12:32 You will continue…23:33 Ask Allah to help you.…
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Keep worship alive after Ramadan

Al Manara

“You will continue after Ramadan; you will not say that Ramadan is done.”

The khateeb, at 12:32

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In one sentence

A sign that Ramadan was accepted is continuing sincere worship afterward, by Allah’s blessing, instead of letting good deeds fade.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Recognize Ramadan worship and guidance as Allah’s blessing, not personal achievement.
  2. Treat continued obedience after Ramadan as evidence that worship was accepted.
  3. Maintain Quran, prayer, charity, voluntary fasting, and night prayer.
  4. Use the garden analogy to warn that Shaytan can cause accumulated deeds to be lost.
  5. Guard sincerity and ask Allah for help remaining truthful and steadfast.
  6. Close with supplications and congregational prayer.
Try this week
Continue reading and understanding the Quran after Ramadan.
Maintain the obligatory prayers and add sustainable voluntary night prayer.
Give charity regularly for Allah’s sake.
Continue voluntary fasting at a manageable pace.
Ask Allah daily for sincerity, gratitude, steadfastness, and good worship.
Protect good deeds from being lost through Shaytan’s temptations and showing off.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2The burned garden illustrates how accumulated good deeds can be lost through neglect and Shaytan’s influence.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“You will continue after Ramadan. You will not say that Ramadan is done. And go back to different route. No, no. To continue.”
Al Manara · Ballwin, MO
Play from 12:32
“Ask Allah to help you. Ask Allah to continue. Not to waste the good deeds that you collected in the month of Ramadan.”
Al Manara · Ballwin, MO
Play from 23:33
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Allah gave us the ability to worship during Ramadan, so our response should be gratitude rather than pride. The khateeb said a sign that Ramadan was accepted is continuing to obey Allah afterward, even if the pace is not exactly the same. He encouraged us to keep reading and understanding the Quran, establishing prayer, giving charity, fasting voluntary days, and praying at night. He warned that Shaytan and insincerity can make a person lose the good deeds they worked to collect. We should keep asking Allah for help, sincerity, gratitude, and steady worship.

  1. Which Ramadan habit would you like to keep, and how can you make it manageable?
  2. What does it mean to make a “trade with Allah” through your daily choices?
  3. What helps you stay sincere when nobody else sees what you are doing?
Where it was given

The masjid

Al Manara Masjid (Al Manara Academy & Mosque)929 Big Bend Road, Ballwin, MO 63021Jumu'ah 1:10 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Al Manara28 khutbahs
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