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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 20, 2026.

Ramadan should shape worship all year

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“If Ramadan showed us our best selves, then let us carry a piece of that self for the rest of the year.”

The khateeb, at 6:11

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In one sentence

Ramadan is accepted not merely through fasting intensity but when it leaves lasting taqwa, Qur'an connection, gratitude, and consistent worship throughout the year.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Reframes fasting as Allah's honor and a means to taqwa, not mere deprivation.
  2. Explains that Ramadan should transform speech, habits, and awareness while extending mercy to the sick and travelers.
  3. Connects Ramadan's Qur'an, ease, gratitude, and dua to year-round consistent worship.
  4. Uses Imam Ahmad's warning about abandoning worship after Ramadan to emphasize preserving good habits.
  5. Presents five self-assessment questions about honor, taqwa, balance, Qur'an connection, and gratitude.
  6. Closes by identifying continued good deeds as a sign of acceptance and supplicating for another Ramadan.
Try this week
Continue small daily acts of prayer, dua, and dhikr after Ramadan.
Maintain a daily Qur'an connection through reading, listening, and engaging with meaning.
Use the five self-assessment questions to evaluate Ramadan's effect.
Practice gratitude toward Allah, family, friends, and community, and express it through dua.
Preserve Ramadan's good habits and avoid lying, foul speech, shouting, criticism, and complaining.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Ramadan is not about what you gave up It is about what Allah gave you”
ICRR · Round Rock, TX
Play from 1:30
“The deen is built not on intensity It's built on consistency”
ICRR · Round Rock, TX
Play from 4:24
“If Ramadan showed us our best selves Then let us carry a piece of that self For the rest of the year”
ICRR · Round Rock, TX
Play from 6:11
“one of the greatest signs Of the acceptance of a good deed Is that a person continues it In some shape Or some form After the seasons of ibadah”
ICRR · Round Rock, TX
Play from 11:48
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan is not mainly about being hungry; it is an honor and a gift from Allah. Its purpose is to help us grow in awareness of Allah, connect with the Qur'an, become grateful, and develop better character. The goal is not to worship intensely for one month and then return to old habits, but to carry some of Ramadan's goodness into the rest of the year. Small, consistent acts of prayer, dua, dhikr, and Qur'an can keep that closeness alive. We can reflect on five questions about our Ramadan and ask Allah to accept our deeds and let us reach another Ramadan.

  1. What is one Ramadan habit you would like to keep all year?
  2. Which blessing from Allah are you most thankful for today?
  3. What helps you feel close to Allah outside Ramadan?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Round Rock1951 Hampton Ln, Round Rock, TX 78664Jumu'ah 12:30 PM & 1:40 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at ICRR29 khutbahs
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