Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, May 3, 2026.
Stay faithful after Ramadan ends
“We are the 365 days a year Muslim.”
In one sentence
Muslims must avoid becoming seasonal worshippers by practicing daily self-accountability and maintaining steadfast obedience after Ramadan throughout the year.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Encourages listeners to spend 20 minutes each night examining their sins and asking Allah for purification.
- Defines muraqabah, or self-accountability, as protection against losing faith after the season of worship ends.
- Challenges listeners to become Muslims committed to faith 365 days a year, not only during Ramadan or Friday prayer.
- Explains Surah Fussilat’s promise that angels repeatedly descend upon those who remain steadfast, removing fear and grief.
- Warns listeners not to exchange the spiritual gains of Ramadan for temporary sins, then gives community announcements and supplications.
Try this week
Spend 20 minutes every night reviewing whom you backbit, lied to, or cheated.
Ask Allah daily to purify you and repent sincerely over your sins.
Continue Ramadan’s worship and discipline throughout the year.
Avoid returning to temporary sins after Ramadan ends.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 41Used to explain that those who affirm Allah as their Lord and remain steadfast receive angelic reassurance and relief from fear and grief.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“this daily habit my dear brothers and sisters of self accountability of doing muraqaba is the absolute shield against losing your religion and your faith when the season of worship ends”
“we are the 365 days a year Muslim we are the 24 hours a day Muslim not just Ramadan Muslims or Juno'a Muslims”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminds us that Ramadan should not be the only season when we worship Allah seriously. Each night, we can spend 20 minutes checking our actions, asking whom we hurt or deceived, and asking Allah to purify us. Staying steady after Ramadan brings comfort: the sermon teaches from Surah Fussilat that angels reassure those who remain on the right path. Our goal is to be Muslims all year and all day, not only Ramadan or Friday Muslims.
- What is one good Ramadan habit we can keep this week?
- Which question would you ask yourself during a 20-minute nightly check-in?
- How can our family help one another stay steady when Ramadan has ended?
Where it was given
The masjids
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