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The Islamic calendarFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 10, 2026.

Winter can renew faith through worship

Mosque Foundation

“Every obstacle, every hardship will bring you closer to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”

The khateeb, at 19:53

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In one sentence

Winter should be treated as a spiritual opportunity for fasting, night prayer, renewed faith, and compassionate care for people facing hardship.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Opens with praise, prayers for taqwa, Friday blessings, and concern for Gaza.
  2. Presents winter as the believer’s spring: short days encourage fasting and long nights enable tahajjud.
  3. Uses Umar’s example to connect winter preparation with caring for dependents, widows, and the poor.
  4. Encourages thorough wudu, congregational prayer, loving the needy, and serving struggling people locally.
  5. Urges listeners to reframe anxieties through faith, prioritize tahajjud, and make family holiday time worshipful.
  6. Closes with prayers and calls to remember, contact, and support displaced and vulnerable people.
Try this week
Use shorter winter days for voluntary fasting.
Use longer winter nights for tahajjud and Qur'an recitation.
Make thorough wudu despite cold water and walk to congregational prayer.
Use family and holiday time for worship together instead of excessive phone and tablet use.
Make dua for Gaza and other vulnerable people.
Call and check on relatives, neighbors, and community members struggling with heating, bills, clothing, or shelter.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 18Its light was invoked as a Friday-to-Friday spiritual blessing.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“And so the Sahaba and the Prophet when they talked about this time, they talked about it as being the spring of a believer. As the spring of worshippers.”
Mosque Foundation · Bridgeview, IL
Play from 18:19
“Again, because every obstacle, every hardship will bring you closer to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. It will not take you away from Allah, but you will look at it through the lens of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
Mosque Foundation · Bridgeview, IL
Play from 19:53
“Because they always say that the family that prays together stays together. And so make this one of the goals that we have as a family.”
Mosque Foundation · Bridgeview, IL
Play from 23:42
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that winter can be a special season for worship: its short days make fasting easier and its long nights make extra prayer possible. We are encouraged to see difficult seasons and personal hardships through faith, using them to draw closer to Allah rather than become distant. Families should spend some holiday time worshipping together instead of letting phones and tablets take over. We should remember people who are cold, displaced, or struggling with bills, including families in Gaza, by making dua and checking on those in need. Winter is a chance to grow in worship and compassion.

  1. What is one winter worship goal our family could practice together?
  2. Who might need a call, warm clothing, or help with heating this week?
  3. How can we make some holiday time more meaningful than screen time?
Where it was given

The masjid

Mosque Foundation7360 W 93rd St, Bridgeview, IL 60455Jumu'ah 12:30 PM & 2:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Mosque Foundation52 khutbahs
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