Prepare for Ramadan by softening your heart
“Have persistence in your supplications and insistence.”
Ramadan should be entered by softening the heart through gentleness, family care, defending others, persistent supplication, and even small acts of charity, seeking Allah's forgiveness and protection from Hellfire.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Introduces gentleness and an easygoing nature as a path to protection from Hellfire.
- Highlights caring for three daughters or sisters as a major righteous responsibility.
- Encourages defending Muslims from backbiting and protecting one's brother.
- Urges persistent supplication, especially repeating requests for Paradise and protection from Hellfire.
- Emphasizes charity and spending for Allah, even giving only half a date.
- Closes by encouraging listeners to make Ramadan an exceptional month of forgiveness and protection.
In the khateeb's words
“If you are easygoing, if you are hayyin, soft, qareeban, close to each other, to everybody.”
“Whoever take care of three daughters or three sisters, raise them up in a way that please Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, this is going to be his shield from hellfire.”
“Have persistence in your supplications and insistence. So be insistive when you are asking Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
“Protect yourself from hellfire. Even if it is half a date. It's not even the whole date. It's just half of it.”
For the dinner table
The khutbah invites us to enter Ramadan by preparing the heart, not only increasing rituals. It reminds us that gentleness, caring for daughters or sisters, defending someone from backbiting, and making persistent dua are meaningful paths toward Allah's protection. Even a small gift, such as half a date, can be valuable when offered sincerely, and spending for Allah does not make our provision poorer. We can make Ramadan exceptional by turning these simple acts into steady habits.
- What is one small kindness you can practice during Ramadan?
- How could you defend a friend without starting an argument?
- What dua would you ask Allah for three times?
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