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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 13, 2026.

Prepare now to welcome Ramadan

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“Make dua from your heart to make you among those who witnessed the month of Ramadan.”

The khateeb, at 21:16

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In one sentence

The khutbah urges listeners to prepare for Ramadan now through sincere intention, determined worship, Quran engagement, dua, and repentance while trusting Allah’s mercy.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Opens with a funeral and urges listeners to ask Allah to let them reach Ramadan with gratitude.
  2. Presents sincere intention, worship for Allah alone, and determined effort as three preparations for Ramadan.
  3. Highlights fasting and night prayer as means of forgiveness and release from Hellfire.
  4. Connects Ramadan with the Quran and Laylat al-Qadr, describing the Quran as spiritual paradise in this world.
  5. Emphasizes the special opportunity for dua during fasting, including prayers for personal, family, community, and global concerns.
  6. Closes by encouraging repentance, hope in Allah’s forgiveness, and prayers for families and the community.
Try this week
Make dua now for the ability to reach Ramadan.
Form a sincere intention to fast and worship only for Allah.
Work diligently in Ramadan and ask Allah for strength and determination.
Fast and perform qiyam seeking Allah’s reward.
Read and engage with the Quran with an open and sincere heart.
Make dua for personal, family, community, Ummah, and humanity-wide concerns.
Repent sincerely and seek Allah’s forgiveness.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2Presents fasting as prescribed worship and Ramadan as the month in which the Quran was revealed.
Surah 22Uses the image of falling from the sky to warn against shirk and stress sincerity.
Surah 97Supports the connection between the Quran and Laylat al-Qadr.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“If you want to be prepared for the month of Ramadan from now, make dua from your heart to make you among those who witnessed the month of Ramadan.”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan is a precious gift, so we should ask Allah now to let us reach it and worship well. The khutbah encourages sincere intention, fasting, night prayer, Quran reading, and determined effort, while remembering that all strength comes from Allah. Ramadan is also a time when sins may be forgiven and prayers are especially meaningful. We should use our duas for our own needs, our families, our community, the Ummah, and all humanity. Even after many mistakes, sincere repentance can bring us back to Allah’s mercy.

  1. What is one dua you want to begin making before Ramadan arrives?
  2. How can our family make more room for the Quran during Ramadan?
  3. Who besides ourselves should we remember in our Ramadan duas?
Where it was given

The masjid

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