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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 13, 2026.

Plan Ramadan as if it may be your last

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“What is your plan for this Ramadan?”

The khateeb, at 8:15

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In one sentence

Muslims should treat the approaching Ramadan as a potentially final opportunity to build a deliberate path to Paradise through sincere worship, repentance, and inner reform.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Humans plan careers, families, and worldly futures but rarely plan a roadmap to Jannah.
  2. Each person's deeds will be presented on Judgment Day, while the paths to Jannah are filled with people who excel in worship.
  3. Ramadan offers mercy and an opportunity to change through fasting, Quran recitation, Taraweeh, and night prayer.
  4. Muslims should treat this Ramadan as potentially their last, especially amid personal loss and suffering worldwide.
  5. Fasting cultivates private sincerity, while the bankrupt-person hadith warns against harming others and losing good deeds.
  6. The khutbah closes by urging repentance and a return to Allah before the opportunity disappears.
Try this week
Create a deliberate Ramadan plan instead of drifting through the month.
Fast consistently and persist with Taraweeh and additional night prayer.
Set a goal to complete the Quran during Ramadan.
Use Ramadan for sincere repentance and returning to Allah.
Avoid wronging people and repair harms before Judgment Day.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih MuslimUsed to stress that Allah returns people's deeds to them.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“What is my roadmap to Jannah? And how do I plan to enter Jannah?”
WCMA · Westlake, OH
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“The reality is We're living our lives just as it goes We're doing the absolute bare minimum And think that that's good enough”
WCMA · Westlake, OH
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“What is your plan for this Ramadan? How is this Ramadan going to be different than any other Ramadan?”
WCMA · Westlake, OH
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminds us that we plan carefully for school, work, homes, and families, but we also need a plan for reaching Paradise. Ramadan is a special gift filled with mercy, forgiveness, and opportunities to worship Allah sincerely. We should treat this Ramadan as possibly our last by fasting, praying, reading Quran, and repenting with real commitment. The sermon also teaches that private sincerity matters and that harming others can cost us our good deeds. The change we hope to see around us must begin with honest change within ourselves.

  1. What would you put on your own roadmap to Jannah?
  2. How could you make this Ramadan different from previous Ramadans?
  3. What does sincerity look like when nobody else is watching?
Where it was given

The masjid

West Cleveland Muslim Association1255 Columbia Road, Westlake, OH 44145Jumu'ah 1:15 PM & 2:15 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at WCMA23 khutbahs
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