All Praise is due to Alláh, We praise Him and we seek help from Him. We ask forgiveness from Him. We repent to Him; and we seek refuge in Him from our own evils and our own bad deeds. Anyone who is guided by Alláh, he is indeed guided; and anyone who has been left astray, will find no one to guide him. I bear witness that there is no god but Alláh, the Only One without any partner; and I bear witness that Muhammad, peace and blessings on him, is His servant, and His messenger. O You who believe, – Be aware of Allah, with correct awareness, , and die not except as Muslims. O You who believe, – Be aware of Allah, and speak a straightforward word. He will forgive your sins and repair your deeds. And whoever takes Allah and His Prophet as a guide, has already achieved a mighty victory. In the opening verse of Sura An-Nisaa’, Allah says:
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالًا كَثِيرًا وَنِسَاءً ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ الَّذِي تَسَاءَلُونَ بِهِ وَالْأَرْحَامَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَقِيبًا “O mankind!Fear yor lord Who created you from a single person, created, of like nature, his mate and from the two of them scattered (like seeds) countless men and women;― Be conscious of Allah, through Whom ye demand your mutual (rights) and (show reverence towards) the wombs (that bore you): for surely, Allah ever watches over you.” Many people prepare for Ramadan by buying foods, drinks, snacks and sweets. But others paid attention to the greatness to the sacred month and prepared for it to be among that servants of Allah that will get freed from hell-fire during this month of Ramadan فمما صح من الأحاديث في ذلك : 1- عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( إِذَا كَانَ أَوَّلُ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ صُفِّدَتْ الشَّيَاطِينُ ، وَمَرَدَةُ الْجِنِّ ، وَغُلِّقَتْ أَبْوَابُ النَّارِ ، فَلَمْ يُفْتَحْ مِنْهَا بَابٌ ، وَفُتِّحَتْ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ ، فَلَمْ يُغْلَقْ مِنْهَا بَابٌ ، وَيُنَادِي مُنَادٍ : يَا بَاغِيَ الْخَيْرِ أَقْبِلْ ، وَيَا بَاغِيَ الشَّرِّ أَقْصِرْ ، وَلِلَّهِ عُتَقَاءُ مِنْ النَّارِ ، وَذَلكَ كُلُّ لَيْلَةٍ ) . رواه الترمذي ( 682 ) وابن ماجه ( 1642 ) . وحسَّنه الشيخ الألباني في " صحيح الجامع " ( 759 ) . 2- عَنْ جَابِرٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( إِنَّ لِلَّهِ عِنْدَ كُلِّ فِطْرٍ عُتَقَاءَ ، وَذَلِكَ فِي كُلِّ لَيْلَةٍ ) . رواه أحمد (21698) وابن ماجه ( 1643 ) . وصححه الشيخ الألباني في " صحيح ابن ماجه " . 1-Repentence (Tawbah) Imagine that you are working for long time with dirty clothes and not having wudu and then you passed close to the mosque at a time of a prayer. What will be your status? You will try to first get rid of the dirts before entering the mosque then take of your shoes and socks off and then have your wudu. By the time you join the congregational prayer you will be late. You might catch the last rak´ah or you might catch nothing. This exactly what happen if you do not prepare for Ramadan. You would like to get rid quickly of your sins to be able to get the mercy of Allah during this month but did not purify yourself enough and when you are ready, you found that you missed a lot. Look now at the person who repented and purified himself before Ramadan. What is the status of his heart? Comfortable, relieved, focusing now mainly on worship. قال تعالى : ( وَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ جَمِيعاً أَيُّهَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ) النور/ من الآية 31 . وعَنْ الأَغَرَّ بن يسار رضي الله عنه عن النبي صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ تُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ فَإِنِّي أَتُوبُ فِي الْيَوْمِ إِلَيْهِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ ) رواه مسلم ( 2702 ) . 