Make Ramadan A Special Month
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Ramadan Explorer
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful
All praise is due to Allah alone, and prayers and peace be upon the last
prophet.
Ramadan has come and Allah gave you the boon of living its days and nights, so
you should praise Allah almighty for that. And in order to gain the joy of
Ramadan and seek Allah's bounties in it, I provide to you some quick tips. May
Allah almighty help us all and accept our deeds.
1-Keep performing the prayers in congregation from Takberatul ihram (the
opening of the prayer). Anas may Allah be pleased with him narrated that the
prophet peace be upon him said: ''Whoever prays for Allah forty days in
congregation from the first Takbera (saying Allahu Akbar as opening to the
prayer), two freedoms would be written to him; one is from the hellfire, and
the other is from the hypocrisy.'' [Narrated by Al-Tirmizy and declared Hasan
by Al-Albani]
‹‹ من صلى لله أربعين يوما في جماعة يدرك التكبيرة الأولى ، كتب له براءتان :
براءة من النار ، وبراءة من النفاق››
رواه الترمذي وحسنه الألباني
2- Keep performing As-Sunan Ar-Rawateb (the mandatory prayers). Aisha may
Allah be pleased with her narrated that the prophet peace be upon him said:
''Whoever keeps performing twelve rakaat every day and night, he would enter
the paradise. Four rakaat before Adh-Dhuhr prayer, two after it, two after Al-Maghreb
prayer, two after Al-Ishaa and two before Al-Fajr (dawn) prayer.'' [Narrated
by Al-Nisa'y and declared authentic by Al-Albani]
‹‹من ثابر على اثنتي عشرة ركعة في اليوم والليلة ، دخل الجنة ، أربعا قبل الظهر ،
وركعتين بعدها ، وركعتين بعد المغرب ، وركعتين بعد العشاء ، وركعتين قبل الفجر››
رواه النسائي وحسنه الألباني
3- Keep the Wudu' (ablution) especially when not eating and drinking well
during the day. Thawban, the prophets' slave, narrated that the prophet peace
be upon him said: ''And none keeps the Wudu' (ablution) except the true
believer.'' [Declared authentic by Al-Albani]
‹‹ولن يحافظ على الوضوء إلا مؤمن››
صححه الألباني
4- Ramadan is the month of the Holy Quran; so, how do you celebrate it? Assign
to yourself reciting daily quota of the Holy Quran. The prophet peace be upon
him said: ''Recite the Holy Quran because it comes in the Day of Judgment as
an interceder to those who recite it'' [narrated by Muslim]
‹‹اقرؤوا القرآن، فإنه يأتي يوم القيامة شفيعاً لأصحابه››
رواه مسلم
5- Attend the funerals and follow it till the burying. Abu Huraira reported
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) as saying: ''He who attends the funeral
till the prayer is offered for (the dead), for him is the reward of one qirat,
and he who attends (and stays) till he is buried, for him is the reward of two
qirats.'' It was said: What are the qirats? He said: ''They are equivalent to
two huge mountains'' [narrated by Muslim]
‹‹من شهد الجنازة حتى يصلى عليها فله قيراط. ومن شهدها حتى تدفن فله قيراطان .
قيل : وما القيراطان ؟ قال مثل الجبلين العظيمين››
رواه مسلم
6- Perform prostration much because it is one of the greatest acts of worship.
