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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 7, 2026.

Prepare for Ramadan by cleansing your heart

At-Thohir · Ahmad Honest Qashidi

“We have to clean ourselves with each other.”

The khateeb, at 12:10

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Believers should prepare for Ramadan by cleansing their hearts, repairing relationships, holding firmly to the Quran, and taking responsibility for how they respond to a troubled world.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Opening call to mindfulness of Allah and complete submission
  2. Preparing for Ramadan through sincerity and inner purification
  3. Removing grudges and repairing relationships before Ramadan
  4. Responding to social evil by examining the heart and taking accountability
  5. Holding to the Quran as guidance, judgment, and navigation
  6. Closing reminders to reconcile, read Quran, and build righteous communities
Try this week
Before Ramadan, examine your contacts, social-media follows, and blocked accounts for unresolved resentment.
Repair strained relationships with parents, siblings, relatives, and others, and release grudges.
Notice your first reaction to Quran, prayer, opportunities for good, and disturbing news; use it to diagnose your heart.
Reopen a neglected mushaf or download Quran.com, and use the Quran to navigate life.
Before speaking or hurting someone, ask whether Allah is pleased with the interaction and take responsibility for improving it.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 1Used to emphasize Allah as the true Master and Judge of the Day of Judgment.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“It's not just what's about the outside, the shell, but what the essence of who we are on the inside.”
At-Thohir · Koreatown, CA
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“This is the lesson that we take in this month of Sha'aban, that we have to clean ourselves. We have to clean ourselves with each other.”
At-Thohir · Koreatown, CA
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“All of this is what makes it more destructive is a person's lack of self-knowledge and his preoccupation with the faults of others”
At-Thohir · Koreatown, CA
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“And so use that Quran as a navigation and even more so see how the life of the Prophet Muhammad as he was described as the walking Quran navigated the world that he lived in using the Quran.”
At-Thohir · Koreatown, CA
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that preparing for Ramadan means caring for our hearts, just as we care for how we look. He encouraged us to seek Allah’s forgiveness, work on grudges, and repair what we can in our relationships. Allah can change hearts, so we should leave room for growth in ourselves and others. We can learn about ourselves by noticing our reactions to prayer and opportunities to help, while taking responsibility for our own faults instead of becoming absorbed in other people’s mistakes. He urged us to stay connected to the Quran and come together to bring goodness to our communities.

  1. What is one inner quality you would like to strengthen before Ramadan?
  2. When helping someone feels inconvenient, what might help you respond kindly?
  3. How could we make time to read and reflect on the Quran together this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid At-Thohir Los Angeles1200 S Kenmore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90006Jumu'ah Khutbah 1:00 PM · Prayer 1:30 PMKhateebAhmad Honest QashidiMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at At-Thohir57 khutbahs
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