It is a blessed season that the sahaaba (companions) yearned to reach and when they did, they took maximum advantage of the period.
But all of that came as a result of their preparations whenever the month beckoned. A good preparation is almost 80% of a task done. Preparation is what drives a person’s energies in a direction so as to achieve a set of intended goals and objectives.
So for people who planned six months ahead, one can imagine how effective and efficient the sahaabah were with their ibaadaat (acts of worship) during the blessed month of Ramadan.
I hereby compile a list of preparatory tips that we can employ in order to also take full advantage of Ramadan. May Allah ease for us our affairs and make us among those who will experience the goodness of Ramadan, amen!
1. Repayment of missed fasts
If you have a backlog of fasts from last year, do well to repay it before the new one kicks in. A person should also pay all fasts arising from a pact with Allah for some good or protection against some evil. How charitable Allah and the sunnah is to us.
Even though Ramadan is a restricted obligation for the 29/30 day period; its payment terms are spread across 11 full months. Glorified be Allah Jalla jalaaluhuu!
Relevant Hadith: Narrated Abu Salamah: I heard Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) say: “I would owe fasts from the previous Ramadan and I would not be able to make them up except in Sha’baan.”
Narrated by Al Bukhaari (1849) and Muslim (1146)
Also remind family and friends to also repay the fasts, as did Rasool to members of his household when the month of Sha’baan came. A point of note is that; a person should also assess the circumstances under which he or she missed fasts of the previous Ramadan and put in place measures to forestall a repeat.
Always bear this in mind: "Ramadan Starts LONG before it comes, PREPARE!"
But all of that came as a result of their preparations whenever the month beckoned. A good preparation is almost 80% of a task done. Preparation is what drives a person’s energies in a direction so as to achieve a set of intended goals and objectives.
So for people who planned six months ahead, one can imagine how effective and efficient the sahaabah were with their ibaadaat (acts of worship) during the blessed month of Ramadan.
I hereby compile a list of preparatory tips that we can employ in order to also take full advantage of Ramadan. May Allah ease for us our affairs and make us among those who will experience the goodness of Ramadan, amen!
1. Repayment of missed fasts
If you have a backlog of fasts from last year, do well to repay it before the new one kicks in. A person should also pay all fasts arising from a pact with Allah for some good or protection against some evil. How charitable Allah and the sunnah is to us.
Even though Ramadan is a restricted obligation for the 29/30 day period; its payment terms are spread across 11 full months. Glorified be Allah Jalla jalaaluhuu!
Relevant Hadith: Narrated Abu Salamah: I heard Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) say: “I would owe fasts from the previous Ramadan and I would not be able to make them up except in Sha’baan.”
Narrated by Al Bukhaari (1849) and Muslim (1146)
Also remind family and friends to also repay the fasts, as did Rasool to members of his household when the month of Sha’baan came. A point of note is that; a person should also assess the circumstances under which he or she missed fasts of the previous Ramadan and put in place measures to forestall a repeat.
Always bear this in mind: "Ramadan Starts LONG before it comes, PREPARE!"
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