🤔 Reciting The Qur'an - Rewards For Each Letter

⚠️ Remember that in order to earn rewards for each letter that you read you must move your tongue and lips, and not just scan your eyes over the words - click HERE for an explanation by Sheikh Aziz bin Farhan حَفِظَهُ ٱلله

▶️ Sheikh Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary رَحِمَهُ ٱلله is widely regarded as one of the best reciters of all time, especially for those trying to practice their pronunciation - click HERE for his full recitation of the Qur'an

⚙️ Slow the video down for even more clarity through the settings on YouTube

🎤 Use headphones or earbuds to ensure that you hear everything clearly, inshaAllah

💡 Every Muslim should strive to complete the Qur'an on a regular basis - Sheikh Saleh Alfawzan حَفِظَهُ ٱلله mentions HERE that the reading/recitation of the Qur'an should be completed at least once every 40 days

🧠 Click HERE to learn how the Qur'an benefits your brain, and click HERE for commentary by Sheikh Saleh Alfawzan حَفِظَهُ ٱلله on the importance of understanding the Qur'an, pondering over the verses, and acting upon it

💡 Optimize Your Phone For Well-Being With 9 Easy Steps

‼️ “Smartphones are amongst the most widespread and volatile pieces of technology in the modern day. You can use your phone to seek knowledge, help the needy, and to enjoin good, or you can use it to destroy your worldly life and Hereafter. It’s upon each individual to be responsible with their phone, and that includes optimizing them to best serve your well-being.”

✅ The goal of these steps is to increase in obedience to Allah, and to distance ourselves as far as possible from heedlessness and that which is impermissible. We want to isolate the blessing of this technology while avoiding the negative effects it can have on our health, our time, and most importantly, our religion.

🥙 Suhoor: Having A Meal Before Fasting Starts

🎙 Click HERE for commentary by Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen رَحِمَهُ ٱلله on the Sunnah of Suhoor and click HERE for his commentary on delaying the Suhoor

💡 The one who intends to fast should have Suhoor, both for the obligatory fasting of Ramadan and voluntary fasting throughout the year

✅ Try to include dates in your Suhoor meal

🍶 If you don't have the appetite for food, then make sure to have at least a sip of water to follow the Sunnah of having Suhoor

➡️ Rectify your intention - remember that having Suhoor is an act of worship and not just a routine of eating and drinking

🖥 Resources For The Month Of Ramadan

🔗 Click the hyperlinks below

✅ Ramadan Mubarak
❌ Ramadan Kareem - click HERE to learn why

➡️ Commentary by Sheikh Saleh Alfawzan حَفِظَهُ ٱلله on forming the intention to fast - remember that the intention is formed in the heart and NOT uttered on the tongue; saying “I intend to fast today” is a bid'ah (innovation)

💡 Having a meal before fasting starts (Suhoor)

💎 How to increase your rewards while fasting and the correct way to break your fast

📖 “The Wisdoms of Fasting” by Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen رَحِمَهُ ٱلله and “Ahadith about Fasting, Rulings and Manners” by Sheikh Saleh Alfawzan حَفِظَهُ ٱلله

📝 List of daily occurrences and whether or not they break your fast

✔️ Qur'an reading schedule of the Salaf (pious predecessors) in Ramadan

🧠 Click HERE to acquire knowledge and build good habits

💬 Ramadan Q&A playlist by Sheikh Aziz bin Farhan حَفِظَهُ ٱلله

❗️ How to stop overeating and how to optimize your phone (to avoid wasting time)

🎙 Commentary on the last 10 nights of Ramadan by Sheikh Saleh Alfawzan حَفِظَهُ ٱلله

📹 Explanation of Laylatul-Qadr by Sheikh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli حَفِظَهُ ٱلله and when you should seek this blessed night

➡️ “Points About Zakat Al-Fitr” by Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen رَحِمَهُ ٱلله

🌟 Connect with the Holy Cities - click HERE for a live look at the Ka'bah in Makkah and click HERE for a look around Medina

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❗️ Sins And Obedience In Ramadan

➡️ Strive to build good habits with an intention to carry on after Ramadan

🚫 Make a sincere effort to quit bad habits and remember that not all bad habits are sinful - taking a 2 hour nap when you only needed 30 minutes is a bad habit

⌛️ Utilize every second of this blessed month - time is a precious asset and these fleeting days of Ramadan should increase the sense of urgency to fill your time with righteous deeds

💡 Be intentional by creating measurable goals to hold yourself accountable:

❌ Recite more Qur'an (too vague)
✅ Recite 10 pages during the day and 10 pages at night

🔗 Click HERE for Ramadan resources

🛡 Protect Your Fasting From Sins

📖 Abu Huraira narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever does not leave false speech, and acting upon it, then Allah is not in any need of him leaving his food and his drink (fasting).” [Tirmidhi 707, Graded Sahih by Al-Albani in Sahih Al-Tirmidhi 707]

📖 Abu Huraira narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “There are people who fast and get nothing from their fast except hunger, and there are those who pray at night and get nothing from their prayer but sleeplessness.” [Ibn Majah 1690, Graded Hasan Sahih by Al-Albani in Sahih Ibn Majah 1380]

🎙 Click HERE for commentary by Sheikh Aziz bin Farhan حَفِظَهُ ٱلله

⚠️ The list of sins pictured above are from the most common things that people engage in while fasting, however, it's important to note that all sins reduce from the reward of fasting, and some sins may nullify the fasting completely

