> > *Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem* > > Assalaamu `Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu > > Dear Brothers and Sisters, > I pray that all of you are well by the grace of Allaah Subhaanahu wa > Ta`aala > > *Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) Sermon on welcoming the month of Ramadhan* > > [image: Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw)]O People! The month of Allah > (Ramadhan) has approached you with His mercy and blessings. This is the > month that is the best of all months in the estimation of Allah. Its days > are the best among the days; its nights are the best among the nights. Its > hours are the best among the hours. > > This is a month in which he has invited you. You have been, in this month, > selected as the recipients of the honors of Allah, the Merciful. In this > holy month, when you breathe, it has the Sawab/thawab (heavenly reward) of > 'Tasbeeh' (the praise of Allah on rosary beads), and your sleep has the > thawab of worship. > > Your good deeds are accepted in this month. So are your invocations. > Therefore, you must invoke your Lord, in right earnest, with hearts that are > free from sins and evils, that Allah may bless you, observe fast, in this > month, and recite the Holy Quran. > > Verily! The person who may not receive the mercy and benevolence of Allah > in this month must be very unfortunate having an end as bad (in the > Hereafter). While fasting, remember the hunger and thirst of tomorrow in > Qiyamat. Give alms to the poor and the needy. Pay respects to your elders. > > Have pity on those younger than you and be kind towards your relatives and > kinsmen. Guard your tongues against unworthy words, and your eyes from such > scenes that are not worth seeing (forbidden) and your ears from such sounds > that should not be heard by you. > > Be kind to orphans so that when your children become orphans they also may > be treated with kindness. Do invoke that Allah may forgive your sins. Do > raise your hands at the time of Salat (Prayers), as it is the best time for > asking His mercy. When we invoke at such times, we are answered by Him, when > we call Him, He responds, and when we ask for anything, it is accepted by > Him. > > O People! You have made your conscience the slave of your desires; make it > free by invoking Him for Istighfar (repentance/forgiveness). Your back is > breaking under the heavy load of your sins, so prostrate before Him for long > intervals and make it lighter. > > Do understand fully well that Allah has promised in the name of His Majesty > and Honor that He will not take to task such people who fast and offer Salat > in this month and perform 'sajda' (prostration), and will guard their bodies > against the Fire of Hell on the Day of Judgment. > > O People! If anybody amongst you arranges for the Iftar (food for the > ending of the fast) of any believer, then Allah will give him a reward as if > he has set free a slave. He will forgive his minor sins. > > Then the companions of Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) said: "But everybody > amongst us does not have the means to do so?" > > Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) told them: - Keep yourself away from the Fire > of Hell, by inviting for 'Iftar', though it may consist of only half a date > or simply with water if you have nothing else. O People! Anybody who may > cultivate good manners in this month will walk over the 'Siraat' (Bridge) in > 'Qiyamat', though his feet may be shaking. > > Anybody who in this month may take light work from his servants (male or > female), Allah will make easy his accounting on the Day of Judgment. > > Anybody who does not tease others in this month, Allah will keep him safe > from His wrath in Qiyamat. Anybody, who respects and treats an orphan with > kindness in this month, Allah shall look at him with dignity in Qiyamat. > Anybody who treats well his kinsmen, in this month, Allah will bestow His > mercy on him in Qiyamat, while anybody who maltreats his kinsmen in this > month, Allah will keep him away from His mercy, in Qiyamat. > > Whoever offers 'Sunnat' (Recommended) prayers in this month, Allah will > give him a certificate of freedom from Hell. Whosoever offers one 'Wajib' > Salat in this month, for him the Angels will write the rewards of 70 such > prayers, which were offered by him in any other months. > > Whosoever recites repeatedly 'Salat and salam (Salawat)' on me, Allah will > keep the scales of his deeds heavy, when in Qiyamat the scales of others > will be tending towards lightness. > > Whosoever recites in this month only one 'Ayat' (verse of the Holy Quran), > he will be rewarded in a manner as if he had recited the full Holy Quran in > the other months. > > O People! The Gates of Paradise remain opened in this month. Do invoke that > the gates may not be closed on you, while the Gates of Hell are closed. Do > invoke that these gates may never be opened. During this month Shaytan > (Saten) is imprisoned so ask your Lord not to let him have power over you. > *FASTING ON YAUMUL SHAK ( doubtful if Ramadhan