Fifty Proven Supplications from Our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.

Do not forget that Ramadan is the month of Dua.

Allah the Exalted said, following the verses about fasting:


And when My servants ask you concerning Me, indeed I am near. I respond to the supplication of the supplicant when he calls upon Me.

(Al-Baqarah 2:186)

And the Prophet ﷺ said:

Three supplications are not rejected: the fasting person until he breaks his fast, the just ruler, and the supplication of the oppressed.

Narrated by Ahmad.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ ، عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : الصِّيَامُ جُنَّةٌ ، فَلَا يَرْفُثْ ، وَلَا يَجْهَلْ ، وَإِنِ امْرُؤٌ قَاتَلَهُ أَوْ شَاتَمَهُ ، فَلْيَقُلْ : إِنِّي صَائِمٌ مَرَّتَيْنِ ، وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَخُلُوفُ فَمِ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ ، يَتْرُكُ طَعَامَهُ ، وَشَرَابَهُ ، وَشَهْوَتَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِي الصِّيَامُ لِي ، وَأَنَا أَجْزِي بِهِ وَالْحَسَنَةُ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا
(صحيح بخاري ١٨٩٤)

“Fasting is a shield. So when one of you is fasting, he should not speak indecently or act ignorantly. If someone fights him or insults him, he should say, ‘I am fasting,’ twice.
By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, the smell from the mouth of a fasting person is better to Allah than the fragrance of musk.(Allah says about the fasting person) He leaves his food, his drink, and his desires for My sake. Fasting is for Me, and I will reward it. And every good deed is rewarded ten times its like.”

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Explanation of the chapter of the month of Ramadan from the book Lataif Al Marif.

https://www.youtube.com/live/Gu75JNzjX6c?si=bUW6H8G3GsPXiKGT

"O you who, after committing sin in Rajab, Have disobeyed your Lord in the month of Sha'ban,
The month of fasting now envelopes you after them, So do not turn it into a month of disobedience again.
Recite the Qur'an and glorify Allah in it and strive hard,
For it is the month of glorification of Allah and the Qur'an.
How many you knew among those who fasted in the past, From among family, neighbors, and brothers.
Death has taken them, but left you behind alive,
So how close the distant one is to the one near!"

- Majalis Shahr Ramadan

أن للصائم فرحتين : فَرحَةً عند فِطْرِهِ، وفرن عند لِقاءِ رَبَّه . أَمَّا فَرَحُهُ عند فَطْرِهِ فَيَفْرَحُ بِمَا أنعم الله عليهِ مِنَ القيار بعبادة الصيام الذي هو من أفضل الأعمال الصالحة، وكم أناس حُرِمُوْهُ فلم يَصُوموا . ويَفْرَحُ بِما أَباحَ الله له مِنَ الطَّعَامِ وَالشَّرَارِ والنِّكَاحِ الَّذِي كان مُحَرَّماً عليه حال الصوم.

The fasting person has two moments of joy: one when he breaks his fast, and the other when he meets his Lord. As for his joy when he breaks his fast, he rejoices in the blessings Allah has bestowed upon him through the act of fasting, which is one of the best righteous deeds. How many people have been deprived of it and did not fast. He also rejoices in what Allah has permitted for him, such as food, drink, and marriage, which were prohibited to him during the fast.

وأَمَّا فَرَحهُ عِنْدَ لِقَاءِ ربِّه فَيَفْرَحُ بِصَوْمِهِ حين يَجِدُ جَزاءه عند الله تعالى مُوفَّراً كاملاً في وقت هو أحوج ما يكون إِلَيْهِ حِينَ يُقالُ : «أين الصائمون ليدخلوا الجنة من باب الرَّيَّانِ الَّذِي لاَ يَدْخله أحد غيرهم.»
As for his joy when he meets his Lord, he rejoices in his fasting when he finds his reward from Allah, the Most High, fully provided at a time when he is most in need of it, when it is said: "Where are the fasting ones so they may enter Paradise through the gate of Ar-Rayan, through which none but they will enter."

- Majalis Shahr Ramadan

If a person comes to know that this is his last Ramadan, how would his worship be?
You too should think that this Ramadan is your last, so take as much benefit from it as you can.

“He grants wisdom to whom He wills.”

Malik ibn Anas said:
It settles in my heart that wisdom is understanding (fiqh) in the religion of Allah, and something Allah places in the hearts out of His mercy and bounty. What clarifies this is that you may find a man intelligent and perceptive in worldly matters, yet you find another weak in worldly affairs but knowledgeable and perceptive in the matters of his religion. Allah grants this to one and withholds it from another. Thus, wisdom is understanding in the religion of Allah.
The correct view—as held by the majority—is that wisdom is not limited to prophethood; rather, it is broader than that. Its highest level is prophethood, and messengership is more specific still. However, the followers of the prophets receive a share of this goodness in accordance with their following.

“And none remember except those of understanding.”

only those with understanding truly benefit from reminders.

~ May Allah grant us wisdom, ilm and goodness in this life and the next.

As for the effect of seeking forgiveness (istighfar) in removing worry, grief, and distress, it is agreed upon by scholars of various religions and the wise of every nation that sins and corruption bring about anxiety, sorrow, fear, sadness, tightness of the chest, and ailments of the heart, and so on.

And if this is the effect of sins and wrongdoings on the heart, then there is no remedy for them except repentance and seeking forgiveness.

