…30:38 You being graced with…31:16 Instead of, what am I…44:40 Were you present for…
Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 21, 2026.

Ramadan must change how we live

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The khateeb argues that Ramadan's success is lasting transformation from anxiety, hoarding, and self-centeredness into gratitude, prayer, generosity, self-control, and trust in Allah.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Eid and Shawwal are framed as a time to praise Allah for guidance after Ramadan, not demand payment for fasting.
  2. Surah al-Ma'arij's picture of human anxiety, impatience, and stinginess is connected to rejecting superstition as an escape from responsibility.
  3. Hardship should prompt patience and refocusing on the Hereafter, while blessings should be shared through money, strength, and skills.
  4. Prayer, charity, chastity, truthful promises, belief in judgment, and protecting salah are presented as a framework for disciplining the nafs.
  5. Listeners are urged to carry Ramadan forward through optional fasting, qiyam, consistent prayer, and evaluating the presence of their Fajr.
  6. The khutbah closes with supplications for the sick, deceased, and victims of violence, followed by salawat and du'a.
Try this week
Continue optional fasting and qiyam after Ramadan.
Pray consistently and on time, protecting salah from distraction and ego.
Share wealth, physical strength, skills, and other blessings with people and community organizations in need.
When hardship comes, ask what it teaches and whether it is calling you back to Allah.
Leave false, obscene, and harmful speech and actions.
Assess whether Ramadan changed the quality and presence of your Fajr prayer.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2Fasting is prescribed so believers complete Ramadan, magnify Allah, and become grateful.
Surah 70Human beings are anxious, impatient in hardship, and stingy in prosperity; prayer and ethical discipline reshape them.
Surah 102Accumulating worldly things cannot fill the spiritual void.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“You would think you want, "Okay Allah, now it's payday. I did all this for you, now give me."”
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“You being graced with that and not sharing it, is what Allah is talking about here.”
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“Instead of, what am I supposed to learn from this? Is this Allah asking me to return back to Him instead?”
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“Were you present for your fajr salah? Because that's an indication really of if the changes were temporary or lasting.”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that Eid is a time to thank Allah for guiding us through Ramadan, not to treat worship as a transaction. People naturally become anxious during hardship and stingy with blessings, but faith teaches us to turn to Allah, share what we have, and keep our prayers and character strong. Our blessings include money, time, health, strength, and useful skills. We should carry Ramadan forward through prayer, optional fasting, qiyam, generosity, and honest self-reflection, especially by noticing whether we are truly present in Fajr. The khutbah ended with prayers for the sick, the deceased, and people suffering from violence.

  1. What blessing or skill could you share with someone this week?
  2. When life feels hard, what might help you turn back to Allah?
  3. What could help your Ramadan habits last beyond Eid?
Where it was given

The masjid

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