What is your advice for the Muslims with regards to the upcoming month of Ramadan?
Question:
"May Allah be good to You and bless You, these here are questions regarding Ramadan. He says: "What is your advice for the Muslims with regards to the upcoming month of Ramadan?"
Answer:
"It is obligatory upon the Muslim to ask Allah to make him reach Ramadan and to aid him in fasting it, performing the night prayer in it and doing righteous actions in it because it is a great opportunity in a Muslim's life:
"Whosoever fasts the month of Ramadan, out of Iman (Faith) and Ihtisab (confident anticipation of Allah’s Reward), will have their past sins forgiven."
"Whosoever spends the nights of Ramadan in Qiyam (optional Night Prayer), out of Iman and Ihtisab, will have their past sins forgiven."
Therefore it is great opportunity in the life of a Muslim which might not come back. Thus the Muslim is happy and rejoices at the coming of Ramadan, welcomes it with delight and gladness and spends it in the obedience of Allah, his night consists of standing in prayer, and his daytime consists of fasting, reciting the Qur'an and remembering Allah; hence it is a huge opportunity for the Muslim. And as for those who when Ramadan approaches prepare these corrupt and useless TV programs and these soap operas, silly fabricated stories and competitions to keep the people busy; (they) are the army of Shaytaan. The Shaytaan has recruited them for this purpose. So it is therefore upon the Muslim to be aware of them and warn against them. Ramadan is not a time for foolishness, play, soap operas, trophies, competitions and wasting of time."
Shaykh Saalih bin Fawzaan Al-Fawzaan, may Allah preserve him
Translated by 'Abdurrahīm Ibn Muhammad Al-Hadhramī.
Published on Salafi-Dawah.com.
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"May Allah be good to You and bless You, these here are questions regarding Ramadan. He says: "What is your advice for the Muslims with regards to the upcoming month of Ramadan?"
Answer:
"It is obligatory upon the Muslim to ask Allah to make him reach Ramadan and to aid him in fasting it, performing the night prayer in it and doing righteous actions in it because it is a great opportunity in a Muslim's life:
"Whosoever fasts the month of Ramadan, out of Iman (Faith) and Ihtisab (confident anticipation of Allah’s Reward), will have their past sins forgiven."
"Whosoever spends the nights of Ramadan in Qiyam (optional Night Prayer), out of Iman and Ihtisab, will have their past sins forgiven."
Therefore it is great opportunity in the life of a Muslim which might not come back. Thus the Muslim is happy and rejoices at the coming of Ramadan, welcomes it with delight and gladness and spends it in the obedience of Allah, his night consists of standing in prayer, and his daytime consists of fasting, reciting the Qur'an and remembering Allah; hence it is a huge opportunity for the Muslim. And as for those who when Ramadan approaches prepare these corrupt and useless TV programs and these soap operas, silly fabricated stories and competitions to keep the people busy; (they) are the army of Shaytaan. The Shaytaan has recruited them for this purpose. So it is therefore upon the Muslim to be aware of them and warn against them. Ramadan is not a time for foolishness, play, soap operas, trophies, competitions and wasting of time."
Shaykh Saalih bin Fawzaan Al-Fawzaan, may Allah preserve him
Translated by 'Abdurrahīm Ibn Muhammad Al-Hadhramī.
Published on Salafi-Dawah.com.
Source: www.alfawzan.af.org.sa [Click here for screenshot in PDF format]
Use the player below or download the MP3 here.
السؤال
أحسن الله اليكم وبارك فيكم. هذه أسئلة عن رمضان. يقول: ما نصيحتكم للمسلمين بمناسبة اقتراب شهر رمضان ؟
الجواب
الواجب على المسلم يسأل الله أن يبلغه رمضان وأن يعينه على صيامه وقيامه، والعمل فيه، لأنه فرصة في حياة المسلم: " مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ"، "مَنْ قَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ"، فهو فرصة في حياة المسلم قد لا يعود عليه مرة ثانية
فالمسلم يفرح بقدوم رمضان ويستبشر به، ويستقبله بالفرح والسرور، ويستغله في طاعة الله ليله قيام، ونهاره صيام وتلاوة للقرآن والذكر فهو مغنم للمسلم، أما الذين إذا أقبل رمضان يعدون البرامج الفاسدة والملهية والمسلسلات والخزعبلات والمسابقات ليشغلوا المسلمين فهؤلاء جند الشيطان، الشيطان جندهم لهذا، فعلى المسلم أن يحذر من هؤلاء ويحذر منهم، رمضان ما هو وقت لهو ولعب ومسلسلات وجوائز ومسابقات وضياع للوقت
أحسن الله اليكم وبارك فيكم. هذه أسئلة عن رمضان. يقول: ما نصيحتكم للمسلمين بمناسبة اقتراب شهر رمضان ؟
الجواب
الواجب على المسلم يسأل الله أن يبلغه رمضان وأن يعينه على صيامه وقيامه، والعمل فيه، لأنه فرصة في حياة المسلم: " مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ"، "مَنْ قَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ"، فهو فرصة في حياة المسلم قد لا يعود عليه مرة ثانية
فالمسلم يفرح بقدوم رمضان ويستبشر به، ويستقبله بالفرح والسرور، ويستغله في طاعة الله ليله قيام، ونهاره صيام وتلاوة للقرآن والذكر فهو مغنم للمسلم، أما الذين إذا أقبل رمضان يعدون البرامج الفاسدة والملهية والمسلسلات والخزعبلات والمسابقات ليشغلوا المسلمين فهؤلاء جند الشيطان، الشيطان جندهم لهذا، فعلى المسلم أن يحذر من هؤلاء ويحذر منهم، رمضان ما هو وقت لهو ولعب ومسلسلات وجوائز ومسابقات وضياع للوقت