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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Apr 4, 2026.

Accepted Ramadan leads to lasting worship

ICI · Muntasir Zaman

“You're motivated to do more good deeds.”

The khateeb, at 3:28

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In one sentence

A reliable sign that Ramadan benefited and was accepted is that a person continues small, sincere acts of worship and goodness afterward, especially through Shawwal.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Asks how Muslims can recognize whether Ramadan produced lasting benefit.
  2. Presents Hasan al-Basri’s indicator: accepted good deeds lead to further good deeds.
  3. Uses continued Quran recitation and the six fasts of Shawwal to portray worship as an ongoing loop.
  4. Explains Ramadan as intensive training whose goal is a sustainable post-Ramadan baseline.
  5. Offers small practical changes involving prayer, charity, Quran, duas, greetings, and family time.
  6. Uses the hadith about bodily joints and everyday sadaqah before closing with supplication and prayer instructions.
Try this week
Fast six days of Shawwal.
Choose one small, sustainable increase in worship after Ramadan.
Arrive at the masjid a few minutes early and pray two extra rak‘ahs.
Increase regular charity slightly, such as raising a ten-dollar donation to fifteen dollars.
Read a little more Quran and add neglected duas, including after eating and before entering the bathroom.
Give salam at home, eat together as a family, smile, and help others.
Stay one or two minutes after salah for two rak‘ahs and dua.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 4Establishes the khutbah’s call to God-consciousness and righteous speech.
Surah 33Establishes the khutbah’s call to God-consciousness and righteous speech.
Sahih MuslimEncourages fasting six days of Shawwal for the reward of fasting the entire year.
Sahih al-BukhariTeaches that Allah loves consistent deeds, even when they are small.
Sahih MuslimExplains that every joint requires charity, including through smiling, helping, and other good deeds.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“a sign of immediate acceptance of your ibadah is that the moment you do it according to Hassan al-Basri the moment you do it you're motivated to do more good deeds”
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“Ramadan is a training camp Ramadan is where we're tested to our limit”
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“when you smile at someone that is a sadaqah when you help someone that is a sadaqah when you do something good that is a sadaqah”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan is meant to change us, and one sign of benefit is that good deeds continue after the month ends. We do not have to keep Ramadan’s exact intensity; we should choose a small, steady habit in Shawwal. That might mean arriving a few minutes early for prayer, reading a little more Quran, increasing charity, adding duas, or staying briefly after salah. The khateeb also reminded us that a smile, helping someone, and other good actions count as sadaqah. As a family, we can look for one small change and encourage each other to keep it going.

  1. What is one small good habit you want to continue after Ramadan?
  2. How can a smile or helping someone be a kind of sadaqah?
  3. What small change could our family practice together this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Irving2555 N Esters Rd, Irving, TX 75062Jumu'ah First khutbah 2:00 PM, salah 2:25 PM · second khutbah 3:15 PM, salah 3:40 PMKhateebMuntasir ZamanMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at ICI95 khutbahs
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