As the month of Ramadhan draws to a close, insha’allah, we have much to be thankful to Allah (SWT) for. We also can take this time to reflect on our Ramadhan. To take stock of how we did. What we felt, how was our intention. We can use this to remember for the whole rest of the year and to remind ourselves how to improve our ‘abd how to increase our Taqwa.
As-Salaam alaykum wa rahma tu’ala wa barakatu. Eid Mubarak! Allahu Akbar – Allahu Akbar – Allahu Akbar wa lillah ilhamd!
Are we looking for laylat al Qadr in these last ten days? Tradition says that we should look for it on the odd nights during the last ten days.
Remember that a wife of the Prophet Muhammad (saw) asked him what prayers she should say on Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Power) if she knew which night it was. The Prophet told her to say: “O God, Thou art forgiving and love forgiveness, so forgive me.”
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As salaam alaykum!
Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) said,
“If any Muslim comes out of Ramadan without gaining forgiveness and goodness, he is a real loser.”
(Ibn Hibban and At-Tabarani)
The last ten days of Ramadan are very special days in the life of every Muslim. They are the most blessed days in the holy month of Ramadan, the month the Holy Qur’an was revealed. Although Prophet Muhammad (saw) was promised Paradise, he used to exert himself even more in worship during these last ten days, hoping to draw closer to Allah. The Prophet’s wife Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said,
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Rasul Allah, (saw) has said:
“Ramadan is the month, whose beginning is mercy, its middle, forgiveness and its end, emancipation from the fire (of hell)”
— Bihar al-Anwar, Vol.: 93, Pg.: 342
Tonight we will enter, by the grace of Allah (swt), the middle ten days of Ramadan, 1447. The middle ten days of Ramadan is the time for Maghfirah, forgiveness; the time to wash off our sins. Ramadan is the month to seek forgiveness and repentance. Having witnessed the Mercy of Allah (swt) in the first ten days of Ramadan by thanking Him for all that He has granted us, by being good to everyone and keeping ourselves at peace, we realize our relationship with our Rabb, and our role and duties towards Him. This is the time when Allah’s (swt) Mercy is at its peak, and it is best to utilize this opportunity by imploring Allah to forgive. Rasul Allah (saw) is reported to have said:
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