Daily Ramadan reminders

March 11, 2024
2:45 PM

Ramadan

Day 30: Allah’s acceptance of a good deed

Ali ibn Abi Talib said, “Be more concerned with Allah’s acceptance of a good deed than with the doing of the good deed itself. Have you not heard Allah saying: “Allah only accepts from the people of taqwa.”

Day 29: The blessings of Eid

‍“…so that you may complete the prescribed period and proclaim the greatness of Allāh for guiding you, and perhaps you will be grateful” (Quran. 2:185).

Day 28: The end of Ramaḍān: a look at the months ahead

‍“They (the Ṣaḥāba) used to pray to Allāh for six months, may He be exalted, asking Him to cause them to reach Ramadan, and they used to call upon Him for six months asking Him to accept it from them.” (Latā’if al-Maʿārif, p. 148).

Day 27: Being an agent of Allah (SWT): making a difference where you can

‍“When your Lord told the angels, ‘I am putting a representative on earth…’”(Quran 2:30).

Day 26: Thinking about Zakat

‍“…recite as much as is easy for you, keep up the prayer, pay the Zakat, and make God a good loan. Whatever good you store up for yourselves will be improved and increased for you…” (Quran 73:20).

Day 25: Commitment to Allah (SWT)

‍“So keep to the right course as you have been commanded, together with those who have turned to God with you. Do not overstep the limits, for He sees everything you do.” (Quran 11:112).

Day 24: Reflecting on achievements and shortcomings

‍ʾUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, may Allāh be pleased with him, said, “Hold yourselves accountable before you are held accountable and evaluate yourselves before you are evaluated, for the Reckoning will be easier upon you tomorrow if you hold yourselves accountable today.” (Muḥāsabat al-Nafs 2).

Day 23: Ambitions, goals and Godliness

‍Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allāh (SAW) said, “Even if the Resurrection were established upon one of you while he has in his hand a sapling, let him plant it.” (Musnad Aḥmad 12902).

Day 22: The night prayer

‍Narrated Abū Hurayra: The Prophet (SAW) said, “Whoever established prayers on Laylat al-Qadr out of sincere faith and hoping for a reward from Allāh, then all his previous sins will be forgiven…” (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1901)

Day 21: Seeking Laylat al-Qadr

‍Ibn ʾUmar (Allāh be pleased with them) reported Allāh’s Messenger (SAW) as saying: Seek it (Laylat al-Qadr) in the last (ten nights). If one among you shows slackness and weakness (in the earlier part of Ramaḍān), it should not be allowed to prevail upon him in the last week. (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1165e).

Day 20: After hardship comes ease

‍“So truly where there is hardship there is also ease.” (Quran. 94:5)

Day 19: The last ten nights

‍Narrated Ibn ʾAbbas: The Prophet (SAW) said, “Look for the Laylat al-Qadr in the last ten nights of Ramaḍān,’ on the night when nine or seven or five nights remain out of the last ten nights of Ramaḍān. (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2021).

Day 18: Charity removes sins

‍Muʾāḏh ibn Jabal narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Charity extinguishes sins like water extinguishes fire” (Tirmiḏhī 2616).

Day 17: Battle of Badr

‍“Allāh helped you at Badr when you were very weak. Be mindful of Allāh, so that you may be grateful” (Quran 3:123).

Day 16: Purify one’s heart and intentions

‍Narrated ʾUmar bin Al-Khattab: I heard Allāh’s Messenger (SAW) saying, “The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended…” (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1).

Day 15: Building consistency

‍It was narrated from Ibn ʾUmar that the Prophet (SAW) said: “O Allāh, bless my nation in their early mornings.” (Sunan Ibn Maja 2239).

Day 14: Communicating with Allah (SWT) through supplication

‍“If My servants ask you about Me, I am near. I respond to those who call Me, so let them respond to Me, and believe in Me, so that they may be guided.” (Quran 2:186).

Day 13: Gratitude increases blessings

‍“Remember that He promised, “If you are thankful, I will give you more, but if you are thankless, My punishment is terrible indeed.”” (Quran. 14:7).

Day 12: Propagating the truth

‍“Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good teaching…” (Quran 16:125).

Day 11: Repentance and Allah’s (SWT) mercy

‍“Say, ‘[God says], My servants who have harmed yourselves by your own excess, do not despair of God’s mercy. God forgives all sins…” (Quran 39:53).

Day 10: Connecting to Allah (SWT) through prayer:

‍Umm Ḥabiba (the wife of the Prophet) reported Allah’s (SWT) Messenger (SAW) assaying: “A house will be built in Paradise, for anyone who prays in a day and a night twelve rakat…” (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 728).

Day 9: Building a relationship with Allah (SWT):

‍“Those who remember God standing, sitting, and lying down, who reflect on the creation of the heavens and earth…” (Quran. 3:191).

Day 8: Engaging with the Quran

‍“This is the Scripture in which there is no doubt, containing guidance for those who are mindful of God”. (Quran. 2:2).

Day 7: Building a Ramadan plan with small but consistent deeds

‍Narrated ʾĀ’isha: Allāh’s Messenger (SAW) said, “…the most beloved deed to Allāh is the most regular and constant even if it were little.” (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6464).

Day 6: Worshipping Allah (SWT) through family, developing bonds

‍ʾAbd Allāh Ibn ʾUmar reported: The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ), said, “Every one of you is a shepherd and is responsible for his flock… No doubt, every one of you is a shepherd and is responsible for his flock.”(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 7138; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1829).

Day 5: Remembering Allah (SWT)

‍Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (SAW) said, “Allah says: ‘I am just as My slave thinks I am, and I am with him if He remembers Me…’” (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī7405)

Day 4: Importance of suḥur and eating healthy

‍Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet (SAW) said, “Eat suḥur as there is a blessing in it.” (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1923).

Day 3: Fasting for Allah (SWT)

‍Narrated Abū Hurayra: The Prophet (SAW) said, “Allāh said: The Fast is for Me and I will give the reward for it, as he leaves his sexual desire, food and drink for My sake…” (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 7492; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5927).

‍Day 2: A golden opportunity to let your soul flourish

‍‍‍“We have sent the Scripture down to you with the Truth for people. Whoever follows the guidance does so for his own soul’s benefit…”(Quran. 39:41).‍

Day 1: Attaining Taqwa: Mindfulness and God-Consciousness
‍“You who believe, fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may be mindful of God.” (Quran. 2:183).

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