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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 21, 2026.

Treat Ramadan as your last chance

King Fahad · Ahson Syed

“It's very important to treat each Ramadan as it could be your last one.”

The khateeb, at 8:55

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In one sentence

Ramadan should be treated as potentially one's final opportunity, maximizing worship while guarding the tongue and limbs from sins that can erase its reward.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Ramadan is a blessing that may be one's final opportunity, so health and free time must not be wasted.
  2. Stories and Prophetic teachings show that an additional Ramadan and year of worship can dramatically increase one's standing.
  3. Fasting and night prayer performed with faith and hope for reward offer forgiveness of previous sins.
  4. Sins, especially harmful speech and injustice, can destroy the reward of fasting and prayer.
  5. Backbiting is emphasized as a major sin, so worshippers must guard their tongues and limbs throughout Ramadan.
Try this week
Treat every Ramadan as potentially your last and avoid wasting time.
Fast and stand in prayer with faith and hope for Allah's reward.
Leave evil speech and evil actions while fasting.
Guard the tongue from backbiting and the limbs from injustice.
If able, help feed fasting people through the mosque's iftar program.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 49:12Used to frame backbiting as a grave sin likened to eating a dead brother's flesh.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“it's very important to treat each Ramadan as it could be your last one treat it as if it is potentially your last one because only Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala knows”
King Fahad · Culver City, CA
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“there are two blessings that many people are deceived regarding and those two blessings are good health and free time”
King Fahad · Culver City, CA
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that reaching another Ramadan is a gift from Allah, and we should be grateful for the time we have. He encouraged us to value our health and free time and use them for good deeds. Ramadan offers opportunities for forgiveness through fasting and prayer with faith and hope for Allah’s reward. He also warned that hurting others and speaking badly about them behind their backs can cost us the reward of our worship. As a family, we can help one another protect our fasts by watching our words, treating people kindly, and asking Allah to forgive our shortcomings.

  1. What is one good thing you would like to make time for this Ramadan?
  2. How could you help change the subject when friends start speaking unkindly about someone?
  3. What could help you remember Allah hears your words when you feel upset?
Where it was given

The masjid

King Fahad Mosque10980 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232Jumu'ah 1:00 PMKhateebAhson SyedMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at King Fahad47 khutbahs
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