4:29 our goal is not to…18:32 the value of a gift is…30:37 so whenever the day is…35:07 when you give to Allah…
Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 14, 2026.

Ramadan is a season for joyful worship

ICSD · Abdeljalil Mezgouri

“Our goal is not to worship God but to enjoy the worship and there is a huge difference between the two.”

The khateeb, at 4:29

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In one sentence

Because humans are trustees created to worship Allah, Ramadan should be embraced as a season of joyful, wholehearted giving of time, wealth, desires, and effort.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Introduces Ramadan as a season for enjoying and being inspired by worship.
  2. Explains that humanity’s purpose is worship and connects forgetting that purpose to injustice.
  3. Defines worship as giving, applying the idea to prayer, zakat, fasting, and Hajj.
  4. Teaches that people are trustees rather than owners of their possessions.
  5. Urges listeners to fill every Ramadan day and night with fasting, prayer, Quran, remembrance, and charity.
  6. Encourages consistent Ramadan worship and cites forgiveness for sincere fasting and qiyam.
Try this week
Prioritize the five daily prayers by deliberately giving Allah your time.
Approach possessions as a trust and give wealth, charity, and zakat without bargaining for a return.
Fill Ramadan days and nights with fasting, Quran recitation, dhikr, sadaqah, and qiyam or Tarawih.
Stay consistent throughout the entire month rather than worshipping intensely only at the beginning.
Study the companions’ Ramadan practice and use it for motivation.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 76Presented as explaining who humans are and why they were created.
Surah 98Used to contrast the worst creation with the best creation and their rewards.
Surah 1Used to illustrate Allah’s responses to praise, glorification, and worship.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“our goal is not to worship God but to enjoy the worship and there is a huge difference between the two”
ICSD · Clairemont, CA
Play from 4:29
“the value of a gift is not how much you spend on it that is not what make a gift valuable what makes a gift valuable how much it cost you”
ICSD · Clairemont, CA
Play from 18:32
“so whenever the day is over you say Allah here he go I did my best here he go and when the night comes here he go I did my best”
ICSD · Clairemont, CA
Play from 30:37
“when you give to Allah whatever you give He's gonna give you not what He wants that you give Him He's gonna give you something called abundance”
ICSD · Clairemont, CA
Play from 35:07
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that Ramadan is a special season for enjoying worship and growing closer to Allah. He said our purpose is worship, and worship means giving ourselves to Allah, not only money, but also time, desires, and effort. We are trustees of what we have, so generosity should not feel like losing something we own. He encouraged us to fill each Ramadan day and night with fasting, prayer, Quran, remembrance, and charity instead of simply waiting for sunset. When we give sincerely, we trust Allah to return abundance and help us grow in faith.

  1. What is one way you can make a Ramadan day or night feel full?
  2. What does it mean to treat your belongings as a trust?
  3. Which kind of giving, time, money, desire, or effort, would be hardest for you?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of San Diego7050 Eckstrom Ave, San Diego, CA 92111Jumu'ah 12:00 PM & 1:30 PMKhateebAbdeljalil MezgouriMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at ICSD36 khutbahs
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