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From: HAROON BASHA KHATEEB JALEEL
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 2:11 PM
Subject: SEEK INSPIRATION DURING RAMADAN
FROM THE MIMBAR OF HOLY HARAM IN
MAKKAH AND MADINA
(Friday, November 24, 2000)
SEEK INSPIRATION DURING RAMADAN AND BENEFIT FROM ITS ESSENTIAL LESSONS OF VIRTUE, Muslims told.
Dear Brothers and Sisters!
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The Imams and Khateebs of the Two Holy Mosques in Makkah and Madina have called on Muslims to be pious, fear God Almighty and take advantage of the fasting month to turn to Allah and seek his favors through devotion and worship.
IN MAKKAH
The Imam and Khateeb of the Grand Mosque in Makkah Sheikh Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Sedies in his Friday Sermon, November 24, 2000, urged Muslims to avail themselves of the virtues and many good things inherent in the holy month of Ramadan. He quoted the Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) saying that when Ramadan comes the doors of Paradise are opened and the doors of Hell-fire are closed, and Satan is shackled. Ramadan is a great opportunity and an auspicious occasion for the minds to be clear and serene, and the souls yearn for it. It is a time of profuse supplications when mercies are sent down, degrees are raised up, slips are forgiven, mistakes are pardoned and the doors of goodness are opened for all who wish to enter the abode of virtue, he said.
Sheikh Al-Sedies said individual person and nations need respite and serenity to rejuvenate their faith and put right what has gone wrong. The month of Ramadan is the time of spiritual meditation when the Muslim Ummah contemplates on its past history and recollect its glory, and reform its present situation.
It is a time for and opportunity to rejuvenate one's spiritual power and physical vigor that are needed for the renewal of faith to refine manners, strengthen spirits, rectify souls and curb passions, he said. He pointed out that fasting is a school for learning to give generously and to rectify character. It is a rich source for obtaining mercy and performing good deeds. "How beneficent the Muslim Ummah is while preparing to receive the holy month of Ramadan to play its role of preserving itself, to take stock of its position and reconsider its stand. How needful we are to take inspiration from the wisdom of fasting and benefit from its lessons and reap its fruits," he explained.
He said the reception of Ramadan should be done through thanks and praise of Allah, and with joy and bliss for witnessing this great occasion. He advised Muslims to take advantage of the holy month and use it as a propitious occasion for repentance from all sins, cessation of wrongdoing, restoring rights to wronged ones, examination of one's conscience and careful revision of one's actions. The days and nights of Ramadan must be devoted to prayers and devotions in order to get God's forgiveness from all past sins, as the Prophet of Islam (peace be upon him) has asserted. Unless a person desists from falsehood and deeds of ignorance during Ramadan God has no need for his leaving his food and drinks, he quoted the Prophet's Hadith.
IN MADINA
In Madina, the Imam and Khateeb of the Prophet's Mosques Sheikh Salah Bin Muhammad Al-Bedeir said in his Friday Sermon that Muslims, having bidden farewell to the month of Shaban, are eager and anxious to welcome Ramadan, a month of repentance, forgiveness, mercy and emancipation from Hell-free.
Elaborating on the virtue of Ramadan, he said it is a month honored and exalted by God. A month during which the Qur'an was revealed, and in which doors are opened for repentant. Fasting during Ramadan is one of the pillars of Islam, and it is a time when sins are cleansed and misdeeds atoned. He urged Muslims to avail themselves of the good things in Ramadan, and said the best way to begin the holy month is by turning to God and ask for His forgiveness, never despairing of His Mercy. He highlighted the virtues of fasting and how God is pleased with those who keep the fast and said a fasting person has two joys, once when he breaks the fast and again when he meets the Lord with his fast. He said there is a gate called Al-Rayyan in Paradise through which only fasting people will enter on the Day of Judgment.
He said fasting and the Qur'an intercede on behalf of a person on the Day of Judgment, and on every day and night during Ramadan there is forgiveness from sins, and prayers are answered and rewarded many times over, especially performing prayers in congregation with Imam. Any one who offers breakfast to a fasting person is granted an equal reward to that of the fasting person. The best time for alms giving is in Ramadan, he said, adding that performing Umrah in Ramadan is equivalent to pilgrimage with the Prophet (peace be upon him).
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The Holy Qur'an says:
O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous-
(Fasting for) a limited number of days. So whoever among you is ill or on a journey (during them)- then an equal number of days (are to be made up). And upon those who are able (to fast, but with hardship)- a ransom (as subsititute) of feeding a poor person (each day). And whoever volunteers good (i.e., excess)- it is better for him. But to fast is best for you, if you only knew.
The month of Ramadan (is that) in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights (the new moon of) the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey- then an equal number of other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you to complete the period and to magnify Allah for that (to) which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful. (Surah 2; Ayat 183,184,185)
Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) sayings:
(Hadith)
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said; "Allah Subhanawatala says: "All other deeds of man are for himself, but his fasting is purely for Me and I shall reward him for it.
The fast is a shield. When any of you is fasting, he should eschew loose talk and noisy exchanges. Should anyone revile him or seek to pick a quarrel with him, he should respond by saying: "I am observing a fast.
By Him in Whose hands is the life of Muhammad (peace be upon him), the breath of one who is fasting is purer in the sight of Allah than the fragrance of musk.
One who fasts experiences two joys: he is joyful when he breaks his fast, and he is joyful by virtue of his fast when he meets his Lord."
DU'A (Supplication)
Allah! We seek Your pleasure to guard against Your anger and Your mercy to guard against Your punishment, how much we try to praise You, we cannot praise You as much as You have praised Yourself.
We ask You, our Lord, to give us a merit in this world and a merit in the Hereafter, and to protect us from the agony of Fire.
Allah! Save us from disease, agony, enemy's satire and ill fate. Let us live a happy and healthy life and enjoin the same abode of martyrs and the neighborhood of Prophets. O Allah give us patience to face difficult times and to win against our enemies.
Allah! Protect us during our stay on earth and under it and during the Day of Judgment, O You All Merciful.
Allah! We ask You to forgive our sins before we leave this place and to let our good efforts be met with Your gratitude, our good deeds be profitable and our deeds successful, O You the Most Merciful.
Allah! Teach us what is useful and let us benefit from what You have taught us.
Allah! Guard us with Islam all the times whether we are standing, sitting or lying. Protect us from the malicious acts of the enemy and the envious.
Allah! We ask You the guidance, piety, virtuousness and affluence.
Allah! Let us be of those who do Halal things mentioned in the Qur'an and avoid Haram things mentioned in it. Let us be of those who recite it well and understand its explicit meanings as well as the hidden meanings.
Allah! Let the Qur'an be our means for the nice dresses and shadows and attaining graces and avoiding curses, help us to recite it all day and night in the way that pleases Your Lordship. O Allah! Let is be a cure for our hearts and a remedy for our diseases and let is be our savior from the Fire.
Allah! Let us be amongst the people of the Qur'an Who are the closest people of You. O You the Merciful of all.
Allah! Purify our souls from hypocrisy, our tongues from lying and our eyes from treachery. You know the treacherous eyes and what is buried in the hearts.
Allah! Let us be among those who called You and had their calls accepted, those Who asked for Your guidance and were guided, who sought Your victory and were given, who relied on You and were sufficed, and those who repented and got their repentance accepted.
Dear Brothers and Sisters!
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Earn abundant reward from Allah Subhanawatala:
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