Taqwa must continue after Ramadan
“The lord of Ramadan is the lord of all times and all places.”
Ramadan trains believers in taqwa, mindful obedience to Allah, and that discipline must continue throughout the year through steadfast faith, self-restraint, family responsibility, and respect for human life.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Opens with praise and gratitude for Islam, faith, and completing Ramadan, framing worship as life’s purpose.
- Explains Ramadan as training in patience, self-restraint, and awareness of Allah.
- Rejects treating Ramadan as temporary, urging istiqamah and year-round obedience.
- Uses Surah al-An'am to connect steadfastness with tawhid, honoring parents, caring for children, and avoiding indecency.
- Warns against killing and describes widespread violence and desensitization to suffering.
- Closes with supplication for steadfast faith, peace, and safety.
In the khateeb's words
“everything else is only a means to that our jobs our careers our families all of this is to assist us in our worship of Allah but these things are not the object”
“the lord of Ramadan is the lord of all times and all places the lord of Laylatul Qadr is the lord of every night”
“say I believe in Allah and then be steadfast be true to this iman when you say la ilaha illallah let that not just be a statement or a belief but let that be your mindset and your lifestyle”
For the dinner table
The khateeb reminded us to thank Allah for helping us complete Ramadan and to ask Him to accept our worship. Ramadan trains us in patience, self-restraint, and taqwa, being aware of Allah in our choices. That training should continue after Ramadan through careful speech, control of our anger, and steady worship. He also taught that faith shapes how we treat others, including honoring parents and caring for children as a trust. He warned against injustice and taking innocent lives, and ended by asking Allah for peace, safety, and steadfast faith.
- What is one habit from Ramadan you would like to keep, and how can we help you?
- When you feel angry, what could help you choose kinder words?
- What could we do this week to care for both older and younger members of our family?
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