B i s m i l
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Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barkatuh!
Practical Tips in Preparation for Ramadan
By Sheikh Ahmad Kutty
Question:
Ramadan is approaching.
What are the practical steps that can be taken by Muslims
to prepare themselves for this blessed month?
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His
Messenger.
Dear questioner, thanks for such an important question, and we earnestly
implore Allah to help us reach the month of Ramadan safe and sound and
to enable us to fast it diligently for the sake of Allah.
Allah Almighty says, "The
month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for
mankind, and clear proofs of the guidance, and the Criterion (of right
and wrong).)" (Al-Baqarah 2: 185)
Every Muslim should prepare himself to welcome the blessed month of
Ramadan by strengthening his relationship with the Qur'an, busing
himself with the spirit of fasting, and recharging his spiritual battery
to prepare himself to make the whole blessed month of Ramadan a real
occasion of sincere obedience.
Responding to the question, Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a Senior Lecturer and Islamic
Scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ontario, Canada states:
Ramadan is an event that occurs in the life of
the faithful, as individuals and as an Ummah, once a year. It is
intended by Allah to help us to recharge our spiritual batteries and
thus prepare us for the great mission of realizing His will on earth.
Therefore, in order to benefit from Ramadan, we may do well to prepare
for it by opening our hearts and minds to embrace it. Let me offer a few
tips:
1. We should empower ourselves by learning as much as we can about the precise
laws as well as the benefits of fasting.
2. We should ensure that we gain true benefits from our fasting,
let us make sure to realize the spirit of fasting: this can only be done
by abstaining, not only from food, drink, and sex, but also by strictly
restraining our minds, hearts as well as our eyes, ears, hands, tongue,
and so on.
3.We must embrace the spirit of fasting as stressed in Hadith: to be charitable
and compassionate as much as we can.
4. We should strengthen our relationship with the Qur'an; for Ramadan is the
month of the Qur'an.
5. We should engage in dhikr and condition ourselves to make it second nature.
6. Last but not least, we should build up our community
through acts of charity and compassion and extending help to those in
need as much as we can.
Let us pray that we come out of Ramadan with our faith recharged,
gaining strength in our faith and commitment and relationship with
Allah.
Source:
URL:
http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?cid=1119503549116&pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar%2FFatwaE%2FFatwaEAskTheScholar
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