Choose Allah’s pleasure after Ramadan
“Make all your choices according to what Allah loves.”
Ramadan should be a lasting turning point, so believers must continue its worship, choose Allah’s pleasure over personal desire, and build a year-round plan for spiritual growth.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Post-Ramadan relapse is driven by returning shayateen and the nafs.
- Believers should preserve Ramadan’s Qur’an reading and worship habits.
- Tahajjud, repentance, divine names, and humble du'a deepen closeness to Allah.
- Nawafil, fasting, charity, dhikr, and istighfar are paths to Allah’s love.
- Choosing Allah’s pleasure over sinful desires brings better alternatives and reshapes the nafs.
- Good company and Islamic learning help sustain faith after Ramadan.
In the khateeb's words
“if you went back to where you were before Ramadan this is not a good sign but if you see yourself have reached the status with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala”
“this sajda in the middle of the night can save you from such situation by what going to Allah with all what you got all what you got all the humiliation breaking tears”
“make all your choices according to what Allah loves and based on that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala not only that He will love you back He will reward you”
For the dinner table
After Ramadan, the goal is not to return to old habits but to keep growing closer to Allah. The khateeb encouraged us to make a year-long plan with daily Qur’an, voluntary prayer, night prayer, fasting, charity, dhikr, and sincere istighfar. He reminded us to choose what Allah loves when facing choices about time, work, relationships, and friends. Staying close to people who remember Allah and learning the Qur’an and Sunnah can help us remain steady. Ramadan trained us, and Eid is the beginning of carrying that training forward.
- Which Ramadan habit would you most like to keep this month?
- What is one choice this week where you can put Allah’s pleasure first?
- Who helps you remember Allah and become a better person?
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