Friday Khutba by Imam Saif - 02/13/2026

Описание: The Essence of Today's Khutbah
Getting Ready for Ramadan!
MCC 2/13/2026
Imam Saifuddin Sabar

i) Alhumdulillah! Ramadan is at our door - reaching the Best Month! The month of enhanced ibadaah.We should prepare ourselves to have a truly blessed & enlivening Ramadan!

ii) "The month of Ramadan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for the people & clear proofs of guidance & criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship & [wants] for you to complete the period & to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; & perhaps you will be grateful. (Surah al-Baqarah:185)

iii) What's the Best way to enliven Ramadan? The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) exemplified this by dedicating more time to reading, understanding, and pondering the Quran and focusing on the core duties of fasting & ibadaats.

iv) To succeed in Duniya and Akhirah - the essence is to focus on the Qu'ran recitation & understanding
With intense prayer and reflection, & emphasizing acts of charity and kindness towards others throughout the month.

v) The Wisdom of the Prophet (ﷺ) to stay focused on ibadaah and the Sahabahs practiced! There were some hypocrites who deviated. Yes, focus on ibadaah - fasting, Quran recitation and the Sunnah of the Prophet (ﷺ). But don't overdo it! In the first week of Ramadan attendence to the masajid enthusiastically but after a week tapers off.

vi) Thus We have appointed you a middle nation, that you may be witnesses against mankind, and that the messenger may be a witness against you. And We appointed the qiblah which you formerly observed only that We might know him who follows the messenger, from him who turns on his heels. (Surah al-Baqarah:143)

vii) "Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer & stand before Allah, devoutly obedient." (Surah al-Baqarah:238) Salah Five times a day and feel it inside. Hadith:The first action for which a servant of Allah will be held accountable on the Day of Resurrection will be his prayers. If they are in order, he will have prospered & succeeded. If they are lacking, he will have failed and lost. If there is something defective in his obligatory prayers, then the Almighty Lord will say: See if My servant has any voluntary prayers that can complete what is insufficient in his obligatory prayers. The rest of his deeds will be judged the same way.”

viii) Analogy of the river - our five daily salah are similar to living besides a clean river. Everytime you get dirty you should purify yourself in the river. The river is boundless like the salah and there to purify us throughout the day. The deeds of fardh are compulsory and our foundation. The deeds of sunnah can help us further build structure in our lives. With reasonable goals we can become better versions of ourselves.

ix) Practice the Deen correctly: The Prophet (ﷺ) advised: Balancing spiritual practices with daily life, work, and family obligations is encouraged! Not engaged all days and nights! Instead of hardship overwhelm you - practice the Deen in practical ways that has constancy! We should plan a roadmap of where we are going?

x) We should correct our salah, 'amal', 'siam'. We should struggle to achieve correctness in the path of Allah! And that should include helping the community. Ameen! Ya Rabbal 'Alamin!

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