Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 30, 2026.
Sha'ban prepares the heart for Ramadan
In one sentence
The khutbah argues that Sha'ban should prepare believers for Ramadan through knowledge, worship, gratitude, transformation, and reconciliation with Allah and others.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Reflects on life's blessings, mortality, and the need for continual gratitude.
- Presents Ramadan as a valuable opportunity for worship and warns against reducing it to food preparation.
- Explains two preparations: learning Ramadan's rules and pursuing personal transformation.
- Calls for reconciliation with Allah through the Qur'an, prayer, and renewed obedience.
- Urges reconciliation with family and community, gratitude toward volunteers, and entry into Ramadan with a clean heart.
- Closes with determination and a prayer for blessing in Sha'ban and beneficial Ramadan worship.
Try this week
Learn Ramadan's importance, rules, halal and haram boundaries, and what invalidates the fast.
Begin regular Qur'an reading before Ramadan.
Prepare for the Ramadan prayers before the month begins.
Reconcile with Allah, family members, spouses, children, siblings, and community members; forgive and cleanse the heart.
Thank mosque volunteers and treat them patiently rather than taking their service for granted.
Pray for blessing in Sha'ban and a beneficial, accepted Ramadan.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Ramadan is about transformation Ramadan is about transformation it's about changing me this abd this servant of Allah”
“we should not do that that's part of the preparation of Ramadan that will make us beautiful human beings”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminds us that health, family, life, and faith are gifts we should not take for granted. Sha'ban is a chance to prepare for Ramadan, not mainly by planning food, but by learning its guidance and getting our hearts ready. We should reconnect with Allah, the Qur'an, prayer, and the people around us, forgiving and clearing away envy or resentment. We should also thank mosque volunteers and treat them patiently, so we enter Ramadan with a clean heart and a stronger community. The goal is to let Ramadan transform us.
- What change would you like Ramadan to help you make?
- Who could you thank or reconcile with before Ramadan?
- What blessing can you notice and appreciate this week?
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