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The Last 10 Days Of Ramadhan by trustech25(m): 3:50pm On Jul 08, 2015 |
In this blessed month of Ramadhan, we have now come to the grand finale – the last ten days of Ramadhan that are regarded as the “cream” of Ramadhan. In it is a night that Qur’an tells us is better than 1000 months (yes, months…not days!) The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There has come to you Ramadaan, a blessed month which Allaah has enjoined you to fast, during which the gates of heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed, and the rebellious devils are chained up. In it there is a night which is better than a thousand months, and whoever is deprived of its goodness is indeed deprived.” (Hadith Narrated by An-Nasaa’i, 2106; Ahmad, Sahih At-Targheeb, 999.) So, in preparation for the grand finale, here is a checklist of some of the things that we can all do to make the remaining days of Ramadaan work to our advantage: 1) Get in High Gear for the Next few Nights and Days Time is of the essence. Every moment counts. Whatever you need to do for the next ten days to make the most in `Ibadah, good deeds, reciting Qur’an, dhikr, making du`aa’, etc., rewards are going to be multiplied. No one knew about the importance of these days more than the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) would strive hard in worship during the last ten nights of Ramadaan as he did not do at other times. (Hadith Muslim) If we lose this opportunity, we have to wait another year, assuming we are still around and are in good health and shape to make use of it. Even if we are, we have the past years’ sins onour shoulders and life’s normal trials and tribulations to face the coming year. So, there is no better time to ask Allah to make all that easier than NOW. 2) Get a Copy of the Qur’an and Recite as Often as You Can Not enough can be mentioned on the benefits and virtues of Qur’an. It is proven in the authentic Sunnah that the Qur’an will intercede for those who read it at night, as Ahmad (6626) narrated from ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Fasting and the Qur’an will intercede for a person on the Day of Resurrection. Fasting will say, ‘O Lord, I deprived him of his food and his desires during the day, so let me intercede for him.’ And the Qur’an will say: ‘I deprived him of his sleep at night so let me intercede for him.’ Then they will intercede.” (Narrated by Ahmad; classed as sahih by al-Albani in Sahih al-Jami`, No. 3882.) As is stated in the hadith in which the The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:”Whosoever reads a letter from the Book of Allaah will receive a Hasanah (good deed) from it (i.e. his recitation), and the Hasanah (good deed) is multiplied by ten. I do not say that Alif-laam-meem is (considered as) a letter (in reward), rather Alif is one letter, laam is one letter, and meem is one letter.” (Reported by At-Tirmidhi, Ad-Darami) The Messenger of Allaah (Blessings and Peace be upon him) said:”The best of you is he who learns the Quran and teaches it.” (Hadith Reported by Al-Bukhari) 3) Get your Sins Forgiven First the bad news –In Musnad Ahmad it is narrated that Thawbaan said: TheMessenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upohim) said: “A man is deprived of provision (Rizq) because 3of the sins that he commits.” (Narrated by Ibn Majah, 4022, ). And now for the good news – It was narrated from Abu Hurairah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever spends the night of Laylat al-Qadr in Prayer out of faith and in the hope of rewardi, will be forgiven his previous sins.” 4) What to Say on Laylat Al-Qadr One of the best du`aa’s that can be recited on Laylat Al-Qadr is that which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) taught ‘A’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her). It was narrated by At-Tirmidhi, who classed it as sahih, that ‘A’ishah said: I said: “O Messengerbof Allah, If I know which night is Laylat Al-Qadr,bwhat should I say?” He said: “Say: Allahumma innaka ‘afuwwun tuhibb al-‘afwa fa`fu ‘anni (O Allaah, You are All-Forgiving and You love forgiveness so forgive me).” 5) Get in the Class of the Pious People Allaah has described the pious as follows (interpretation of the meaning): (They used to sleep but little by night (invoking their Lord (Allaah) and praying, with fear and hope). (Adh-Dhariyat 51:17) (And in the hours before dawn, they were (found) asking (Allaah) for forgiveness,) (Adh-Dhariyat 51:18) Allaah’s Messenger(saw) said:” There is in Paradise an Apartment, the exterior of which can be seen from the interior, and the interior of which can be seen from the exterior. Such apartments have been prepared for those who are Polite in their talk, Provide Food to the Needy, Fast frequently and observe the TAHAJJUD PRAYERS when people are sleep.” (Mishkhat Al-Masabih ; Hadith No. 1232) 6) Finally… Think of all that you need to ask Allaah for and ask Him now. If you haven’t before, this is the time to connect with Him and feel closer to Him. And when you do during these last ten nights and days of this Ramadaan, you would want to do this again and again– even after the month is over. And finally, when you are in a state of Ibadahb (Prayers and worship), please open your heart for others as well and please do remember your brothers and sisters who are in great difficulty all around the world in your prayers. Remember what The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “The supplication that gets the quickest answer is the one made by one Muslim for another in his absence.”(Hadith-Reported by Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi) You snooze…you loose! So strive during these last ten days, as if it would be your last chance to do so. A wise man once said… “ I will pass this way but once so let me do whatever good I can NOW for I may NEVER pass this way again!” May Allaah Ta’la grants us the wisdom, courage and strength to reap the full benefits of this month… Ameen. |
Re: The Last 10 Days Of Ramadhan by defemidefemi(m): 3:54pm On Jul 08, 2015 |
fasting going to an end sharply. |
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