Zad al-Ma’ad | Ibn Qayyim | 📖

Ibn Al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

“How strange does it seem, that these tests which weigh a ton on our chest today will one day elevate us. Elevate us so high, that we will thank Allāh. We will thank Him for testing us, for loving us and for giving us more than anyone could imagine.”

[Al-Fawa’id | Pg. 119]

Are there any differences in tarawih, Tahajjud & Qiyam al layl?

“Listening to music is not permissible, neither in Ramadan nor at other times. However, in Ramadan it is a greater sin because of the sanctity of the month.”

- Sheikh Saleh Al Fawzan ( Al-Muntaqa min Fatawa al-Fawzan vol. 3, p. 244)

Al-Aʿmash said: “I was with Ibrahim al-Nakhaʿi while he was reading from the Qur’an. A man asked permission to enter, so he covered the mushaf and said: ‘I do not want this person to think that I read from it all the time.’”

In contrast, today: You see people posting pictures of their copies of the Qur’an while reading, and announcing that they are going to the mosques — they have killed sincerity, said four takbirs over it (as in a funeral prayer), and buried it deep in the seventh earth.

Tafseer Surah baqarah:

This is the answer to a question. Some of the Prophet’s companions asked him:
“O Messenger of Allah, is our Lord near so that we may quietly supplicate to Him, or is He far so that we must call out to Him?”

Then the following verse was revealed:

“And when My servants ask you concerning Me, indeed I am near…”

For He, Exalted is He, is the Watchful, the Witness, fully aware of what is secret and what is even more hidden. He knows the treachery of the eyes and what the hearts conceal. He is also near to the one who calls upon Him by responding. Hence He said:
“I respond to the supplication of the supplicant when he calls upon Me.”

Supplication (duʿāʾ) is of two types:
Supplication of worship.
Supplication of request (asking).

Closeness (nearness) is also of two types:
His closeness to all of His creation through His knowledge.
His closeness to His worshippers and those who call upon Him — by responding, aiding, and granting success.

Whoever calls upon his Lord with a present heart, with a lawful supplication, and nothing prevents the answer — such as consuming unlawful (haram) wealth and similar matters — then Allah has promised him a response. This is especially so if he fulfills the causes of answered supplication, which are responding to Allah by submitting to His commands and prohibitions, in word and deed, and believing in Him — which leads to response.

That is why He said:
“So let them respond to Me and believe in Me, that they may be rightly guided.”
Meaning: that they may attain right guidance — the guidance to faith and righteous deeds — and that misguidance, which contradicts faith and righteous deeds, may be removed from them. For indeed, faith in Allah and responding to His command are causes for attaining knowledge, as He, the Exalted, said:
“O you who believe, if you fear Allah, He will grant you a criterion (furqan).”

'يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ "
"O believers! Fasting is prescribed for you—as it was for those before you—so perhaps you will become mindful of Allah."

Among the profound meanings in the verses about fasting is His statement at the beginning:

“O you who have believed…”

Addressing the believers by the description of faith indicates that carrying out this command is a requirement of faith itself. In this is a stirring of the believers’ determination and an awakening of their resolve.

It is reported from Ibn Mas‘ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said:
“If you hear Allah say, ‘O you who have believed,’ then listen attentively to it, for it is either a good you are being commanded to do or an evil you are being forbidden from.”


Then the verse concludes with His statement:

“…that you may become righteous (attain taqwa).”

This is the wisdom behind the obligation of fasting. Its greatest benefit is the attainment of taqwa (God-consciousness), which is a lofty rank. It is sufficient honor that taqwa is Allah’s counsel to the former and the latter generations:

“And We have instructed those who were given the Scripture before you and yourselves to fear Allah.”

Taqwa is the path to closeness to Allah and the cause of glad tidings. Allah, the Exalted, says:

“Unquestionably, the allies of Allah—there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve. Those who believed and were mindful of Allah. For them are glad tidings in the worldly life and in the Hereafter. No change is there in the words of Allah. That is what is the great success.”


Reflect on the mention of faith at the beginning of the verses and taqwa as the ultimate goal at their end.

And with the statement of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ:
“Whoever fasts Ramadan (and whoever stands in prayer during Ramadan) out of faith and seeking reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.”

It is as if the servant begins fasting out of faith in Allah, and through this fasting his faith increases. As we know, faith increases and decreases—it increases through obedience.

This act of obedience (fasting) carries a tremendous reward with Allah. Through it, one’s faith grows until he reaches the desired goal: taqwa.

By Allah, this is a great favor—Allah loves the righteous.

So be mindful of these meanings in your fasting, and seek your reward, perhaps Allah will grant you taqwa, and you will be blessed with His closeness and His love.

“And know that Allah is with the righteous.”

“Indeed, Allah loves the righteous.”

And what greater virtue could there be after this?

O Allah, make us among the righteous.

He صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "When a man prays with the Imam until he finishes, it is written for him as if he spent the entire night in prayer."

This was authenticated by Al-Albani in "Sahih al-Nasa'i."

The Taraweeh prayer with the Imam may not last for a full hour, but it will be recorded for you as the reward of standing in prayer for a whole night, which is eight or nine hours. All of this will be recorded for you as a blessing and favor from Allah.

You go to sleep in your bed until Fajr, and yet it is written for you as if you spent the night in prayer.

Do not deprive yourself of this great act of worship. Praying Taraweeh in the mosques with the congregation is in accordance with the established Sunnah, as reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).