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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 27, 2026.

Ramadan discipline should last all year

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“If you can leave food for 12-13 hours, can you not control your anger for 12-13 seconds?”

The khateeb, at 17:04

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In one sentence

Ramadan proves that believers can discipline their desires, speech, anger, relationships, and distractions, and that mindfulness of Allah and the Akhirah can carry this discipline beyond Ramadan.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Prays for peace and protection after violence affecting worshippers and communities.
  2. Defines taqwa as awareness that Allah watches, records, commands, and sets boundaries.
  3. Uses Ramadan fasting to show that discipline can improve speech, anger, family conduct, and worship.
  4. Argues that remembering the Akhirah provides the lasting motivation for post-Ramadan discipline and spiritual intimacy.
  5. Applies the message to physical cravings, digital distractions, Quran engagement, and family relationships.
  6. Closes by urging listeners to live Ramadan throughout the year, followed by community, charity, and program announcements.
Try this week
Carry Ramadan’s discipline into the rest of the year, especially when managing anger, speech, cravings, and temptation.
Help spouses, children, parents, and neighbors prepare for the Akhirah and repair strained relationships for Allah’s sake.
Reduce phone and digital distractions and use that time for Quran engagement.
Recite the Quran fully during Ramadan, including once with translation if possible.
Attend worship opportunities such as Fajr, collective adhkar, Quran recitation, and Taraweeh.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 36Referenced the command not to worship Satan while emphasizing avoidance of Satan’s footsteps.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“if you can leave food for 12-13 hours, can you not control your anger for 12-13 seconds?”
RCM · Roswell, GA
Play from 17:04
“The one thing that kills us this month, when we talk about the heedlessness and this denial, is this denial is a digital denial as well.”
RCM · Roswell, GA
Play from 27:00
“Every single home should have a focus on our Akhira. And Ramadan is the best time.”
RCM · Roswell, GA
Play from 29:44
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that Ramadan trains us to live with taqwa, meaning awareness that Allah sees and records what we do. Fasting shows that we can control food, speech, anger, distractions, and other desires. He urged families to help one another prepare for the Akhirah, repair relationships, and build a stronger relationship with the Quran. The goal is to carry Ramadan’s mindfulness and discipline into the rest of the year. He also encouraged the community to benefit from worship, Quran, family, charity, and masjid programs.

  1. Which Ramadan habit helps you make better choices when nobody is watching?
  2. What phone habit could you change to make more time for Quran or family?
  3. How can our family help one another grow closer to Allah after Ramadan?
Where it was given

The masjid

Roswell Community Masjid345 Market Place, Roswell, GA 30075Jumu'ah 1st Jumu'ah 1:50 PM · 2nd Jumu'ah 3:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at RCM6 khutbahs
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