Sheikh ibn Baaz رحمه الله said,

"Reaching the month of Ramadhan is in itself a gift from Allah."

[نصيحة بمناسبة استقبال شهر رمضان]

Ibn Rajab رحمه الله said,

"How does the believer not rejoice at the good tidings of the opening of the gates of Paradise? How does the sinner not rejoice at the good tidings of the closure of the gates of the Fire? How does the rational one not rejoice at the good tidings of a time in which the devils are shackled? Where does any period of time resemble such a time?"

[Lataa’if al Ma'aarif pg. 203-204]

Sheikh al Fawzan حفظه الله said,

"This is a tremendous opportunity in your life O' Muslim so take it, and ask Allah to aid you upon righteous actions within it, and ask Allah for acceptance and an increase from His virtue, for indeed the one who reaches the month of Ramadan and Allah enables him to benefit from it, then Allah has blessed him with a tremendous blessing that nothing equates to.”

[Sittings of the Month of Ramadan pg. 7]

Imam Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah) said:

"So as you treat others you shall be treated, so do as you want, for indeed Allaah تعالى will deal with you in the same manner as you treat His servants."

[Saheeh Al-Waabil as-Sayyib | Daar Ibn al-Jawzee, 2nd edition | p.63]

Sheikh Ibn Baaz رحمه الله said,

"O Muslims, seize the opportunity to gain every benefit from this great month by performing good deeds and all forms of worship. Hasten to obey Allah as it is a great month in which Allah gives His Servants a chance to compete in doing good deeds in obedience to Him. May Allah forgive you and have mercy on you. Offer as much Salah as you can, give Sadagah, recite the Quran, and do good to the poor, needy, and orphans."

[Fatwas of Bin Baaz 15/45-46]

the last hour after asr, make duas abundantly. the duas of a fasting person + final hour of asr on a Friday,, subhannallah this opportunity only comes about 4 times in a year. one Friday is gone already, don't miss this one and the next two In Sha Allah

Helping the Poor During Ramadan

Imam Ibn Taimiyyah رحمه الله said: “Helping the poor by feeding them during the month of Ramadan is from the practices of Islam; indeed, the Prophet as said: “Whoever provides a fasting person something to break his fast with will have the like of his reward.”

[Sahīh Al-Albani | ibn Taymiyyah Kitab Al-Iman with Al-Albani's referencing, p. 269.]

Majmū Al-Fatawa , vol. 25, p. 298. | Translated by Mikail in Mahboob Ariff

Prophet ﷺ said,

Allah said, ‘All the deeds of Adam's sons are for them, except fasting which is for Me, and I will give the reward for it.'

Fasting is a shield or protection from the fire and from committing sins.

If one of you is fasting, he should avoid sexual relation with his wife and quarreling, and if somebody should fight or quarrel with him, he should say, 'I am fasting.'

By Him in Whose Hands my soul is The unpleasant smell coming out from the mouth of a fasting person is better in the sight of Allah than the smell of musk.

There are two pleasures for the fasting person, one at the time of breaking his fast, and the other at the time when he will meet his Lord; then he will be pleased because of his fasting.

[Bukhari 1904]

Abul-’Aaliyah (rahimahullah) said:

“Learn Islaam. Then when you have learnt Islaam, do not turn away from it to the right nor the left. But be upon the Straight Path and upon the Sunnah of your Prophet (ﷺ) and that which his Companions were upon, and beware of these innovations because they cause enmity and hatred amongst you. But stick to the original state of affairs which was there before they divided.”

[Related by Ibn Battah in al-lbaanah no.136]

Hammad Bin Salamah said: “I have never stood up for prayer without imagining that Jahannam is before my eyes.”

[تذكيرات الحفاظ ١/٢١٩]

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي وَهْبُ بْنُ مُنَبِّهٍ، عَنْ أَخِيهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ مَا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَحَدٌ أَكْثَرَ حَدِيثًا عَنْهُ مِنِّي، إِلاَّ مَا كَانَ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَكْتُبُ وَلاَ أَكْتُبُ‏.‏ تَابَعَهُ مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ هَمَّامٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ‏.‏

narrated abū hurayra:

there is none among the companions of the prophet (ﷺ) who has narrated more hadīths than i except abdullah ibn ‘amr (ibn al-‘as) who used to write them and i never did the same.

sahīh al bukhārī 113, book 3 hadīth 55

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Among the signs of a hypocrite are three, even if he fasts and prays and claims to be a Muslim: when he speaks he lies, when he gives a promise he breaks it, and when he is trusted he betrays.”

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 33

These are authentic supplications and words of remembrance you can read and memorize during Ramadan & the last 10 nights إن شاء الله. Try to learn a new dhikr/dua everyday.

They were collected by the great Muhaddith Sh. Abdul-Muhsin al-Abbad حفظه الله and translated into English.

May Allah grant us all success and save us from the Hellfire.

| Riyad as-Salihin 1195 |

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
I asked: "O Messenger of Allah! If I realize Lailat-ul-Qadr (Night of Decree), what should I supplicate in it?" He (ﷺ) replied, "You should supplicate: Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun, tuhibbul-'afwa, fa'fu 'anni (O Allah, You are Most Forgiving, and You love forgiveness; so forgive me)."

وعنها قالت‏:‏ قلت‏:‏ يا رسول الله أرأيت إن علمت أي ليلة القدر ما أقول فيها‏؟‏ قال‏:‏ ‏ "‏قولي‏:‏ اللهم إنك عفو تحب العفو فاعفُ عني‏"

Sahl ibn Sa’d reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, deeds are only judged by how they were at the end of life.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6607

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari