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

Ramadan trains us to live with taqwa

Masjid Al-Salaam

“He wants you and I to maintain our own safety and security from wrongdoing.”

The khateeb, at 12:22

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In one sentence

Ramadan should be embraced as a transformative opportunity to develop taqwa, avoid wrongdoing, engage deeply with the Quran, and draw nearer to Allah.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Introduces Ramadan’s blessings, fasting obligation, and the exceptional reward of Laylat al-Qadr.
  2. Explains taqwa as self-protection and fasting as training to avoid forbidden harms.
  3. Clarifies exemptions, make-up fasts, and feeding needy people when permanently unable to fast.
  4. Connects Ramadan with Quranic revelation, divine guidance, supplication, and responding to Allah.
  5. Urges listeners to maximize Ramadan through Quran study, implementation, Taraweeh, and night prayer.
  6. Concludes with prayers for suffering communities and brief community announcements.
Try this week
Fast Ramadan when resident and able.
Make up missed fasts later, including during shorter winter days.
Feed a needy person for each day permanently missed because of illness or old age.
Read, listen to, study, and implement the Quran during Ramadan.
Find a teacher or reading partner for Quran study.
Attend Taraweeh or sleep after Isha and pray before Fajr.
Ask Allah for mercy, acceptance, and guidance.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 2:183Used to explain fasting as a means of developing taqwa, understood as self-protection.
Quran 2:184-185Used to explain exemptions, making up missed fasts, feeding the needy, and Allah’s ease.
Quran 2:186Used to teach that Allah is near, answers supplication, and asks believers to respond and believe.
Quran 2:185Used to connect Ramadan with the Quran’s revelation, guidance, and criterion.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“By staying away from what we need, we learn how to stay away from what we don't need.”
Masjid Al-Salaam · Northland, MO
Play from 7:42
“Allah doesn't want you to feel what the poor people feel about not eating. He wants you and I to maintain our own safety and security from wrongdoing.”
Masjid Al-Salaam · Northland, MO
Play from 12:22
“The opportunities are endless when it comes to the Qur'an.”
Masjid Al-Salaam · Northland, MO
Play from 24:44
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb described Ramadan as a blessed opportunity to grow closer to Allah and change our conduct. He explained taqwa as protecting ourselves, and said fasting trains us to leave harmful actions such as lying and backbiting. He reminded us to ask for Allah's mercy, even when we have made mistakes, and to respond to His guidance. He encouraged us to make time for the Qur'an through reading, listening, understanding, and putting its guidance into practice. As we prepare for Ramadan together, we can help each other use its days and nights well and show gratitude for Allah's guidance.

  1. What habit could we work on together during Ramadan to make our words kinder and more truthful?
  2. What would you like to ask Allah for in your du'a?
  3. How could we make time together to understand and act on something we learn from the Qur'an?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Al-Salaam / Islamic Center of North Kansas City4342 NE Antioch Road, Kansas City, MO 64117Jumu'ah First prayer 1:00 PM · Second prayer 2:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Masjid Al-Salaam33 khutbahs
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