Ramadhaan Mubarak!

Hamdulillah yesterday was the first Taraweeh Today is the first day of fasting And no school too Here are some notes to help you this Ramadhaan, some are from my old post, and some may be new but I hope they benefit you inshaAllah:

(Note: the following information was mostly taken form Faza’il-e-A’maal and some random lectures, any mistakes made is my own fault/misunderstanding of the context and may Allah(SWT) forgive me, InshaAllah.)

• In Ramadan fasting is Fard by day, and Taraweeh is Sunnah by night.
• In Ramadan performing a Nafl act is equivalent to the reward of Fard act.
• In Ramadan performing a Fard act is equivalent to 70 Fard acts any other time.
• This is the month of patience.
• Show sympathy to one another.
• The first 10 days of Ramadan bring’s Allah’s mercy.
• The next 10 days of Ramdan bring’s Allah’s forgiveness.
• The Last 10 days brings emancipation from the fire of Jahanam.
• Allah turns to us and sends us his special mercy.
• Allah forgives our faults, accepts our prayers.
• Allah boasts to his Malaa’ikah about us.
• Try to recite Kalima Tayyiba.
• Try to think of Ramadhaan as a month of purification.
• Make Istighfar (to please Allah)
• Beg for entry into Jannah.
• Seek refuge in Allah from Jahanum (these we can not do with out)
• The fish in the sea seek forgiveness for the fasting person on their behalf until the person breaks their fast.
• The smell from the mouth of a fasting person is sweeter to Allah than the smell of musk.
• Allah prepares and decorates a special garden in Jannah everyday and says to it “The time is near when faithful servants cast aside the greatest trials of the world and come to you.”
• Angel Jibrael said to Prophet Muhammed(صلى الله عليه و سل)”Woe to him who found the blessed month of Ramadan and let it pass without gaining forgiveness,” and Prophet Muhammed(صلى الله عليه و سل) said “Ameen!”
• The du’aa of a fasting person is not rejected until he breaks his fast.
• Allah and his Malaa’ikah send mercy upon those who eat suhoor.
• Daily recitation of the Qur’aan is encouraged.
• Great time for Dawah.
• Make sure you pay your Zakah.
• Try to stay in Wudhu at all times.
• Respect to all Adults(***especially children to parents***)
• Fasting is a protective covering for a man as long as he does not tear that protection.
• Try to think of this month as your last month of Ramadhaan.
• Try to be in continous Istighfaar. (Think, if the Sahaba and our beloved Nabi(SAW) made so much Istighfaar how many times a day should we be making Istighfaar?)
• Think of Ramadhaan as the month of training. Shaytaan is locked up, if you want to become a better person start now and do it continuously for 30 days, so when Ramdhaan is over it will not be as hard for you to continue throughout the year. (***Sisters this is a great time to start practicing Hijaab ***)
• Don’t waste a minute of your time, always make du’aa, or ask for forgiveness, or make du’aa for our Ummah, not everyone is as blessed as we are so think of our Ummah and keep them in your hearts and ask Allah to have some ease on the ones who are suffering!
• If you watch T.V. try to keep it off during the month of Ramadhaan (Not trying to criticize, I watch T.V. sometimes but during Ramdhaan I keep it off.)
• If you listen to music try to say goodbye to it for a month (I have the occassional Outlandish song but during Ramdhaan it is good bye to Outlandish as well.)
• If you find tha tyou have nothing better to do simply pick up a Mushaf and start reading the Qur’an. If you don’t know how to read the Qur’an ask your fellow brother or sister to shed some light on to you, there’s no better time to learn than now and the blessing for reading Qur’an in Ramdhaan is tremendous.
• Husbands shouldn’t keep there wives stuck in the kitchen. If you are married try to help your wives out in the kitchen or by not throwing a lot of crazy iftaar parties (Doesn’t that sound off to you? Can you belive we ahve things called iftaar parties, Allah…)
• Make sure to help whoever is always in the kitchen with the coking and cleaning whether it be your mother, wife,sister etc…
• Also remember that during Ramadhaan you see peopl that you normally don’t always see, try to get to know a couple of new brothers and sisters (***Note: No I am not trying to promote male and female interaction, I mean brothers get to know a couple of new brothers and sisters try to get ot know a couple of new sisters, you never know who you may effect for the better inshaAllah***)

Suhr:

• Waking up at a certain time before Fajr to eat.
• Make sure you wake up for Suhr because there is great barakah in Suhr.
• Allah and the Angels are giving blessings to those who make Suhr.
• The difference between a Muslims and Ahlay Kitaab is waking up for Suhr.

Also, Perform Salat-tu-Tasbeeh, this Salah can be reported once a day, every Friday, once a month, once a year, or at least once in a life time(Its been reported that the reward for this Salah is forgiveness for all sins,whether committed knowingly or unknowingly, minor or major.) I know that many people that tell me that they aren’t familiar with Salat-ut-Tasbeeh so here’s juss some quick notes about how to perform it:

• Make niyyah for 4 rakaats Nafl Salat-ut-Tasbeeh.
• After Takbeer Tahrima recite Thana.
• Recite the 3rd kalima 25 times.
• Recite Surah Fatiha.
• Go into ruku and recite the 3rd kalima 10 times (while in ruku)
• In qaumah recite the 3rd kalima 10 times.
• First sajdah read 3rd kalima 10 times, repeat for second sajdah.
• Continue above steps, when you are done the 3rd kalima will have been read 300 times, Alhamdulillah

May Allah give us all a beneficial Ramadhaan. May Allah make us all come out of Ramadhaan as a better person. May Allah keep us all preoccupied with countless forms of Dhikr. May Allah accept all of our Salah’s, du’aas, Fasting, etc… May Allah protect us from Adhaaban-Naar and put us in a higher level of Jannah by the end of the month. InshaAllah.

Ramdhaan Mubarak everyone!

-radf