41:50 the most beloved…44:16 the real lesson of…53:23 Ramadan is over but…
Civic engagementFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 20, 2026.

Ramadan should lead to year-round service

Masjid Saad

“Ramadan is over, but the lesson of Ramadan goes all year round.”

The khateeb, at 53:23

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In one sentence

The khutbah argues that Ramadan’s true lesson is to put Allah’s pleasure before personal comfort by extending worship into year-round service, solidarity, and responsible civic action.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Eid takbirs, prayer instructions, and Eid prayer recitations
  2. Reflection on whether Ramadan included service beyond prayer and fasting
  3. Abu Bakr’s four deeds illustrate the value of helping people
  4. Islam combines worship with feeding, visiting, supporting, and serving others
  5. Ramadan trains believers to prioritize Allah’s pleasure over personal desires
  6. Muslims should respond to global and local suffering through service and civic engagement
  7. The sermon closes by urging continued compassion after Eid and praying for the community
Try this week
Feed hungry people, visit the sick, attend funeral processions, and help relieve others’ troubles.
Continue Ramadan’s lesson of serving people throughout the year.
Stand up for Muslims and other people facing injustice locally and globally.
Register to vote and make sure you vote.
Support candidates whose positions align with issues the speaker identifies as important, and consider donating to political campaigns.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 2:183Fasting is prescribed so believers may develop taqwa.
Sahih MuslimThe speaker recounts Abu Bakr combining fasting, attending a funeral, feeding a hungry person, and visiting the sick, deeds associated with entering Paradise.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the most beloved people to Allah are those who are the most beneficial to people the most beloved deed to Allah”
Masjid Saad · Sylvania, OH
Play from 41:50
“the real lesson of Ramadan is that seeking the pleasure of Allah Is more important to us than our own pleasures”
Masjid Saad · Sylvania, OH
Play from 44:16
“Ramadan is over but the lesson of Ramadan goes all year round”
Masjid Saad · Sylvania, OH
Play from 53:23
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The speaker asked us to look back at Ramadan and ask who benefited from our worship. Prayer, fasting, Quran, dhikr, and dua matter, but Islam also calls us to feed the hungry, visit the sick, ease people’s troubles, and stand with those facing injustice. Ramadan trains us to put Allah’s pleasure before our own comfort, and that lesson should guide us throughout the year. We should use our blessings, freedom, and voice to help people nearby and around the world, while remembering communities suffering in places such as Gaza. Eid is a celebration, but it is also a promise to keep serving others.

  1. Who could we help this week, and what specific thing could we do for them?
  2. How can we put Allah’s pleasure before our own comfort in one daily choice?
  3. What blessing do we have that could become help for someone else?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Saad Foundation5225 West Alexis Road, Sylvania, OH 43560ArchiveAll khutbahs at Masjid Saad18 khutbahs
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