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Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 29, 2026.

Keep worship steady after Ramadan

ICCNY Stamford

“The path of Allah is one.”

The khateeb, at 20:04

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In one sentence

After Ramadan, believers should preserve istiqamah, steadfast faith and regular worship, by staying on Allah’s straight path and maintaining small, consistent deeds, especially prayer.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Introduces istiqamah as the key value to carry beyond Ramadan.
  2. Explains that iman motivates worship and must be followed by steadfastness.
  3. Uses Quranic imagery to contrast Allah’s one straight path with many misleading paths.
  4. Encourages sustainable worship through small, consistent practices such as night prayer and daily Quran reading.
  5. Connects regular prayer, wudu, and attending the mosque with post-Ramadan faithfulness.
  6. Concludes with supplication and Quranic reminders about the reward of steadfast believers.
Try this week
Continue worship after Ramadan instead of changing devotional habits completely.
Choose a small daily practice, such as two night rakahs or one page of Quran.
Maintain regular prayer and preserve wudu as acts of faith.
Attend Jumu'ah and come to the mosque with the intention of worship.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 16The image of undoing spun thread warns against reversing good commitments after Ramadan.
Surah 15The command to worship until certainty supports continuing devotion throughout life.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“IT'S THE PRECIOUS TREASURE THAT YOU POSSESS IN THIS LIFE IT'S BETTER THAN ANYTHING BECAUSE ANYTHING IN THIS LIFE WILL CHANGE EXCEPT THE IMAN”
ICCNY Stamford · Stamford, CT
Play from 9:03
“It is one, singular, not many The path of Allah is one And the path of the devil is many The highway is one, the exits, many exits”
ICCNY Stamford · Stamford, CT
Play from 20:04
“The best of deeds that you continuously practice Whether Maybe it is a little deed Maybe it is two raka'a only At night Maybe one page from the Qur'an Every day it is a little But continue on this page”
ICCNY Stamford · Stamford, CT
Play from 21:26
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

After Ramadan, our worship should not stop; we are called to istiqamah, or steadfastness, in faith and good deeds. The khutbah teaches that iman moves us to pray, fast, give charity, and come to the mosque. Allah’s path is one, so we should avoid distractions that pull us away. We can stay steady by choosing small acts, such as two night prayers or one page of Quran, and doing them regularly. Prayer and preserving wudu are presented as signs of faith and blessings from Allah.

  1. What small act of worship could you keep doing after Ramadan?
  2. What distractions feel like “exits” from the straight path?
  3. How does coming to the mosque show steadfastness?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Cultural Center of New York, Stamford1558 Washington Blvd, Stamford, CT 06905Jumu'ah 1:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at ICCNY Stamford11 khutbahs
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