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

Prepare for Ramadan through sincere repentance

Al Huda

“Now make the intention to repent from all the sins.”

The khateeb, at 22:49

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In one sentence

The khutbah teaches that believers should prepare for Ramadan through sincere repentance, restoring others’ rights, choosing spiritually supportive companions, and pursuing worship with high aspirations and determined intention.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Explains Ramadan’s mercy, forgiveness, Qur’anic significance, and the need for advance preparation.
  2. Urges sincere repentance from major and persistent minor sins, with regret and resolve not to return.
  3. Calls listeners to repair wrongs by apologizing, restoring rights, and reconciling with family and others.
  4. Encourages replacing harmful companions and digital influences with relationships that support prayer and remembrance.
  5. Promotes high aspirations, firm intention, and modeling Ramadan preparation for children and youth.
  6. Closes with supplications for reaching Ramadan, receiving forgiveness, and gaining its blessings.
Try this week
Make sincere repentance by stopping the sin, regretting it, and resolving not to return.
Call or visit anyone who has been wronged, apologize, and restore money, property, inheritance, or other rights.
Reconcile with estranged relatives and repair damaged relationships.
Choose friends who encourage prayer and remembrance, and arrange regular Fajr prayer together.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 18Supports keeping company with people who remember Allah and avoiding heedless companions.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“The gifts are coming. Now make the intention to repent from all the sins. The small ones, the large ones.”
Al Huda · Chelsea, MA
Play from 22:49
“Make the phone and call them or go to them. Please forgive me.”
Al Huda · Chelsea, MA
Play from 24:36
“Choose a good friend and tell him let's go. Let's do it. 21 days left or whatever days left. We're gonna go every single Fajr to Salat al-Fajr in the masjid.”
Al Huda · Chelsea, MA
Play from 26:29
“That this is going to be my best Ramadan ever. Because I may not live to another Ramadan.”
Al Huda · Chelsea, MA
Play from 29:15
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan is presented as a great opportunity for mercy, forgiveness, and nearness to Allah, so we should prepare before it begins. We prepare by sincerely turning away from sin, regretting it, and resolving not to return. We must also repair harm we have caused by apologizing, restoring people’s rights, and reconnecting with family. Good friends and disciplined habits can help us pray, remember Allah, and aim higher. The khutbah encourages every family member, young or old, to make a firm intention now and work toward their best Ramadan.

  1. What is one good habit we can start before Ramadan?
  2. Is there someone we should call, thank, or apologize to?
  3. Which friend or family member can help us pray Fajr and remember Allah?
Where it was given

The masjid

Al Huda Society60 Willow Street, Chelsea, MA 02150Jumu'ah 1:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Al Huda20 khutbahs
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