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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 17, 2026.

Prepare your heart before Ramadan

Collins Musallah, IANT · Ziyad Asdi

“Patience also is not simply passively enduring, but it's also actively persevering.”

The khateeb, at 12:46

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In one sentence

As Ramadan approaches, believers should prepare through taqwa, prayer, purified hearts, forgiveness, and service, trusting that Allah uses hardship to shape them for a greater purpose.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Preparation requires planning, taking means, and relying ultimately on Allah.
  2. Al-Isra wal-Mi'raj reveals the Prophet’s honor, love for Allah, and care for his ummah.
  3. The Prophet’s grief and persecution prepared him, showing that hardship can build rather than break believers.
  4. Patience and salah are the keys to facing life’s tests, especially before Ramadan.
  5. A clean heart requires removing shirk, resentment, and grudges before the 15th of Sha'ban.
  6. Believers should forgive, reunite, serve others, and support suffering Muslims around the world.
Try this week
Prepare for Ramadan intentionally through taqwa, planning, and improved prayer.
Treat salah as a personal conversation with Allah and seek comfort in it.
Cleanse the heart of shirk, false idols, grudges, and unresolved enmity.
Forgive someone and commit to moving beyond a harmful or petty conflict before Ramadan.
Serve and support struggling Muslims in one’s home and around the world.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2Presented as a gift given to the Prophet during al-Isra wal-Mi'raj.
Sunan Ibn MajahUsed to urge removing shirk and grudges before the 15th of Sha'ban and Ramadan.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“It is part of our belief that we trust in Allah, Rabbul Izzah, and we are also strategic, and we prepare, and we plan accordingly.”
Collins Musallah · Richardson, TX
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“No matter what life tries to throw at you, if you can hold on to patience, now patience also is not simply passively enduring, but it's also actively persevering.”
Collins Musallah · Richardson, TX
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“But it's not to break you. Rather, it is to build you up into who Allah Rabbul Izzah knows that you can be.”
Collins Musallah · Richardson, TX
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“Our ummah needs to come together and these petty differences they make us weak.”
Collins Musallah · Richardson, TX
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminds us that preparing for Ramadan means more than making plans; it means growing closer to Allah through taqwa and prayer. The Prophet Muhammad faced grief, rejection, and persecution, yet those trials prepared him for his mission and deepened his reliance on Allah. We should enter Ramadan with clean hearts by removing false priorities, forgiving others, and letting go of unnecessary grudges. Salah can give us comfort and strength when life is difficult. When we become more united and serve people who are suffering, we honor the Prophet’s example.

  1. What is one way you can prepare your heart for Ramadan?
  2. What helps you stay patient when something is difficult?
  3. How can our family forgive and support one another better?
Where it was given

The masjids

Collins Musallah1600 N Plano Rd #200, Richardson, TX 75081Islamic Association of North Texas840 Abrams Road, Richardson, TX 75081Jumu'ah 1:15 PM and 2:15 PMKhateebZiyad AsdiMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Collins Musallah58 khutbahs
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