18:37 Fasting is not just…20:24 Do not lose any moment…
Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 28, 2026.

Let Ramadan fasting build lasting taqwa

MAS Katy · Ahmed Elhaddad

“Do not waste any minute from the month of Ramadan.”

The khateeb, at 20:24

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In one sentence

Ramadan is a God-given opportunity to cultivate taqwa through disciplined worship and moral restraint, then carry that transformation into family life, community responsibility, and being a good example to others.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Explains that fasting aims at taqwa, requiring believers to abandon false speech and sinful behavior.
  2. Urges listeners to value the remaining Ramadan days and avoid wasting them on entertainment or social media.
  3. Prescribes prayer, Quran recitation or listening, charity, remembrance, supplication, and seeking forgiveness.
  4. Calls listeners to guard their tongues and assess Ramadan’s effect on their manners, homes, and family relationships.
  5. Addresses weak mosque connections and urges gentle outreach and positive Muslim role-modeling.
  6. Expands responsibility to families and society before closing with prayers for justice, safety, Gaza, and Palestine.
Try this week
Maintain the five daily prayers at the mosque when possible; at minimum attend Fajr, Maghrib, Isha, and Taraweeh.
Recite or listen to the Quran throughout Ramadan, aiming to complete it if possible.
Give as much charity as one can.
Avoid lying, cheating, gossip, backbiting, and other forbidden speech; when insulted, say, “I am fasting.”
Reduce television, movies, series, and social media during Ramadan and use the time for worship.
Make frequent dua and seek forgiveness, especially during the remaining Ramadan nights.
Evaluate whether Ramadan is improving one’s manners, treatment of family, and lifestyle.
Take responsibility for one’s household, teach children Quran, and gently remind absent Muslims and others through good example.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Fasting is not just stop eating and drinking is better than it's a comprehensive word When I say fasting Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala wanted us to have taqwa”
MAS Katy · Katy / West Houston (Baker Rd), TX
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“Do not lose any moment Do not waste any minute from the month of Ramadan Because this is a chance And it's a gift from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to me and to you”
MAS Katy · Katy / West Houston (Baker Rd), TX
Play from 20:24
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan is more than going without food and drink; it trains our hearts to live with taqwa, or awareness of Allah. We should use the remaining days for prayer, Quran, charity, remembrance, supplication, and forgiveness instead of screens and idle talk. Fasting should appear in how we speak and how gently we treat our spouses, children, neighbors, and coworkers. Each of us is responsible for our homes and should be a good example to people around us. We should live these days as though this may be our last Ramadan and ask Allah to accept our worship.

  1. What is one screen habit you could change for the rest of Ramadan?
  2. How can our family show that fasting is improving the way we treat one another?
  3. Who around us might need a kind reminder or a good example from us?
Where it was given

The masjid

MAS Katy Center1800 Baker Rd, Houston, TX 77094Jumu'ah 1:30 PM & 3:30 PM (khutbah)KhateebAhmed ElhaddadMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at MAS Katy36 khutbahs
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