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Striving Hard, Competing For Good Deeds In Ramadan
EsinIslam Ramadan
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Abdul-azeez bin Baaz
All Praise is due to Allaah, and may the peace and blessings be upon His
Messenger Muhammad.
It is legislated for all the Muslims to strive hard in the various types of
worship during this noble month. They should strive to pray voluntary prayers
and recite the Qur'an with reflection and thinking. They should increase the
glorification of Allaah [saying "SubhanAllaah"], declaring his right to be
worshiped alone [saying "La illaaha il Allaah"], praising Him [saying "Al-Hamdulillaah"],
declaring his greatness [saying "Allaahu Akbar"] and seeking His forgiveness.
They should say legislated supplications, command the good, forbid the evil,
invite to Allaah, be generous to the poor and needy, strive to be kind to
parents, keep good family ties, honor the neighbor, visit the sick, and other
types of good deeds.
This is also due to his (صلى الله عليه وسلم) statement in the authentic hadith:
"An 'Umrah performed during Ramadan is equal to a performance of Hajj - or he
said - a Hajj with me." [Al-Bukhari (no. 1863) and Muslim (no. 1256)]
«فعمرة في رمضان تقضي حجة، أو حجة معي»
رواه البخاري ومسلم
The ahadith and narrations that prove the sanctioning of competing and being
aggressive in performing the various acts of goodness in this noble month are
numerous.
Allaah is the One Who is asked to help us and the rest of the Muslims to do
all that contains His Pleasure and to accept our fast and standing for night
prayer. We ask Him to correct our situations and protect us all from the
deviations of trials and temptations. Likewise, we ask Him to make the leaders
of the Muslims righteous, and unite their word upon the truth. Verily, Allaah
is the Guardian of that, and He is capable of doing it.
Source: Fataawa Islamiya, pp. 220-221
With little modification
EsinIslam Ramadan
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