Keep Ramadan's gains through daily ihsan
“Try to give charity every day, even if it's 5 cents, 10 cents, 50 cents, give something in charity.”
The khutbah teaches that Muslims should preserve Ramadan’s spiritual gains by practicing ihsan and maintaining daily connections to the mosque, family, Quran, and charity.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Contrasts retaliation with ihsan, using the Prophet’s forgiveness at the conquest of Mecca as an example.
- Urges listeners to resist anger, the nafs, and old patterns after Ramadan.
- Calls for regular connection to the mosque through prayer, classes, programming, or volunteering.
- Emphasizes daily family meals, conversation, and community connection.
- Recommends daily Quran engagement and consistent charity, even in small amounts.
- Closes by urging taqwa and ihsan, followed by prayers and congregational worship.
In the khateeb's words
“It's not that we don't want to be close to Allah. It's can I get myself through the doors here.”
“Can it be one? Can it be one meal? Not just for the sake of eating food, but for the sake of sitting and having a conversation daily with our loved ones, being with our community.”
“try to give charity every day, even if it's 5 cents, 10 cents, 50 cents, give something in charity.”
For the dinner table
Today the khateeb reminded us that when people hurt us, we often want to hit back even harder. Allah teaches a better way called Ihsan, which means always aiming to do the most beautiful thing. When the Prophet (peace be upon him) returned to Mecca with a huge army, he could have taken revenge on everyone who had hurt him. Instead, he forgave them and even made Abu Sufyan's house a safe place for people to go. The khateeb then gave us four ways to hold on to the good habits we built in Ramadan: stay connected to the masjid, eat at least one meal together as a family each day, spend time with the Qur'an every day, and give a little charity every day, even just a few cents. He hoped we would all try to be people of taqwa and Ihsan all year long, not only in Ramadan.
- If someone at school said something mean to you, what would the 'most beautiful' way to respond be?
- What was your favourite part of eating iftar together in Ramadan, and how can we keep it going?
- If you gave a little charity every day this week, who or what would you want to give to?
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