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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 27, 2025.

Ramadan fasting should cultivate taqwa

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“He who performs optional prayers between brackets traweeh prayers throughout Ramadan out of sincerity of faith and in the hope of earning reward will have his past sins pardoned.”

The khateeb, at 18:36

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In one sentence

Ramadan fasting is meant to cultivate taqwa, an Allah-conscious heart expressed through worship, avoiding sin, Qur'an recitation, repentance, and night prayer, so believers should seize the month's opportunities for forgiveness.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Introduces Ramadan through a hadith describing its blessings and special opportunities.
  2. Explains fasting as an obligation whose purpose is developing taqwa.
  3. Defines taqwa as heart-led obedience reflected in one's eyes, speech, listening, prayer, and spending.
  4. Presents Ramadan as the month of the Qur'an and highlights early scholars' recitation practices.
  5. Urges self-examination, repentance, seeking forgiveness, Tarawih, and qiyam during Laylat al-Qadr.
  6. Concludes with supplications for forgiveness, Muslims worldwide, and Gaza.
Try this week
Fast Ramadan with the goal of developing taqwa.
Monitor the eyes, tongue, ears, and other actions for sinful behavior.
Recite the Qur'an regularly and make Ramadan a month centered on its reading.
Review one's actions, identify recurring sins, repent, and seek Allah's forgiveness.
Perform Tarawih and qiyam, especially during Laylat al-Qadr, with sincere faith and hope for reward.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 2:183Identifies becoming mindful of Allah as the purpose of fasting.
Quran 2:2-3Shows that belief, prayer, and spending are parts of taqwa.
Quran 2:185Grounds the emphasis on Ramadan as the month of the Qur'an.
Quran 97:1Supports the connection between Ramadan and the Night of Decree.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“He who performs optional prayers between brackets traweeh prayers throughout Ramadan out of sincerity of faith and in the hope of earning reward will have his past sins pardoned”
ICCC · Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Play from 18:36
“This ayah clearly states that the wisdom of fasting Ramadan is to become among those who are muddaqeen.”
ICCC · Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Play from 59:35
“in this way we can recognize the sins that we usually commit so that we can take advantage of this blessed month”
ICCC · Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Play from 68:27
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan is a blessed month, and fasting is meant to help us become mindful of Allah, or muttaqeen. Taqwa is not only a feeling in the heart; it should guide our eyes, tongues, ears, prayers, and spending. The khateeb encouraged us to make Ramadan a month of Qur'an, honest self-examination, repentance, and seeking forgiveness. He also urged sincere Tarawih and night prayer, especially during Laylat al-Qadr, so we do not let Ramadan pass without benefiting from its mercy.

  1. What is one small way we can protect our eyes, words, or ears this Ramadan?
  2. How can we make more time for the Qur'an each day?
  3. What can help us pray at night with sincere intentions?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Community Cultural Center (ICCC)879 S Beverwyck Rd, Parsippany, NJ 07054ArchiveAll khutbahs at ICCC75 khutbahs
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