The prophet peace be upon him said to Thawban: ''Prostrate yourself to Allah
much, whenever you prostrate yourself to Allah, He would raise you a rank and
eliminates a sin from you'' [narrated by Muslim]
‹‹عليك بكثرة السجود لله، فإنك لا تسجد لله سجدة إلا رفعك الله بها درجة، وحط عنك
بها خطيئة››
رواه مسلم
7- Deal with these hours and minutes as a beginning to returning to Allah and
repentance. You should insist on not returning to the sins. You should also
ask Allah to change you and accept your repentance. And be pleased by being
beloved by Allah: " Indeed, Allah loves those who are constantly repentant and
loves those who purify themselves." [Al-Baqarah 2:222]
{إِنَّ اللَّـهَ يُحِبُّ التَّوَّابِينَ وَيُحِبُّ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ}
البقرة: 222
Transliteration: inna Allaha yuhibbu alttawwabeena wayuhibbu
almutatahhireena
8- Having the breakfast early and delaying As-Suhour. The prophet peace be
upon him said: ''Take Suhour (meal a little before dawn), for there is a
blessing in taking Suhour'' [narrated by Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
‹‹تسحروا فإن في السحور بركة››
رواه البخاري ومسلم
10- Asking Allah for forgiveness in the hours before dawn is the slogan of the
good people; Allah has complimented them in His saying: And in the hours
before dawn they would ask forgiveness," [Az-Zariyat: 18]
{وَبِالْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ}
الذاريات: 18
Transliteration: Wabialashari hum yastaghfiroona
Sheikh Saady, may Allah mercy him, said: ''There is special good in asking
Allah for forgiveness in the hours before dawn; this is thinking that Allah
would surly accept the supplication, because He is calling His slaves at this
time saying: 'Who would supplicate Me to response to him, who would ask Me to
give him, who would seek forgiveness to forgive him''' [narrated by Al-Bukhari]
‹‹ من يدعوني فأستجيب له ، من يسألني فأعطيه ، من يستغفرني فأغفر له››
رواه البخاري
11- Spend charity in Ramadan more than the other months; the prophet peace be
upon him was the most generous person humankind had ever known, and he was
more generous in Ramadan. You can gain help for doing this by having moneybox
and putting (you and your wife and children) money in it daily; then at the
end of the month, open it and give the money to the poor and needy people.
12- If you were not memorizing the Holy Quran, you could review the short
chapters of it. You should recite them from your memory each day in your way
to the mosque or during driving or sitting or reclining. Try doing this and
you would discover after a few days that you begin to care for the Holy Quran
much, and you would feel the sweetness of the book of Allah. Moreover, this
may entice you to memorize the rest of Allah's book.
13- The prophet, peace be upon him, enticed sitting in the place of prayer
after the prayer of Al-Fajr (Dawn) till the raise of the sun. Anas may Allah
be pleased with him narrated that the prophet peace be upon him said:
''Whoever prays Al-Fajr in congregation, and then sits to remember Allah till
the raise of the sun, and then prays two rakaat, He would have the reward of
Haj and Umrah comprehensively... comprehensively... comprehensively''
[Declared authentic by Al-Albani]
‹‹ من صلى الفجر في جماعة ، ثم قعد يذكر الله حتى تطلع الشمس ، ثم صلى ركعتين ،
كانت له أجر حجة و عمرة تامة ، تامة ، تامة››
صححه الألباني
If you sat this period all the days of Ramadan, you would have the reward of
thirty Haj and Umrah. If we thought logically, we would find that you might
not be able to perform that number in all your life, so praise is due to
Allah.
14- Keep supplicating Allah and submitting to Him, and keep seeking the times
of responding to the invocation, and desert the reasons of not accepting it,
and ask Allah (the Most Generous) to bestow his bounties upon you.
15- Give the call to Allah a portion of your time. The prophet peace be upon
him said: ''Whoever guides to the good, would have a reward equivalent to its
doer'' [narrated by Muslim]
‹‹من دل على خير فله مثل أجر فاعله››
رواه مسلم
16-Enjoining the ties of kinship is obligatory. You should purify your heart
from grudge. Making visits may help in this provided not lengthening them or
making them undesirable. Also, do not forget the presents, even if they were
simple.
17-Make endowments in this great month. Actually, endowments bring much good.
