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Advice to Muslims in Ramadhan
Shaykh Abdullah al-Jarullah |
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Few Introductory and Complementary Notes by the Translator
Ramadhan is an auspicious
opportunity for believers to renew their commitment to their Creator and the
Sovereign of the Day of Recompense. This commitment must be both outward and
inward, so that a Muslim not only recites more Qur'an and offers more
units of prayer, but that she or he does so with reflection, humility and
attentiveness.
Muslims must ensure they
are not formalists who concentrate only on the outward. Achieving Allah's
acceptance must be a believer's priority and is not easy -
"Indeed, Allah only accepts from the righteous."
[Al-Qur'an 5:27]
Ramadhan is a wonderful
opportunity for accounting of one's sins and making repentance. If one does
not repent in Ramadhan, when will he or she do so?
Muslims should strive to
worship Allah as best as they can from the beginning of the month, for that
increases chances of the end of the month being good as well.
Muslims should consider
what is it that they truly want to achieve in Ramadhan, whether they want to
be from the winners or from the losers, and should make sure they do not
perform acts of worship simply because it is the surrounding people's custom
to do so.
Muslims must be firmly aware that Ramadhan is only a means and not an end.
Advice to
Muslims in Ramadhan
Brother Muslim, Sister Muslima:
Fast Ramadhan with belief
and truly seeking the reward of Allah the Most High so that He may forgive
you your past sins.
Beware of breaking your
fast during the days of Ramadhan without a valid Islamic excuse, for it is
from the greatest of sins.
Pray Salat ut-Tarawih
and the night prayer during the nights of Ramadhan - especially on
Layatul-Qadr - based on belief and truly seeking the reward of Allah, so
that Allah may forgive you your past sins.
Make sure that your food,
your drink and your clothing are from halal means, in order that your
actions be accepted, and your supplications answered. Beware of refraining
from the halal while fasting and breaking your fast with the haram.
Give food to some fasting
people to gain a reward similar to theirs.
Perform your five prayers
on time in congregation to gain the reward and Allah's protection.
Give a lot of charity for
the best charity is that of Ramadhan.
Beware of spending your
time without performing righteous deeds, for you will be responsible and
reckoned for it and will be rewarded for all you do during your time.
Perform 'Umrah in
Ramadhan for 'Umrah in Ramadhan is equal to Hajj.
Seek help for fasting
during the day by eating the suhur meal in the last part of the night
before the appearance of Fajr.
Hasten breaking your fast
after the sun has truly set in order to gain the love of Allah.
Perform ghusl
before Fajr if you need to purify yourself from the state of major
impurity so that you are able to do acts of worship in a state of purity and
cleanliness.
Cease the opportunity of
being in Ramadhan and spend it with the good that has been revealed in it -
by reciting the noble Qur'an and pondering and reflection of its
meanings so that it be a proof for you with your Lord and an intercessor for
you on the Day of Reckoning.
Preserve your tongue from
lying, cursing, backbiting and slander for it decreases the reward of
fasting.
Do not let fasting cause
you cross your boundaries by getting upset due to the slightest of reasons.
Rather, fating should be a cause of peacefulness and tranquillity of your
soul.
Upon completion of
fasting, be in a state of taqwa of Allah the Most High, being aware
of Allah watching you in secret and in public, in thankfulness for His
favours, and steadfastness upon obedience of Allah by doing all what He has
ordered and shunning all that He has prohibited.
Increase in remembrance of
Allah, seeking of forgiveness, asking for Paradise and protection against
the Fire, especially when fasting, while breaking the fast and during
suhur, for these actions are among greatest causes of attaining Allah's
forgiveness.
Increase in supplication
for yourself, your parents, your children and Muslims, for Allah has ordered
making of supplications and has guaranteed acceptance.
Repent to Allah with a
sincere repentance in all times by leaving sins, regretting those that you
have done before and firmly deciding not to return to them in the future,
for Allah accepts repentance of those who repent.
Fast six days of Shawwal,
for whoever fasts Ramadhan and then follows it with six days of Shawwal, it
is as if he fasts all the time.
Fast on the Day of 'Arafah,
the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah, to attain success by being forgiven your sins of the
last year and the coming year.
Fast on the day of
'Aashura', the 10th of Muharram, along with the 9th, to attain success
by being forgiven your sins of the past year.
Continue being in a state
of iman and taqwa and perform righteous actions after the
month of Ramadhan, until you die - "And worship
your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (i.e. death)." [Al-Qur'an
15:99]
Ensure that you attain the
positive effects of your acts of worship such as prayer, fasting, zakat
and Hajj, sincere repentance and leaving of customs that are in
variance with the Shari'ah.
Invoke a lot of salawat and salam upon the Messenger of Allah, may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him, his Companions and all those who follow them until the Day of Judgment.
O Allah make us and all
Muslims of those who fast and stand in prayer during the month of Ramadhan based
on belief and truly seeking Your reward so that we are forgiven our past and
future sins.
O Allah make us of those who fasted the month, attained full reward, witnessed
Layatul-Qadr and attained success by permission of the Lord, Blessed and Most
High.
O Allah, verily you are Forgiver, like to forgive, so forgive us.
O Lord, accept from us, verily you are the All-Hearing, all-Seeing, O Living, O
Independent, O Owner of all majesty and honour.
And may Allah's blessings and peace be upon Muhammad, his family and his
Companions.
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