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Few intoductory and complementary notes by the translator:
1. Ramadaan 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.
2. 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 [who fear him - al muttaqoon]." [Qur'an 5:27]
3. Ramadaan is a wonderful opportunity for accounting of one's sins
and making repentance. If one does not repent in Ramadaan, when will
he or she do so?
4. 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.
5. Muslims should consider what is it that they truly want to
achieve in Ramadaan, 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.
6. Muslims must be firmly aware that Ramadaan is only a means and
not an end.
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Advice to Muslims in Ramadaan
1. Fast Ramadaan with belief and truly seeking the reward of Allah
the Most High so that He may forgive you your past sins.
2. Beware of breaking your fast during the days of Ramadaan without
a valid Islamic excuse, for it is from the greatest of sins.
3. Pray Salat ut-Taraweeh and the night prayer during the nights of
Ramadaan - especially on Layatul-Qadr - based on belief and truly
seeking the reward of Allah, so that Allah may forgive you your past
sins.
4. 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.
5. Give food to some fasting people to gain a reward similar to
theirs.
6. Perform your five prayers on time in congregation to gain the
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7. Give a lot of charity for the best charity is that of Ramadaan.
8. 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.
9. Perform `umrah in Ramadaan for `Umrah in Ramadaan is equal to
Hajj.
10. Seek help for fasting during the day by eating the sahoor meal
in the last part of the night before the appearance of Fajr.
11. Hasten breaking your fast after the sun has truly set in order
to gain the love of Allah.
12. 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.
13. Seize the opportunity of being in Ramadaan 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.
14. Preserve your tongue from lying, cursing, backbiting and slander
for it decreases the reward of fasting.
15. 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 tranquility of your soul.
16. 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 favors, and steadfastness upon
obedience of Allah by doing all what He has ordered and shunning all
that He has prohibited.
17. 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 suhoor, for these
actions are among greatest causes of attaining Allah's forgiveness.
18. Increase in supplication for yourself, your parents, your
children and Muslims, for Allah has ordered making of supplications
and has guaranteed acceptance.
19. 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.
20. Fast six days of Shawwal, for whoever fasts Ramadaan and then
follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as if he fasts all the
time.
21. Continue being in a state of iman and taqwa and perform
righteous actions after the month of Ramadaan, until you die. "And
worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (i.e.
death)". [Qur'an 15:99]
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22. 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 Sharee`ah.
25. 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 Ramadaan 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 honor.
And may Allah's blessings and peace be upon Muhammad, his family and
his Companions. |
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By Shaykh Abdullah al-Jarullah
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