2:09 You do what Allah told…6:49 Because taqwa,…8:52 If you will not…10:56 Your honor is not the…
Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 4, 2026.

Fasting cultivates piety and character

Masjid Darussalam

“If you will not refrain from saying the falsehood and acting upon the falsehood, then Allah doesn't need you to be hungry and thirsty.”

The khateeb, at 8:52

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In one sentence

Ramadan fasting is meant to cultivate taqwa, conscious obedience to Allah and avoidance of sin, which gives believers true honor, good character, divine love, and a path to forgiveness and Paradise.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Ramadan and fasting aim to produce taqwa through worship, charity, and communal care.
  2. The Quran and prophets present taqwa as guidance and a universal command.
  3. Taqwa applies everywhere and develops patience, honesty, kindness, and trustworthiness.
  4. Fasting is hidden worship that requires moral restraint, not merely hunger and thirst.
  5. True honor comes from piety rather than ethnicity, culture, language, or origin.
  6. The pious receive Allah’s love, angelic support, divine companionship, forgiveness, and Paradise.
  7. Listeners are urged to spend, control anger, forgive, repent, and support the mosque.
Try this week
Worship together, fast, give charity, and help people break their fasts.
Obey Allah’s commands and avoid prohibited actions sincerely to please Him.
Practice patience, kindness, honesty, truthfulness, and trustworthiness.
When insulted while fasting, avoid retaliation and say, "I am fasting."
Spend in ease and hardship, support those in need, and help build the mosque.
Restrain anger, forgive others, and pardon them.
When you sin, remember Allah, seek forgiveness, repent, and do not persist.
Attend the announced March 7 mosque fundraiser.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih al-BukhariAllah’s love brings guidance, protection, and assistance.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“You do what Allah told you to do, and you refrain from what Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala told you not to do.”
Masjid Darussalam · Fort Wayne, IN
Play from 2:09
“Because taqwa, brothers and sisters, will keep us conscious that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is watching us.”
Masjid Darussalam · Fort Wayne, IN
Play from 6:49
“If you will not refrain from saying the falsehood and acting upon the falsehood, then Allah doesn't need you to be hungry and thirsty.”
Masjid Darussalam · Fort Wayne, IN
Play from 8:52
“Your honor is not the color of your skin. Your honor is not your culture. Your honor is not your language.”
Masjid Darussalam · Fort Wayne, IN
Play from 10:56
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan is meant to help us grow in taqwa, which means obeying Allah and avoiding what He has forbidden to please Him. Fasting trains us to remember that Allah sees us, so our words and behavior should become more patient, honest, and kind. The khutbah reminds us that true honor does not come from our skin color, culture, language, or homeland, but from piety. Allah loves and supports those who are pious. We should use Ramadan to give, forgive, repent when we slip, and care for our community.

  1. What is one way fasting can improve how we speak to others?
  2. What does true honor mean according to the khutbah?
  3. How can our family practice repentance and forgiveness this Ramadan?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Darussalam at Universal Education Foundation2223 Goshen Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46808Jumu'ah 2:00 PM
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