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The Islamic calendarFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 3, 2026.

Use winter for worship and kindness

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In one sentence

Allah's wisdom in the timing of revelation, seasons, worship, and the qibla should move believers to use winter for fasting, night prayer, kindness, generosity, and obedient action.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Reflects on Allah's power, wisdom, and mercy through time, speed, Voyager, light, and the Buraq.
  2. Connects shorter winter days and longer nights with fasting and qiyam.
  3. Uses revelation history and Surah al-Baqarah to discuss patience, accountability, and divine wisdom.
  4. Explains qiyam by verse counts and describes qualities of people entering Jannah: kindness, feeding others, fasting, and night prayer.
  5. Recounts the qibla change from Jerusalem to the Ka'bah as a lesson in obeying Allah's command.
  6. Concludes with prayers for sick community members, guidance, steadfastness, mercy, and a good ending.
Try this week
Use shorter winter days to fast regularly.
Use longer nights for qiyam, beginning with ten verses and increasing as able.
Speak gently, avoid yelling, and stay away from arguments.
Feed and help people in need instead of remaining passive.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2Used to discuss accountability for thoughts, the last two verses, and the qibla change as lessons in wisdom and obedience.
Surah 1Used to show that seven verses plus a short surah can reach ten verses in qiyam.
Surah 96Used to frame the order and timing of early revelations.
Surah 74Used to frame the order and timing of early revelations.
Surah 1Used to frame the order and timing of early revelations.
Sahih al-BukhariCited for the reward of fasting and qualities associated with entering Jannah.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Meaning that when winter comes, meaning when the shorter days start to come, this is the time for the believer.”
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“He says this is the one who speaks gently and kindly. Not only to the loved ones, parents, siblings, friends, workplace, anywhere.”
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“Sometimes we literally enter what we call a passive mode. Meaning that we listen to something and we see something and we pass.”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that time, seasons, and even the speed of the universe point to Allah's power, wisdom, and mercy. Winter's short days and long nights can become a gift: we can fast more easily and make time for qiyam, even beginning with a small number of verses. He also taught that people of Jannah speak gently, feed others, fast, and pray when others sleep, so faith should lead to kindness and action for people in need. The change of the qibla showed that the heart of worship is following Allah's command, and the khutbah ended with prayers for healing, guidance, steadfastness, mercy, and a good ending.

  1. What small fasting or night-prayer goal could we try this week?
  2. Who needs kindness or practical help from our family right now?
  3. What does obeying Allah look like when something feels unfamiliar?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Boston, Wayland126 Boston Post Road, Wayland, MA 01778Jumu'ah Khutbah 1:00 PM · Iqamah 1:30 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at ICB Wayland45 khutbahs
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