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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Let Ramadan change you all year

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“The important point is quality and consistency.”

The khateeb, at 20:29

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In one sentence

Ramadan should produce lasting transformation, so Muslims should carry its habits of worship, self-discipline, taqwa, and detachment from worldly excess throughout the year.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Ramadan raises iman and disciplines desires, so post-Ramadan faith should remain higher than before.
  2. Ramadan habits should continue through Shawwal and the rest of the year.
  3. Maintain fasting, Quran reading, prayer, charity, and other consistent good deeds.
  4. Taqwa includes faith, charity, prayer, patience, honesty, and keeping promises.
  5. Worldly possessions are means toward Allah and the Hereafter, not final goals.
  6. Remember death and the next life while building steady, meaningful worship beyond rituals.
Try this week
Fast six recommended days in Shawwal.
Continue a manageable, consistent Quran-reading habit.
Maintain regular prayer, dhikr, charity, and good deeds throughout the year.
Reflect on Quranic meanings rather than reciting without understanding.
Balance work, family, wealth, and worldly enjoyment with preparation for the Hereafter.
Remember death and keep the temporary nature of worldly life in mind.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 2:183Fasting is prescribed to develop taqwa.
Quran 2:185Ramadan is connected to the revelation of the Quran and Allah's intent of ease.
Quran 3:14-15Worldly desires are contrasted with the superior reward prepared by Allah.
Quran 2:177Righteousness and taqwa include faith, charity, prayer, patience, honesty, and keeping promises.
Surah 15Worship should continue until certainty, understood as death, arrives.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Ramadan was a time for change. And change should not stop there when Ramadan ended. We should continue and build on some of the habits that we built in that month.”
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“The important point is not the quantity. The important point is quality and consistency. Be consistent in what you're doing.”
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“All of us are returning to Allah and that is the final destination.”
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“Fasting, Quran, Zakah, Sadaqah, Allah has no need of any of that. All of those are means for us to get closer to Him.”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan helped us slow down, worship more, and practice self-control. The khateeb reminded us that its lessons should continue through Shawwal and the rest of the year, especially through steady prayer, Quran, charity, and good deeds. He encouraged us to fast six days in Shawwal and to choose consistent habits rather than chasing quantity. Taqwa means more than rituals: it includes honesty, patience, keeping promises, and caring for others. We can enjoy work, family, and good things while remembering that they are means to draw closer to Allah and prepare for the next life.

  1. Which Ramadan habit would you like to keep this week, and how can we help?
  2. What does it mean for money, school, or hobbies to be a means rather than the goal?
  3. What is one small way we can practice honesty or patience tomorrow?
Where it was given

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