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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 31, 2026.

Moderate hunger can strengthen worship

ISCN · Obair Katchi

“Get up from the food while you desire it, meaning you're still desiring some more.”

The khateeb, at 11:09

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In one sentence

Moderate hunger through mindful eating and voluntary fasting can soften the heart, discipline desire, strengthen worship, and prepare Muslims physically and spiritually for Ramadan.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Distinguishes voluntary fasting and controlled hunger from starvation, famine, and malnutrition.
  2. Contrasts earlier Muslim experiences of hunger with modern overeating and its harms.
  3. Presents moderation in eating, including leaving food before fullness and the one-third guideline.
  4. Explains hunger’s spiritual benefits: clarity, humility, softer hearts, patience, worship, and self-control.
  5. Connects fasting with taming desire, resisting sin, and gaining taqwa.
  6. Encourages fasting, prayer, dhikr, and moderation at iftar while preparing for Ramadan.
Try this week
Leave meals while still desiring a little more instead of eating until uncomfortably full.
Use the one-third guideline when eating: one-third food, one-third water, and one-third air.
Fast a day or two each week when able, and increase fasting before Ramadan.
Increase prayer, dhikr, Quran recitation, and du'a while preparing for Ramadan.
Avoid overconsumption and excessive food at iftar so the fast’s benefits are not lost.
When struggling with desire, fast and turn to worship, dhikr, and Quran instead of endless social-media scrolling.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Get up from the food while you desire it, meaning you're still desiring some more.”
ISCN · Corona, CA
Play from 11:09
“Ramadan can come and transform people, not just spiritually, physically. They can really change people's lives if we look at it the correct way and we understand this.”
ISCN · Corona, CA
Play from 16:03
“if a person stays hungry, if a person fasts, then this will control our desire, which in turn will allow us to gain closeness to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and gain taqwa.”
ISCN · Corona, CA
Play from 24:30
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today’s khutbah taught that voluntary hunger and fasting are different from starvation, which is a serious hardship. Eating less and avoiding overeating can make room for clearer thinking, softer hearts, patience, worship, and empathy for those who have less. The khateeb encouraged us to leave food before we are completely full and to use fasting to train our desires. As Ramadan approaches, we can prepare by increasing prayer, du'a, and fasting when able, while not undoing the fast through excess at iftar. The goal is self-control and taqwa, not harming ourselves.

  1. What does it mean to stop eating while you still want a little more?
  2. How can fasting help someone become more patient or generous?
  3. What is one way we can prepare for Ramadan this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Society of Corona-Norco465 Santana Way, Corona, CA 92881Jumu'ah Khutbah 1:10 PM and 2:20 PMKhateebObair KatchiMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at ISCN40 khutbahs
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