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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 7, 2026.

Welcome Ramadan with five faithful habits

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“We need to have the sincerity in our heart to have a heartfelt sincere repentance to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”

The khateeb, at 4:58

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In one sentence

Welcome Ramadan by sincerely repenting and practicing five habits, sincere fasting, Quran reading, supplication, and generosity, to seek Allah’s mercy and pleasure.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Prepare for Ramadan by renewing taqwa and making sincere repentance.
  2. Fast with faith and sincere expectation of Allah’s reward.
  3. Increase Quran reading because Ramadan is the month of revelation.
  4. Make supplication at blessed times for oneself, family, community, and the ummah.
  5. Practice generosity through sadaqa and zakat, even during financial difficulty.
  6. Seek Allah’s pleasure and mercy through consistent effort throughout Ramadan.
Try this week
Make sincere repentance before and during Ramadan.
Fast with faith and sincere hope for Allah’s reward.
Increase daily Quran reading, such as doubling a one-page habit.
Make du'a at suhoor, iftar, and other blessed times.
Pray for yourself, your family, the community, and the suffering ummah.
Give generously through sadaqa and zakat, even during financial difficulty.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2Connects the verses about fasting with Allah’s nearness and answering supplication.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the first thing that we have to do is that we need to have the sincerity in our heart to have a heartfelt sincere repentance to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala”
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“try as much as possible to take away any of the miserliness that you have and spend during ramadan”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan is coming, and the khateeb encourages us to welcome it as a special opportunity for Allah’s mercy. He recommends five practices: sincere repentance, sincere fasting, more Quran, frequent du'a, and generosity through sadaqa and zakat. He reminds us to make du'a at times such as suhoor and iftar for ourselves, our families, and suffering Muslims. The goal is not simply to complete the month, but to seek Allah’s pleasure and mercy through steady effort. Even when money feels tight, he encourages generosity and trust in Allah’s reward.

  1. Who should we remember in our family’s du'a besides ourselves?
  2. How could we practice generosity this Ramadan?
Where it was given

The masjid

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