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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Ramadan is a month of development

ISNA Canada (ICC)

“It is a month of development.”

The khateeb, at 18:16

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In one sentence

Ramadan should be approached as a merciful opportunity for steady, realistic growth through intentional worship, purified relationships, and generosity rather than perfectionism.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Reassures anxious listeners and newcomers that Ramadan is an opportunity for development, not perfect performance.
  2. Explains that the companions had less than a month to prepare when fasting was first obligated.
  3. Encourages realistic intentions, paced goals, suhoor, Quran engagement, and congregational Isha and Fajr.
  4. Rejects all-or-nothing thinking and recommends consistent mosque time or even one night of i'tikaf.
  5. Calls for reconciliation, a heart free of ill feelings, and quality and presence over worship quantity.
  6. Highlights charity, feeding fasting people, zakat, and supporting communal Ramadan iftars.
Try this week
Set realistic Ramadan intentions and goals, pacing effort across the month.
Eat suhoor, even if it is only a small meal or water.
Read the Quran, its translation, or work on learning Arabic recitation.
Prioritize the five prayers, especially congregational Isha and Fajr when possible.
Spend time in the masjid and consider observing i'tikaf for one night.
Repair strained relationships and approach Ramadan with a heart free of ill feelings.
Feed fasting people, pay zakat where due, and support communal iftars.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih MuslimSays congregational Isha carries the reward of half-night prayer and congregational Fajr the reward of a full night.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“it is not it is not a month where we need to be perfect in our performance it is a month of development”
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“he said no if this is such a pure and blessed month i must make an effort to approach it with a pure heart with a heart that does not harbor ill feelings towards anyone”
ISNA Canada (ICC) · Sheridan, ON
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“when you feed a fasting person you get the reward of their fast and their reward is still complete full it didn't take away from their reward”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan is a gift and a chance to grow, and we do not have to arrive perfectly prepared. The khateeb encouraged us to make sincere intentions, choose realistic goals, and build our efforts steadily. We can strengthen our connection with Allah through the Quran, prayer, and caring for our families, remembering that Allah knows what our hearts long for. He also encouraged us to work on our relationships and bring more attention and devotion to our worship. Sharing food and giving charity can help others feel included, especially those who have no family to break their fast with.

  1. What is one small thing you would like to learn or practice this Ramadan?
  2. What could help you pay more attention during prayer?
  3. How could our family help someone feel included at iftar?
Where it was given

The masjid

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