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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 3, 2026.

Ramadan trains us to leave forbidden habits

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“The purpose of Ramadan is to make you to be able to stay away from all those things which is forbidden by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”

The khateeb, at 7:59

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In one sentence

Ramadan should be used as a disciplined opportunity to grow in taqwa by safeguarding prayer, increasing worship, feeding others, and abandoning forbidden conduct.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Introduces Ramadan as a blessed month intended to bring believers closer to Allah and develop taqwa.
  2. Urges listeners to prepare by praying the five daily prayers on time, preferably in congregation.
  3. Explains prayer’s priority through Quranic warnings and prophetic teachings about accountability.
  4. Encourages Taraweeh, patience, generosity, and feeding fasting people, even with simple refreshments.
  5. Presents Ramadan as training to abandon riba, haram business, and other forbidden conduct.
  6. Closes with supplications for forgiveness, steadfastness, healing, and relief for Muslims worldwide.
Try this week
Prepare a schedule before Ramadan begins.
Pray all five daily prayers on time, ideally in the masjid.
Attend Taraweeh and add voluntary night worship.
Feed a fasting person, even by offering water or milk.
Ask Allah for help leaving riba, haram business, and other forbidden habits.
Remember and support people who lack food around the world.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 74Used to show that neglecting prayer and helping the needy are cited among reasons for punishment.
Surah 20Used to connect establishing prayer with remembering Allah.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the purpose of Ramadan is to make you to be able to stay away from all those things which is forbidden by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala”
Masjid Jafar Community · Johns Creek, GA
Play from 7:59
“but with that when it's time for prayer you should leave everything behind”
Masjid Jafar Community · Johns Creek, GA
Play from 15:05
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan is presented as a blessed chance to grow closer to Allah and become more mindful of Him. The speaker urges us to prepare by praying the five daily prayers on time, making room for Taraweeh, and not letting work or family distractions push prayer aside. He reminds us that generosity counts even when we can only offer a fasting person water or milk, and that we should remember people who lack food. Ramadan should also help us leave forbidden earnings and habits and ask Allah for forgiveness and strength.

  1. What could help us make prayer a stronger priority during Ramadan?
  2. How can our family share Ramadan’s blessings with someone who has less?
  3. What habit would we like Allah to help us leave behind?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Jafar Community Center11005 Jones Bridge Rd #112 Johns Creek, GA 30022Jumu'ah “2:00 PM”, “Jumu'ah”; “3:00 PM”, “Jumu'ah”.ArchiveAll khutbahs at Masjid Jafar Community82 khutbahs
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