Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.
Ramadan fasting should cultivate taqwa
Darul Uloom · Omar
“The true ghina, the true wealth, is the wealth of the nafs.”
In one sentence
Ramadan is meant to cultivate taqwa, which disciplines the soul, brings contentment, opens paths through hardship, and leads toward liberation from the hellfire.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Ramadan progresses from mercy to forgiveness and ultimately liberation from the hellfire.
- Maghfira covers and heals the exposure caused by sin.
- Fasting disciplines the nafs and aims to produce taqwa.
- The story of Musa illustrates how taqwa creates a way out of seemingly impossible trials.
- Taqwa brings inner richness and contentment rather than dependence on possessions.
- The final ten nights call for increased worship, supplication, charity, and detachment from wealth.
- The khutbah closes with a brief appeal for masjid support and congregational prayer.
Try this week
Increase charity, Quran recitation, worship, and qiyam during the final ten nights of Ramadan.
Make dua for taqwa, especially while in sujood.
Practice contentment and loosen attachment to wealth and possessions.
Give generously to support the masjid if benefiting from its services.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2Fasting is prescribed so believers may attain taqwa.
Surah 22The best provision for the journey is taqwa, connected to inner contentment.
Surah 91The soul is shown the paths of wrongdoing and taqwa, requiring a choice.
Surah 92Giving with taqwa leads to ease, while miserliness leads to difficulty.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“It's about restraining ourselves in order to increase our dependence on Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and restraining that nafs”
“Because he had that taqwa in his heart. He had that iman in his heart. He said, no indeed, I have my Lord with me, and He will guide me.”
“Ghina is not acquiring wealth. The true ghina, the true wealth, is the wealth of the nafs.”
“In order that we may attach ourselves to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, who is the ultimate source of all our well-being and our safety and our security and our nourishment.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that Ramadan is meant to help us grow in taqwa, or awareness and reverence of Allah. Taqwa disciplines the soul, protects us from the fires caused by greed and restlessness, and helps us trust Allah during hard times. True wealth is not having many possessions but having a contented heart. As the final ten nights approach, we should increase our worship, make dua for taqwa, give generously, and loosen our attachment to material things.
- What is one desire or habit you could practice restraining during Ramadan?
- How can someone be rich in heart even when they have little money?
- What act of worship or generosity would you like to increase during the last ten nights?
Where it was given
The masjid
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