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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, May 9, 2020.

Make the most of Ramadan's remaining time

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“We can choose to change and take on better habits during the sacred time.”

The khateeb, at 5:23

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In one sentence

Because time is Allah’s creation and Ramadan is a fleeting blessing and test, believers should use its remaining days and nights for sincere worship, self-discipline, and righteous action before the opportunity passes.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Explains time as Allah’s creation and rejects the Jahiliyyah belief that time controls fate.
  2. Frames Ramadan as a blessing and test whose remaining days should be used well.
  3. Highlights the enhanced rewards of charity, prayer, night worship, Umrah, and tasbih during Ramadan.
  4. Urges listeners to change habits, overcome desires, and maximize their remaining time.
  5. Uses Quranic reminders about time, human loss, faith, righteous deeds, truth, and patience.
  6. Closes with supplications for forgiveness, accepted worship, and continued devotion beyond Ramadan.
Try this week
Use the remaining weeks of Ramadan intentionally and maximize the available time.
Pray at night with sincere faith and hope for Allah’s reward.
Give charity, including from things you love rather than only surplus wealth.
Adopt better habits and resist simply following personal desires.
Increase worship, remembrance, and righteous deeds during Ramadan and beyond.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 103Argues that humanity is in loss except through faith, righteous deeds, truth, and patience.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“The truth is that we have been given our lives, Alhamdulillah, and indeed this Ramadan as a blessing and as a test to us to see how we will use it.”
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“We can choose to live our life the same way we've been living or we can choose to change and take on better habits during the sacred time.”
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“The intelligent person is the one who works and cleans themselves spiritually and thinks about the effects of their choice and the outcomes, then acts to maximize the time that we have left.”
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“The clever person is the one who overcomes their lower self and works for what is after death.”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan is a blessing and a test, and its passing reminds us that our lives are moving quickly. The khateeb encouraged us to use the remaining weeks intentionally through sincere prayer, charity, remembrance, and better habits. He reminded us that good deeds in Ramadan carry special reward, so we should resist simply following our desires and work for what comes after death. May Allah bless our worship, forgive us, and help us continue these good choices beyond Ramadan.

  1. What is one habit you would like to improve before Ramadan ends?
  2. How can our family help one another worship more sincerely?
  3. What does it mean to work for what comes after death?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Society of Niagara Peninsula6768 Lyons Creek Road, Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6S6Jumu'ah ISNP is open for salah daily, and Jumuah every Friday at 1:30 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Islamic Society of4 khutbahs
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