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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 6, 2026.

Prepare your heart for Ramadan

PGMA · Youssef Slitine

“Is your heart ready for Ramadan?”

The khateeb, at 22:29

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In one sentence

True success comes from trusting Allah and following the Qur'an, especially by preparing the heart and habits now to receive Ramadan as a month of mercy, worship, self-control, and repentance.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. The Qur'an and the Prophet's guidance are the path to success, while worldly circumstances remain unstable.
  2. Surah Yunus presents the Qur'an as advice, healing, guidance, and mercy for believers.
  3. Ramadan is Allah's mercy and should be welcomed through repentance, heart purification, and sincere preparation.
  4. Listeners should commit to prayer, Qur'an reading, dhikr, reduced distractions, and a daily Ramadan plan.
  5. Fasting trains self-control, curbs desire and vain talk, and calls for patience and kind relationships.
  6. The sermon closes with prayers for reaching Ramadan, steadfastness, the community, and Muslims facing hardship, followed by prayer.
Try this week
Begin preparing for Ramadan now through sincere repentance and purification of the heart.
Make a daily Ramadan plan and set reminders on a phone or refrigerator.
Read four Qur'an pages after each of the five daily prayers, aiming to complete the Qur'an during Ramadan.
Turn off social media and replace distractions with Qur'an recitation and dhikr.
Respond to provocation with patience, say that you are fasting, and avoid anger and arguments.
Prioritize prayer when the adhan calls and make Allah the first priority.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 14Used to frame the Qur'an as bringing people from darkness into light.
Surah 10Used to describe the Qur'an as admonition, healing for hearts, guidance, mercy, and a reason for rejoicing.
Surah 2Used to connect Ramadan with the revelation of the Qur'an.
Surah 26Used to emphasize the importance of coming before Allah with a sound heart.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“don't put all your eggs in that basket because it's very risky it doesn't stay the same put your eggs in the basket of Allah and that's the best aspect here”
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“the preparation is not material preparation brothers and sisters the preparation is the preparation of the heart is your heart ready for Ramadan?”
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“the month of Ramadan is I am the master of my desires I cannot let my desires dictate me”
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“turn off the social media and open your social relationship with Allah”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Shaykh Youssef said that worldly life keeps changing, so real success comes from staying connected to Allah through the Qur'an and the example of the Prophet Muhammad. He urged us to prepare for Ramadan now by cleaning our hearts, repenting, making a daily plan, praying consistently, reading Qur'an, remembering Allah, and limiting distractions such as social media. Fasting can teach us that we are stronger than our desires, while patience, smiles, and refusing arguments protect our relationships. Ramadan is a special month of mercy, and we should ask Allah to let us reach it and use it well.

  1. How can we practice patience when someone annoys us?
  2. What small Qur'an or dhikr routine could our family start today?
Where it was given

The masjid

Prince George's Muslim Association9150 Lanham-Severn Rd, Lanham, MD 20706Jumu'ah 11:15 AM · 12:30 PM · 1:45 PMKhateebYoussef SlitineMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at PGMA65 khutbahs
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