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

Turn Ramadan gains into year-round worship

EPIC · Yasir Qadhi
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Because Ramadan is a rare blessing rather than the end of worship, Muslims should turn its spiritual gains into a sustainable year-round plan of stronger rituals, better character, fewer sins, sincere repentance, and courageous communal dignity.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Frames witnessing Ramadan and its final Jumu'ah as a major blessing, illustrated by Talha's hadith about an extra Ramadan.
  2. Warns that worship must continue after Ramadan and sets the goal of making Shawwal and the year ahead better than Sha'ban and the preceding year.
  3. Builds a three-part plan: strengthen core rituals, improve akhlaq and relationships, and reduce major and minor sins.
  4. Encourages consistency, repentance, dua, and hope rather than perfection, especially in the remaining odd nights.
  5. Gives end-of-Ramadan guidance on Zakat al-Fitr, Eid prayer, and creating positive Eid memories for children.
  6. Addresses Gaza, Islamophobia, and misinformation, urging Muslims to claim equal dignity and answer hate with truth, love, courage, and good manners.
Try this week
Create a personal Shawwal and yearlong agenda for continued spiritual growth.
Protect the five daily prayers, improve their quality, and add sunnah and nawafil gradually.
Identify shortcomings in akhlaq, such as anger, backbiting, uncontrolled gaze, or harmful financial behavior, and work on them.
Identify recurring sins and steadily reduce them without abandoning repentance after setbacks.
Use the remaining odd nights for extra prayer and sincere dua for guidance and personal change.
Give Zakat al-Fitr before Salat al-Eid; the speaker stated $12 per person in North America.
Attend Salat al-Eid as a whole community and create joyful, positive Eid memories for children.
Respond to misinformation and Islamophobia with truth, dignity, courage, love, and good manners.
Sources the khateeb cited
Musnad AhmadTalha's dream illustrates the immense value of an additional Ramadan of worship.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the goal is that shawwal and the further 11 months shawwal and the year ahead will be better than shaban and the preceding year”
EPIC · Plano, TX
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“when they stoop down and preach hate we will stand up and show them love when they stoop down and lie we will stand up and speak the truth”
EPIC · Plano, TX
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminded us that reaching the end of Ramadan is a great blessing, but worship does not end when the month ends. We should make a simple plan for the year: protect the five prayers, improve our character, and steadily leave behind sins. Allah does not demand perfection; He wants sincere effort, repentance, and consistency, even when our actions are small. Before Eid, we should give Zakat al-Fitr, attend Eid prayer, and help children experience Eid as a joyful part of their faith. When Muslims face misinformation or Islamophobia, we should answer with truth, courage, dignity, love, and good manners.

  1. What is one small worship habit you want to continue after Ramadan?
  2. What character trait would you like to improve this year?
  3. How can our family make Eid joyful and meaningful?
Where it was given

The masjid

East Plano Islamic Center4700 14th Street, Plano, TX 75074Jumu'ah First Jumu'ah 12:30 PM · second Jumu'ah 2:00 PMKhateebYasir QadhiMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at EPIC165 khutbahs
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