You could make endowment by donating a copy (or even three or ten copies) of
the Holy Quran. In some countries Muslims do not find a complete copy of the
Holy Quran and only a handful of papers of the Holy Quran would be distributed
between the people who are in the mosque before the coming of the Imam who
will give the Khutba, then it would be recollected again. Abu Huraira may
Allah be pleased with him narrated that the prophet peace be upon him said:
''Among the rewards and good deeds that follow the believer after his death
are knowledge he had taught to others, a good child he had left behind, a copy
of the Holy Quran he had left to others, a mosque he had built, a house he had
erected for the wayfarer, a river he had made or charity he had spent from his
money during his health and life; they all follow him after his death''
[narrated by Bin Maja]
‹‹إن مما يلحق المؤمن من عمله وحسناته بعد موته علما علمه ونشره وولدا صالحا تركه
ومصحفا ورثه أو مسجدا بناه أو بيتا لابن السبيل بناه أو نهرا أجراه أو صدقة
أخرجها من ماله في صحته وحياته يلحقه من بعد موته››
ابن ماجة
18-Politeness towards parents, whether they are alive or dead, and whether it
is in Ramadan or any other time. You can achieve politeness toward them by
pleasing them and obeying them. Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (peace be
upon him) as saying: ''Let him be humbled into dust; let him be humbled into
dust.'' It was said:'' Allah's Messenger, who is he?'' He said: ''He who sees
either of his parents during their old age or he sees both of them, but he
does not enter Paradise'' [narrated by Muslim]
‹‹غم أنفه . ثم رغم أنفه . ثم رغم أنفه . قيل : من ؟ يا رسول الله ! قال : من
أدرك والديه عند الكبر ، أحدهما أو كليهما ، ثم لم يدخل الجنة››
رواه مسلم
19- Being beneficent to the workers or the servants that work for you or the
workers that you meet in the streets and roads and mosques. By greeting them
you please them. And if you invited them to your house to have breakfast with
you, it would be beneficent to yourself and to them.
20- Kindness towards the wife and children and teaching them the teachings of
their religion and enticing them to obedience and worship. Be beneficent to
them all, because this is the month of beneficence.
21- Acquiring knowledge, even if it was little. It is good to learn about
monotheism and sincerity and the details of the acts of prayer. There are
books and tapes describe the prayer of the prophet peace be upon him.
The following are some of the things that could help you to be excellent in
this month:
1. Repairing your heart by five things; reciting the Holy Quran and
considering it carefully, not eating much, praying at night, invoking Allah
before the dawn and sitting with the righteous people.
2. Closing the windows of evil in your house by turning off the evil TV
channels and getting rid of the evil magazines, because they are not good
means for receiving the month of Ramadan or seeking Allah's mercy and
forgiveness.
3. Desert the bad and prohibited customs (e.g. backbiting, gossiping,
cursing... etc.) Make Ramadan a special month and seek nearness to your Lord
almighty.
4. Praise Allah for the bounty of life and living these blessed days, because
you may not live to the next Ramadan, and you may even not accomplish this
Ramadan. Your life is just counted breath.
5. Go away from people's places of sitting unless it is necessary, and desert
cafes and the places of wasting time, because they are precious times.
6. Continue submitting to Allah and supplicating Him, display to Him your
weakness, complain to Him and ask Him, because you need him in every moment
and twinkling of an eye.
7. Think in the rewards, and praise Allah for giving you the boon of living
this blessed time.
8. Do different acts of worship (e.g. prayers, reciting the Holy Quran,
Tasbeeh {saying Subhan Allah), Tahmeed (saying Alhamdu lillah), performing
funeral prayers, supplication...etc,) to gain their rewards and to be stronger
and gain vim. Doing different things bring vim and prevent boredom.
Make your slogan: ''So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it, (7)
And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.'' [Al-Zalzalah: 7-8]
{فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ ﴿٧﴾ وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ
ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُ}
الزلزلة: 7-8
Transliteration: Faman yaAAmal mithqala tharratin khayran yarahu (7) Waman
yaAAmal mithqala tharratin sharran yarahu
May Allah almighty accept from us all the good deeds and forgive our sins and
the sins of our parents and all Muslims.
And prayers and peace be upon our prophet; Muhammad.
Compiled by Al-Qasem House
Wathakker website
Translated by Wathakker.net website
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