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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 3, 2026.

Prepare for Ramadan with sincere worship

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“We need to update our Ramadan as well every year.”

The khateeb, at 10:49

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In one sentence

Listeners should prepare for Ramadan by abandoning sins, planning worship, repairing relationships, and increasing sincerity so they can receive its blessings, forgiveness, and mercy.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Ramadan multiplies the rewards of ordinary worship through barakah.
  2. Preparation begins by completing worldly tasks and abandoning sinful habits.
  3. Worship goals should be listed and increased compared with the previous Ramadan.
  4. Broken relationships should be repaired before Ramadan through calls and apologies.
  5. Listeners should deepen worship by praying before suhoor and seeking Ramadan’s forgiveness and mercy.
  6. The khutbah closes by emphasizing sincerity, physical preparation, and supplication.
Try this week
Complete distracting worldly tasks before Ramadan begins.
List sinful habits and commit to Allah to abandon them.
Create a daily Ramadan worship plan, including Quran recitation and charity.
Compare plans with the previous Ramadan and increase the goals.
Call strained relatives, friends, coworkers, or siblings and apologize.
Wake 15, 20 minutes before suhoor, pray two to four rak'ahs, and make dua.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“barakah means basically you do less you get more less amal and more reward”
IAGD · Rochester Hills, MI
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“we need to increase we need to update our ramadan as well every year”
IAGD · Rochester Hills, MI
Play from 10:49
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan is a blessed month in which ordinary worship can bring greater reward, so we should welcome it deliberately. The khateeb encouraged us to prepare by leaving sinful habits, making a realistic worship plan, and improving on last Ramadan. He also reminded us to repair strained relationships by apologizing and reconnecting. During Ramadan, we can deepen our focus on Allah by waking before suhoor for extra prayer and dua, seeking forgiveness and mercy.

  1. What is one good habit you would like to practice before Ramadan begins?
  2. Who could you reconnect with or apologize to before Ramadan?
  3. What could help you wake up for a short prayer before suhoor?
Where it was given

The masjid

IAGD Masjid879 W. Auburn Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48307Jumu'ah Three Jumu'ahs · 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at IAGD78 khutbahs
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