🗣 Understanding The Islamic Greeting And How To Respond

▶️ Click HERE and HERE for the full pronunciations

📖 Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “You will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Should I not direct you to a thing which, if you do, will foster love amongst you? Spread the Salam amongst yourselves.” [Muslim 54a]

📖 Sahl ibn Hunayf reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever greets with As-salamu alaykum, ten goods are recorded for him. Whoever greets with As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatu-llah, twenty good deeds are recorded for him. Whoever greets with As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatu-llahi wa barakatuh, thirty good deeds are recorded for him.” [Al-Mu'jam Al-Kabir 5563; Graded Sahih Li Ghayrihi by Al-Albani in Sahih At-Targheeb 2711]

➡️ Giving/initiating the Salam is highly recommended (not obligatory), but if your fellow Muslim gives you the Salam, then it is obligatory for you to respond

💡 If someone enters upon a group of people and gives the Salam to the group (not any one person specifically), then it is obligatory for at least one person in that group to respond

🎙 Click HERE for commentary on these two matters by Sheikh Aziz bin Farhan حَفِظَهُ ٱلله

✅ Say This Immediately After Witr Prayer

🎙 Click HERE for the pronunciation by Sheikh Aziz bin Farhan حَفِظَهُ ٱلله along with an example of how to raise your voice and elongate the third time

💡 This remembrance should be said immediately after finishing the Witr prayer, and if Witr is prayed in congregation, each person should recite this remembrance individually, NOT in unison

➡️ “Dhikr (remembrance) in unison is an innovation (bid'ah) because it is something that has been introduced into the religion. What is prescribed is to remember Allah, may He be exalted, without reciting in unison.” [Scholars Of The Standing Committee, Fatawaa Al-Lajnah Ad-Da'imah, 24/268]

📖 Abu Ayyub narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Witr is a duty. Whoever wants to pray Witr with seven rak'ahs, let him do so, whoever wants to pray Witr with five rak'ahs, let him do so, whoever wants to pray Witr with three rak'ahs, let him do so, and whoever wants to pray Witr with one rak'ah, let him do so.” [Nasa'i 1710, Graded Sahih by Al-Albani in Sahih An-Nasa'i 1709]

⚠️ Witr is an emphasized Sunnah, and although it is not obligatory, it is highly disliked to abandon it

‼️ Some of the Salaf would say that abandoning an emphasized Sunnah indicates that the one abandoning it has evil in him - click HERE for commentary by Sheikh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli حَفِظَهُ ٱلله

🧠 As mentioned in the Hadith, there are multiple ways to offer the Witr prayer - click HERE to learn about how to pray Witr from Sheikh Aziz bin Farhan حَفِظَهُ ٱلله

💎 Laylatul-Qadr (The Night Of Decree)

📹 Click HERE for an explanation of Laylatul-Qadr by Sheikh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli حَفِظَهُ ٱلله

🗯 When is Laylatul-Qadr?

📖 The following four points have been derived from “Sittings During The Blessed Month Of Ramadan” by Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen رَحِمَهُ ٱلله spanning from pages 214-217:

🔢In the month of Ramadan [Qur'an 97:1 & 2:185]

🔢In the last 10 nights of Ramadan [Muslim 1169]

🔢Most likely to be in the odd nights [Bukhari 2017], most likely to be in the last seven nights [Muslim 1165a], and most likely to be the 27th night [Muslim 762b]

🔢Laylatul-Qadr is not exclusive to one specific night every year, rather, it moves from one night to another [Bukhari 2021]

‼️ As you can see above, it is only likely that Laylatul-Qadr will be on the 27th, NOT a guarantee

🧠 For those who are tempted to strive only on the 27th, consider this:

🔑 There are 10 keys presented to you and you're informed that one of them opens a safe containing billions of dollars. You're not certain which one opens the safe, so wouldn't you do everything possible to take all 10 of them? Even if it was highly likely that it was one of them specifically, would you take the chance and leave the other 9 keys behind? No one of sound reasoning would leave even one key behind, so push hard in all of the last 10 nights to ensure that you don't miss Laylatul-Qadr.

➡️ Any time that you spend worshipping Allah is highly rewardable, especially during the blessed month of Ramadan. Every moment in Ramadan is extremely precious, not just Laylatul-Qadr, so the whole month should be treated with a sense of urgency to perform worship in abundance. This alone should be enough motivation to exert yourself throughout all of the days and nights of Ramadan.

🗯 What should be done in the last 10 nights of Ramadan to make the most of Laylatul-Qadr?

🎙 Sheikh Saleh Alfawzan حَفِظَهُ ٱلله clarifies HERE that it's best to spend the night in prayer, recitation of the Qur'an, and du'aa (supplication), with an emphasis on prayer

🗣 One of the best du'aa to repeat throughout the last 10 nights is: “Allahumma in-naka afuw-wun, tuhib-bul-afwa, fa-fu an-nee (O Allah; You are Pardoning; You love to pardon; so pardon me).” [Tirmidhi 3513, Graded Sahih by Al-Albani in Sahih Al-Tirmidhi 3513]

🎤 Click HERE for the pronunciation from Sheikh Saleh Alfawzan حَفِظَهُ ٱلله

🔄 Repeat This Throughout The Last 10 Nights Of Ramadan

🗣 Click HERE for the pronunciation from Sheikh Saleh Alfawzan حَفِظَهُ ٱلله

💡 Although there are nights where it's more likely, no one can know for certain when Laylatul-Qadr will occur, so the best practice is to repeat this du'aa abundantly throughout all of the last 10 nights of Ramadan

🖥 Click HERE for more on Laylatul-Qadr

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