5:54 if you keep your…6:45 Arrogance and Islam…11:19 Forgive your family…31:21 Bind him again by your…
Hajj, Umrah & EidFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 21, 2026.

Carry Ramadan's victory into everyday life

Masjid Bilal

“Arrogance and Islam don't go together.”

The khateeb, at 6:45

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In one sentence

Eid al-Fitr is a day to recognize Ramadan's spiritual victory and forgiveness, then carry its gratitude, taqwa, discipline, and mercy into ordinary life.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Congratulates listeners on completing Ramadan and frames Eid as recurring happiness, gratitude, remembrance, victory, harvest, forgiveness, and peace.
  2. Connects Ramadan fasting and extra worship to investment in the soul, increased taqwa, and inner peace.
  3. Uses Eid-related prophetic teachings about divine blessing, answered prayers, mercy, and fair treatment of workers.
  4. Points to Prophet Muhammad, the rightly guided caliphs, Umar's humility, and Ali's view of daily obedience as Eid.
  5. Calls Eid a new beginning, urging gradual continuation of prayer, Quran, remembrance, and closeness to Allah.
  6. Warns that Satan gains influence through human invitation and urges listeners to resist through worship and good company.
Try this week
Continue prayer, Quran reading, remembrance of Allah, and association with believers after Ramadan.
Forgive family members, brothers, and sisters instead of holding onto old resentment.
Read Surah al-Mu'minoon 23:1 and the following ten verses.
Maintain Ramadan habits gradually without overwhelming yourself.
Protect spiritual strength by refusing to give Satan influence through one's choices.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 91Used to teach that investing in and purifying the soul brings success, while neglecting it brings loss.
Quran 23:1Assigned as homework to learn the qualities and formula of successful believers.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“if you keep your intentions right, if you keep the consistency, if you keep on dealing, then that feeling comes back again.”
Masjid Bilal · San Antonio, TX
Play from 5:54
“Arrogance and Islam don't go together. because you understand that everything you have is by the permission of God.”
Masjid Bilal · San Antonio, TX
Play from 6:45
“Forgive your family members. Forgive your brothers and sisters. Well, I don't know. This one, I can't forgive you, man.”
Masjid Bilal · San Antonio, TX
Play from 11:19
“Bind him again by your remembrance of Allah. Bind him again by your Salat. Bind him again by your reading of the Quran.”
Masjid Bilal · San Antonio, TX
Play from 31:21
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The imam congratulated everyone for completing Ramadan and reminded us that Eid is a day of gratitude, victory, forgiveness, peace, and new beginnings. He taught that Ramadan trains us to invest in our souls, grow in taqwa, and find inner peace through obedience to Allah. We should carry Ramadan forward with steady prayer, Quran, remembrance, good company, and forgiveness, without expecting ourselves to maintain Ramadan's intensity all year. Eid is a gift, and every day of obedience can become a day of happiness. The sermon ended by urging us not to give Satan power through our choices, but to protect our spiritual strength.

  1. What Ramadan habit would you like to keep, and how can you make it manageable?
  2. What does forgiveness look like in our family?
  3. What helps you stay close to Allah when Ramadan is over?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Bilal Ibn Rabah of San Antonio530 S. WW White Rd., San Antonio, TX 78220Jumu'ah Jumu'ah Khutbah begins at 1:30 PM every Friday.
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