2- Du3aah (supplication, invocation) bin Al-Fadl said, ‘The companions used to ask Allah the Almighty six months before Ramadhan to grant them long life so that they could reach Ramadhan and they used to ask Allah the Almighty six months after Ramadhan to accept their fasting’. وقال يحيى بن أبي كثير : كان من دعائهم : اللهم سلمني إلى رمضان ، وسلم لي رمضان وتسلمه مني ، متقبلا " O, Allah protect me till Ramadan, and give me Ramadan pure and receive Ramdan from me accepted. They did not only ask Allah to just keep them alive till Ramdan (Allahom balleghna Ramadan). They ask Allah make them in good condition and not to be distracted by other things during Ramadan. How about us now? How should we prepare as students and researchers? We need to know the times of prayers and dedicate time for Quran and learn how to recite Quran the best way so that when Ramadan starts we are reciting Quran the best way. 3- We should be happy that Ramadan is coming The coming of the month of Ramadan is one of the great blessings of God on the Muslim slave, because Ramadaan is one of the seasons goodness and blessings in which the doors of Jannah (heavens, paradise) are opened, and the gates of Hell-fire are closed, the month of the Qur'aan, قال الله تعالى : ( قُلْ بِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِ فَبِذَلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوا هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ ) يونس/58 Say, "In the bounty of Allah and in His mercy - in that let them rejoice; it is better than what they accumulate." 4- Fast the day that you might have missed in previous Ramadans عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا تَقُولُ : كَانَ يَكُونُ عَلَيَّ الصَّوْمُ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَمَا أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَقْضِيَهُ إِلا فِي شَعْبَانَ . رواه البخاري ( 1849 ) ومسلم ( 1146 ) . قال الحافظ ابن حجر – رحمه الله - : ويؤخذ من حرصها على ذلك في شعبان أنه لا يجوز تأخير القضاء حتى يدخل رمضان آخر . " فتح الباري " ( 4 / 191 ) . 5- Learning the ahkam of fasting and the virtues of Ramadan If you ask about situations of a7kaam of fasting during Ramadan then you are not prepared fro the month. How can a Muslim wait till Ramadan begins and then start asking about time of Imsaak or other rules related to fasting. 6- Finishing the work that may occupy your time during Ramadan for example if you are writing a paper for a conference and there is a deadline in mid-Ramadan then try to submit it earlier to free yourself during Ramadan. 7- Dedicate time for your family (Selah Alra7em) If you have a family in the Netherlands or in your own country to remind each other to prepare for Ramadan. 8- Fasting of the month of Sha'baan in preparation for fasting the month of Ramadan. عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصُومُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لا يُفْطِرُ وَيُفْطِرُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لا يَصُومُ ، فَمَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْتَكْمَلَ صِيَامَ شَهْرٍ إِلا رَمَضَانَ ، وَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ أَكْثَرَ صِيَامًا مِنْهُ فِي شَعْبَانَ . It was narrated that 'Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to fast until we say that he does not break his fast and do not fast until we say that he does not fast. I didn't see the Messenger of Allaah fasts an entire month except Ramadan and did not see him fasting a month more than Shabaan 1868) and Muslim (1156). On the authority of Usama ibn Zayd, he said: I said: O Messenger of Allaah, I did not see you fast for a month as you fast of Sha'baan. He said: "That is a month that people are unaware of between Rajab and Ramadaan, a month in which deeds are lifted to the Lord of the Worlds. Narrated by al-Nasaa'i (2357) and classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Nasa ' In the hadeeth, it is a statement of the wisdom of the fast of Sha'baan, which is: It is a month in which deeds are lifted. Preparation: coffee and doping style vs. training style 9- Reading the Koran. Salma bin Kuhail said: It was said the month of Shaaban is the month of reciters. And Amr ibn Qays, if he entered the month of Sha'baan, closed his shop and devoted himself to reading the Qur'aan. Abu Bakr al-Balkhi said: The month of Rajab is the month of planting, and the month of Sha'baan is the month of watering the plant, and the month of Ramadan is the month of harvest. He also said: - Like the month of Rajab, like the wind, and month of Sha'ban, like the clouds and Ramadan like rain. If you did not plant the seeds in Rajab and did not water in Shabaan, How would you Harvest in Ramadaan? And now it is the third of Rajab, what should we do this month and Shabaan to reach something in Ramadan? This is a question that everyone of us should ask himself.
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