Keep small worship habits after Ramadan
“We don't take breaks from Allah.”
Although spiritual intensity naturally fluctuates after Ramadan, believers should remain devoted to Allah by carrying one or two small, consistent acts of worship into the rest of the year.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Normalizes post-Ramadan spiritual fluctuation as part of faith, not hypocrisy.
- Contrasts seasonal worship with the companions’ transformation through Islam.
- Uses Abu Bakr’s response to the Prophet’s death to emphasize worshiping Allah, who remains eternal.
- Urges listeners to carry a small Ramadan practice into Shawwal and beyond.
- Advises choosing one to three habits, starting small, and building gradually.
- Closes with encouragement, prayers for oppressed communities, and a reminder about consistency.
In the khateeb's words
“it just makes you a believer this is something that is normal”
“we don't take breaks from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala right just because our spirituality is not at the same level”
“a person who says i'm going to take everything more than often takes nothing a person who makes their priority and focuses on everything they end up focusing on nothing in reality”
“the best of actions are those which are consistent that you do regularly why because when you do something regularly and consistently it becomes a habit”
For the dinner table
After Ramadan, it is normal for our spiritual feelings to rise and fall, and that does not make us hypocrites. Allah does not leave when Ramadan ends, so we should carry one or two good habits into the rest of the year. The speaker encouraged us to start small, perhaps with a page of Quran, a short remembrance, or a Sunnah prayer, and build gradually. We should focus on consistency rather than comparing ourselves with others, aiming to be better tomorrow than yesterday. He also encouraged fasting six days of Shawwal and praying for suffering Muslims around the world.
- What is one small Ramadan habit you would like to keep?
- What does being better tomorrow than yesterday look like for you?
- How can our family make worship easier to continue together?
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