Last ten days of Ramadan
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Topic: Last ten days of Ramadan
Posted By: seekshidayath
Subject: Last ten days of Ramadan
Date Posted: 10 September 2009 at 7:04pm
As Salamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
The last ten nights and days of Ramadan are upon us along
with great opportunities to make the most of these nights and days. Below, you
can review a short post that includes a basic checklist of what each of us can
do for the remaining days of Ramadan.
Even if you think you know what needs to happen, a quick
review of what the prophet and the Quran said about these days can help in
boosting your spirits and get in the right frame of mind. We recommend that you
read the short post provided below.
If you find the message below useful, please share it with
others and multiply your rewards.
Hope and pray that you make the most of the remaining days of
Ramadan !
In
this blessed month of Ramadan, we have now come to the grand finale �
the last ten days of Ramadan that are even more blessed than the rest
of Ramadan. In it is a night that Quran tells us is better than 1000
months (yes, months � not days).
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
There has come to you Ramadan, a blessed month which Allah 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.� Narrated by al-Nasa�i,
2106; Ahmad, 8769. classed as saheeh by al-Albani in Saheeh
al-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 Ramadan work to
our advantage �
1) Get in high gear for the next 10 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 Ibada, good deeds, reciting Quran,
dhikr, making dua, etc., rewards are going to be multiplied. No one
knew about the importance of these days more than the prophet (saws).
Al-Bukhari and Muslim narrated from �Aishah (may Allah be pleased with
her) that when the last ten days of Ramadan began, the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) would stay up at night, wake his
family and tie his lower garment tight. According to Ahmad and Muslim:
he would strive hard in worship during the last ten nights of Ramadan
as he did not do at other times.
Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Hurayrah said �When Ramadan would come, the Messenger of Allah would say,
Verily, the month of Ramadan has come to you all. It is a blessed
month, which Allah has obligated you all to fast. During it the gates
of Paradise are opened, the gates of Hell are closed and the devils are
shackled. In it there is a night that is better than one thousand
months. Whoever is deprived of its good, then he has truly been
deprived.)� An-Nasa�i recorded this same Hadith.
If
we lose this opportunity, we get our next opportunity next 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 on our
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
NOW.
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Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: �All the descendants of Adam are sinners, and the best of sinners are those who repent."
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Posted By: seekshidayath
Date Posted: 10 September 2009 at 7:05pm
2) Get a Quran and recite as often as you can �
A
few lines on this post can�t even come close to explaining the benefits
and virtues of Quran. It is proven in the saheeh Sunnah that the Quran
will intercede for those who read it at night, as Ahmad (6626) narrated
from �Abd-Allah ibn �Amr that the Messenger of Allah (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
Fasting and the Quran 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 Quran
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 saheeh
by al-Albani in Saheeh al-Jami�, no. 3882.
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said,
The example of a believer who recites the Qur�an is that of a citron (a
citrus fruit) which is good in taste and good in smell. And the
believer who does not recite the quran is like a date which has a good
taste but no smell. And the example of an impious person who recites
the Qur�an is that of Ar-Rihana (an aromatic plant) which smells good
but is bitter in taste. And the example of an impious person who does
not recite the quran is that of a colocynth which is bitter in taste
and has no smell.� (Book #93, Hadith # 649)
As
is stated in the hadeeth narrated by �Abd-Allah ibn �Amr ibn al-�Aas
(may Allah be pleased with them both), in which the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
Whoever recites ten aayaat (verses) in qiyaam will not be recorded as
one of the forgetful. Whoever recites a hundred aayaat (verses) in
qiyaam will be recorded as one of the devout, and whoever prays a
thousand aayaat (verses) in qiyaam will be recorded as one of the
muqantareen (those who pile up good deeds).� (Reported by Abu Dawood
and Ibn Hibbaan. It is a hasan report. Saheeh al-Targheeb, 635).
3) If your sins are holding you to move forward, this is the time to get them forgiven �
First the bad news � In Musnad Ahmad it is narrated that Thawbaan said: The Messenger of Allah (SAWS) said:
A man is deprived of provision (Rizq) because of the sins that he commits.�� (Narrated by Ibn Maajah, 4022,
classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah).
And now for the good news �
It
was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
Whoever spends the night of Laylat al-Qadr in prayer out of faith and
in the hope of reward, will be forgiven his previous sins.�
4) What to say on Laylat al-Qadr �
One
of the best dua�s that can be recited on Laylat al-Qadr is that which
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) taught �A�ishah
(may Allah be pleased with her). It was narrated by al-Tirmidhi, who
classed it as saheeh, that �A�ishah said: I said: �O Messenger of
Allah, If I know which night is Laylat al-Qadr, what should I say?� He
said: �Say: Allahumma innaka �afuwwun tuhibb al-�afwa fa�fu �anni (O
Allah, You are All-Forgiving and You love forgiveness so forgive me).�
5) Get in the class of the Pious People �
Allah has described the pious as follows (interpretation of the meaning):
They used to sleep but little by night (invoking their Lord (Allah) and
praying, with fear and hope). [Quran: Surah Adh-Dhariyat (17)]
And in the hours before dawn, they were (found) asking (Allah) for forgiveness, [Quran: Surah Adh-Dhariyat (18)]
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Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: �All the descendants of Adam are sinners, and the best of sinners are those who repent."
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Posted By: seekshidayath
Date Posted: 10 September 2009 at 7:07pm
6) Finally��
Think
of all that you need to ask Allah 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 Ramadan,
you would want to do this again and again � even after the month is
over.
And
finally, when you are in a state of prayers and worship, please open
your heart for others as well and please do remember your brothers and
sisters in your prayers. Remember what the Prophet said:
�The supplication that gets the quickest answer is the one made by one
Muslim for another in his absence.� Reported by Abu Daw�ud and Tirmidhi
May we all make the most of the last ten nights and
days of Ramadan�
Do remember me in your duas.
Source ; Iqra sense.com
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Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: �All the descendants of Adam are sinners, and the best of sinners are those who repent."
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Posted By: mohsin_mk
Date Posted: 14 September 2009 at 6:30pm
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JazakALLAH for sharing this info..
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Posted By: Chrysalis
Date Posted: 16 September 2009 at 6:28am
Well-needed reminder. JazakAllah Khair sis.
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"O Lord, forgive me, my parents and Muslims in the Hereafter. O Lord, show mercy on them as they showed mercy to me when I was young."
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