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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 14, 2026.

Ramadan’s final nights demand deeper worship

Al-Shareef

“It's not easy to forgive somebody that hurt you.”

The khateeb, at 29:43

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In one sentence

The final nights of Ramadan should deepen taqwa through worship, mutual care, forgiveness, mercy, and committed service to the wider community.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Welcomes the congregation to Ramadan’s final nights and frames fasting as a path to taqwa.
  2. Celebrates family, mosque, and interfaith community as blessings, and says Jannah requires sustained worship and effort.
  3. Calls believers to support one another through grief, job loss, illness, and other hardships.
  4. Connects Muslim history in America with a present duty to build institutions and develop young leaders.
  5. Urges intensified worship, Quran engagement, dua, forgiveness, and remembrance during the last ten nights.
  6. Closes by urging mercy, love for elders and visitors, and prayers for people facing war, illness, imprisonment, homelessness, and hardship.
Try this week
Continue establishing the daily prayers and respond promptly to the call to prayer.
Give zakat when able, and receive it with humility if eligible.
Use the last ten nights for extra worship, Quran reading, remembrance, and sincere dua.
Put down distracting phones and conversations to make space for remembering Allah.
Forgive those who have hurt you and avoid holding grudges.
Greet, hug, and express love to elders, visitors, family, and fellow Muslims.
Attend the mosque’s concluding Ramadan programs, including the khatm and Qiyam gatherings.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 9Used to frame believing men and women as mutual helpers who enjoin good, forbid wrong, pray, and give zakat.
Surah 5Used to describe the company of prophets, the truthful, martyrs, and righteous for those who obey Allah and the Messenger.
Surah 5Used to affirm that Islam is perfected and the religion is complete.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Let us go deeper In our acts of ibadah In our acts of worship In our acts of calling upon Allah SWT To continue to guide us”
Al-Shareef · Long Beach, CA
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“It's not easy To forgive somebody That hurt you But we ask Allah SWT To let us move Into that kind of a space”
Al-Shareef · Long Beach, CA
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Imam Abdul-Hafiz reminded us to thank Allah for reaching Ramadan’s last nights and encouraged us to deepen our worship as the month ends. He described fasting, prayer, charity, and reading the Quran as ways to grow in remembrance of Allah and work toward Jannah. He reminded us that community means listening when someone is struggling, helping one another, and welcoming visitors warmly. He encouraged young people to become leaders who care for everyone, and he urged us to seek Allah’s help in forgiving others. He also asked us to show our elders and loved ones that they matter now, while we have the chance.

  1. What could help you put your phone aside and make time to remember Allah?
  2. How could you help a friend feel heard when they are having a hard day?
  3. Which elder could we thank this week, and what would you like to tell them?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Al-Shareef2104 Orange Ave, Long Beach, CA 90806Jumu'ah 1:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Al-Shareef43 khutbahs
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