month has begun)* > > > 30th day of Shaban is called Yamul Shak (doubtful day) if you do not > receive news about Ramadan moonsighting on 29th evening or before the end of > 30th day. > > > It is haram to fast on 30th Shaban with the niyat intention of 1st of > Ramadan. > > > It is *Mustahab* to keep fast on 30th Shaban but the *Niyyat* (intention) > should be either > (a) with the Niyyat of Mafiz-zimma (to discharge my responsibility), or > (b) with the Niyyat of any Qaza fast of previous Ramadan, if any, or > (c) with the Niyyat of Mustahab Shaban fast. > > > If you do a double Niyyat of fasting (i.e. 30th Shaban or 1st Ramadan), > then such a Niyyat is wrong according Ayatullah Khui, but it is OK according > to Ayt Khomeini and Ayt Seestani. > If you are fasting on 30th Shaban, and if, at any time on that day, you get > the news of moon sighting of 29th Shaban, then you must immediately change > Niyyat to Niyyat of 1st of Ramadan. > If you have fasted on 30th Shaban (with any Niyyat), and afterwards you > come to know that it was 1st of Ramadan, then your fast will automatically > be counted as fast of 1st of Ramadan. > > > If you are *not fasting *on 30th Shaban, then following actions are > necessary on you: > (a) If you get the news after sunset of 30th Shaban or later that the moon > had been actually sighted on evening of 29th Shaban, then you have to keep > Qaza of 1st Ramadan after the month of Ramadan. > (b) If you get the news of moon sighting after Zawal time (Islamic > mid-day), then it is haram to eat or drink or do anything, which is not > allowed during fasting from that time onward until Iftar time on that day, > and you have to do Qaza of 1st of Ramadan later on. > (c) If you get the news of moon sighting before Zawal time (Islamic > mid-day), then > (i) if you have not eaten or drunk anything or done anything which > breaks fast, you must immediately do the Niyyat of fasting of Ramadan for > that day, > (ii) if you have eaten or drunk something or have done anything which > breaks fast, then you have to act as if fasting for the rest of the day, and > then do Qaza of 1st of Ramadan later on. > > *Some more blogs on Mahe Ramdhan:* > > - What is the Fast of the Month of > Ramadan?<http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2007/09/14/what-is-the-fast-of-the-month-of-ramadan/> > - Objectives & Spirit of > Fasting<http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2008/09/01/objectives-spirit-of-fasting/> > - Ramadhan > Mabarak<http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2006/10/17/ramadhan-mabarak/> > -(PPT) > - Significant of > ramzan<http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2006/10/17/significant-of-ramzan/> > -(PPT) > > - Mahe Ramzan - 40 > traditions<http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2006/10/17/ramzan-40-traditions/> > -(PPT) > > - Supplicating to the > Almighty<http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2006/10/17/supplicating-to-the-almighty/> > -(PPT) > > - Self > Accounting<http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2007/09/13/self-accounting/> > > - Utilize the Time in Best > way<http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/utilize-the-time-in-best-way/> > - Health Guidelines For Ramadhaan > Al-Mubarak<http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2006/11/02/health-guidelines-for-ramadhaan-al-mubarak/> > - Bad Breath while Fasting – A Common > Problem.<http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2006/10/17/bad-breath-while-fasting-%e2%80%93-a-common-problem/> > - THE DAY OF EID UL FITR -1 > SHAWWAL<http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2007/10/12/the-day-of-eid-ul-fitr-1-shawwal/> > - Perplexion about Moon > sighting<http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/fasting-moon/> -(A > Good PPT for understanding the moon issue) > - Hilal Issues : Replies From Najaf and Qum, 24 & 26 Ramadhan > 1426<http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/hilal-issues-replies-from-najaf-and-qum-24-26-ramadhan-1426/> > - Crescent Sighting - Frequently Asked > Questions<http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/crescent-sighting-frequently-asked-questions/> > > http://islamic-laws.com/fast_rules.htm (A Complete Fasting rules) > Questions on hilal ( moonsighting) click > here<http://www.islamic-laws.com/questiononhilal.htm> > > > -- > http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com > ________________________________ > This is from the grace of my LORD & > In the Service of His Last Hujjat (a.t.f.s) > > Islâm Is My Religion, Allâh Is My God~ > Mohammad Is My Prophet~Ali Is My Imam~ > Ahlul-Bayt Is My Love~Quran Is My Book~ > Al Qibla Is My Direction~Mekkah Is My Wish~ > Jannâh Is My Goal! > > Please do remember in your valuable prayers and remember H.Prophet (s.a.w) > Say's: "You cannot treat people by means of your wealth; hence, you should > treat them by means of your moral conduct" > > To directly get hadees, articles, e-books etc by e-mail, please mail to : > moralsandeth...@googlemail.com. 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