Ma’la Ibn al-Fadhl said about the Salaf (the pious predecessors): “They used to call upon Allah for six months until Ramadan reached them, then they would call on Him the other six months that Allah may accept it from them.” And Yahya Ibn Abee Katheer said, “Their supplication used to be,
‘O Allah, keep me safe until Ramadan, and make Ramadan faultless for me, and secure it for me as an accepted (month of virtue).’”
The early generations of the Ummah used to make Du'a 6 months after Ramadan that Allah accept their deeds in Ramadan. And for the next 6 months, they would make du'a to Allah to grant them the blessing of being alive in the coming Ramadan.
You don't have to wait until Ramadan if you want to do spiritual cleansing because you can start it right now.
Yeah I know I didn't mean that just the hype and atmosphere of Ramadan is awesome and naturally want to do more and feel focuses and motivated alhumdulillah.
To better welcome the blessed month, start training your soul. Train it to say no to misusing your time as from now. When Ramadan comes & passes us by, we crave for more time, we wonder where has the time gone. It will definitely fly us by, *but*, we *can* have a blessed time – accomplishing a lot in otherwise little time. Time spent on TV shows is time wasted. Train your soul to say no to your eyes & ears that seek useless & harmful entertainment. Be grateful for time given to you by using it well, and it will be blessed & 'increased'. "
To help us truly value the month of Ramadān, we need to take lessons from the Ramadān of those who did value this blessed month. Let us take a glimpse at how our pious Imams spent the month of Ramadān:
Imām Abū Hanīfah rahimahullāh and Imām Shāfi‘ī rahimahullāh would complete the Qur’ān twice daily in the month of Ramadān, with the latter completing the Qur’ān one more time during the night of ‘Īd and yet again during the day.
Imām Mālik rahimahullāh and Sufyān Thawrī rahimahullāh both would leave their everyday engagements and spend the whole time in the recitation of the Qur’ān. (Latā’if-ul-Ma‘ārif)
Imām Bukhārī rahimahullāh used to complete the Qur’ān 41 times in the Month of Ramadān; once every day, once during the whole month in the tarāwīh prayer, and ten juz daily in Tahajjud salāh.
InshaAllah there won't be too much moon-fighting this year I really hope it is like last year, I think pretty much everyone began and ended Ramadan on the same day.
Ya Muqallib al-Quloob, Thabbit Qalbi Ala Deenik
Oh turner of the Hearts make my heart firm on Your Deen
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