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In
the Name of Almighty Allah Most Gracious, Most
Merciful.
Assalamualaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu.
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Advice
to Muslims in Ramadhan
Transl.
islaam.com
Few
intoductory and complementary notes by the
translator:
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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.
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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]
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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?
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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.
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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.
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Muslims
must be firmly aware that Ramadhan is only a
means and not an end.
Advice
to Muslims in Ramadhan
From
the book "Khulaasatul Kalaam" by Shaykh
Jaarullah.
Brother
Muslim, Sister Muslima:
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Fast
Ramadhan with belief and truly seeking the
reward of Allah the Most High so that He may
forgive you your past sins.
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Beware
of breaking your fast during the days of
Ramadhan without a valid Islamic excuse, for
it is from the greatest of sins.
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Pray
Salat ut-Taraweeh 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.
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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.
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Give
food to some fasting people to gain a reward
similar to theirs.
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Perform
your five prayers on time in congregation to
gain the reward and Allah's protection.
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Give
a lot of charity for the best charity is that
of Ramadhan.
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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.
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Perform
`umrah in Ramadhan for `Umrah in Ramadhan is
equal to Hajj.
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Seek
help for fasting during the day by eating the
sahoor meal in the last part of the night
before the appearance of Fajr.
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Hasten
breaking your fast after the sun has truly set
in order to gain the love of Allah.
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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.
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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.
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Preserve
your tongue from lying, cursing, backbiting
and slander for it decreases the reward of
fasting.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Increase
in supplication for yourself, your parents,
your children and Muslims, for Allah has
ordered making of supplications and has
guaranteed acceptance.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Fast
on the day of `Aashuraa', the 10th of Muharram,
along with the 9th, to attain success by being
forgiven your sins of the past year.
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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)". [Qur'an 15:99]
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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.
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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 honor.
And
may Allah's blessings and peace be upon Muhammad,
his family and his Companions
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