August 20, 2010

Essential Du'as / Supplications

Greeting another Muslim

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As salamu alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
Translation: May the peace of Allah descend upon you and His Mercy and Blessings.

When salaam is conveyed (when some conveys salam to you on another's behalf).

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Alayka wa alay-his salaamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
Translation: Upon you and upon him be the peace of Allah, His mercy and blessings.

Before a meal

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Bismillahi wa 'ala baraka-tillah.
Translation: With Allah's name and uon the blessings granted by Allah (do we eat).

After having a meal

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Alham do lillah hilla-thee At Amana wa saquana waja 'alana minal Muslimeen.
Translation: All praise is due to Allah who gave us food and drink and who made us Muslims.

Dua for ZamZam (Holy Water)

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Allah humma Innee As alooka 'ilman naa fee-ow wa Rizq-ow waa See-ow wa Shee-faa amm min Kooll-lee daa-een.
Translation: O Allah, I ask You to grant me beneficial knowledge, abundant sustenance and cure from all diseases.

Before wudhu (ablution)

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Allahumma-gh fir-lee dhan-bee wawass si'lee fi dari wa bariklee fi rizq.
Translation: O Allah Forgive my sins, make my home accommodating and grant me abundance in my livelihood.

After wudhu

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Allahummaj 'al-ni minat-tow-wa beena waj-alni minal muta-tah-hireen.
Translation: I testify that there is no deity except Allah; He is One and has no partner. And I testify that Muhammad (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) is His servant and apostle.

When entering the masjid (mosque)

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A'uthu bil-Lahil 'atheemi wa biwajhi-hil kareemi wasultaani-hil qadeemi minash-shaytaanir rajeem.
Translation: I seek protection from Allah, The Sublime, and I seek the protection of His Merciful Self and of His Eternal Kingdom against the accursed devil.

After sneezing

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Alhamdulillah! (right graphic) / Alhamdu lillahi 'ala kull-lee ha-leen (left graphic).
Translation: Thanks and all praise be to Allah (or) Thanks and all praise be to Allah under all conditions.

Reply to someone who sneezes

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Yar Hamoo kall Lah.
Translation: May Allah have mercy on you.

When a Non-Muslim sneezes

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Yahdee Kumullahu wa Yaslih Ba Lakoom.
Translation: May Allah give you guidance and make your children pious.

When someone is critically ill
When someone is so critically ill that there is no hope for his recovery, under no circumstances should he (or she) pray for his (or her) death. But if one must, then one should recite the following dua:

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Allah-humma ah-yini ma kaanatil hayaatu khairall-lee wa tawaff-fani i-dha kaanatil wa faato khai-rall-lee.
Translation: O Allah, keep me alive so long as it is in my best interest and give me death when it is in my best interest.

When visiting the sick

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La ba'sa tahoorun inshaa-Allah. La ba'sa tahoorun inshaa-Allah.
Translation: No need to worry. It (this sickness) is a means of cleansing from sins. No need to worry. It (this sickness) is a means of cleansing from sins.

Dua taught to a new muslim

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Allahummagh fir-lee warr hamnee wah-dini warr zuq-ni.
Translation: O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me aright and grant me sustenance.

When entering the toilet

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Allahumma in-nee a'oothu bika minal khubu-thee wal khabaa ith.

When leaving the toilet, recite

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Ghuf-raa naka

followed by

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Alhamdulillah-hilla-thee ath-haba ann-nil athaa wa 'afaani.

Reaching the top of an incline

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Allahumma lakash-sharafu 'ala kull-lee shara-few walakal hamdu 'ala kull-li haalin.
Translation: O Allah, all sublimity is for You at every incline and all praise is for You at all times under all conditions.

Repentance dua
Whenever a person commits any sin, he/she should immediately offer repentance to Allah, saying the following dua.

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Allahumma In-nee a-toobu ilayka minha la ar-ji-u ilayhaa abada.
Translation: O Allah, I repent before You for all my sins and I promise never to return to the same (again).

Upon awakening

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Alhamdulillah-hillathee ah-yana ba'da ma ama tana wa ilayhi nushoor.
Translation: Many thanks to Allah who gave us life after having given us death and (our) final return (on the Day of Qiyaamah (Judgement)) is to Him.

When undertaking a journey

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Subhanalla-thee sakh-khara-lana haatha wa-ma kun-na lahoo muqrineena wa inna ila Rabbina la-mun-qali-boon.
Translation: Glory be to Him (Allah) who has brought this (vehicle) under our control though we were unable to control it. Sure, we are to return to our Lord.

Istikhara for nikah (marriage)
When intending to marry someone then even before proposing or expressing one's intention to propose, one should perform Wudhu in the best of manner and then offer as many Nafl Salaahs as possible. Thereafter one should praise and glorify Allah in the best manner and recite the following Dua:

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Translation: O Allah, You have power and I have none. You know all and I know not. You are The Knower of all that is hidden. If, in Your knowledge (mention name of person here) be good for me in my faith and in my temporal and religious life, then ordain her (or him) for me. And if anyone other than her (or him) be good for me in my faith and religious life, then ordain her (or him) for me.

Dua-e-Qunoot (read in Witr)

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Translation: O Allah! We beg help from You alone; ask forgiveness from You alone, and turn towards You and praise You for all the good things and are grateful to You and are not ungrateful to You and we part and break off with all those who are disobedient to you. O Allah! You alone do we worship and pray exclusively to You and bow before You alone and we hasten eagerly towards You and we fear Your severe punishment and hope for Your Mercy as your severe punishment is surely to be meted out to the unbelievers.

Duas for Forgivness - Istighfar

O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. [hadith Qudsi]

رَبَّنََآ إنَّنَآ ءَاَمنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَ قِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

Rabbana innanā amanna, faghfir lana, dhunoobana wa-qinna 'adhāāban-naar

(Our Lord! we have indeed believed: forgive us, then, our sins, and save us from the agony of the Fire)
[surah Ali' Imran; 3:16]



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سُبْحَنَ رَبِّنَآ إنَّا كُنَّا ظَلِمِينَ

Subhāna Rabbina inna kunna dhalimeen

(Glory to our Lord! Verily we have been doing wrong!)
[68:29]






لَّا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ

La illaha illa Anta Subhanak, inni kuntu min adh-dhalimeen

(There is no God but You; Glory be to You, Truly I have been one of the wrongdoers)
[Surah al-Anbiyah, 21: 87]


Sa'd ibn Waqas (radiAllahu anhu) reported that the Prophet (salAllahu allayhi wasalam) said, "The supplication made by the Companion of the Fish (Prophet Yunus (as)) in the belly of the fish was (the above). If any Muslim supplicates in these words, his supplication will be accepted/responded to."
In another report we read, "I know words that will cause Allah to remove one's distress. These are the words (of supplication) of my brother Yunus, peace be upon him"
[at-Tirmidhi; 3500, an-Nisa'i in `Amal al-yawmi wa al-layla; #656, al-Hakim 1:505 and 2:383. The latter declared it sound (sahih) and Dhahabi confirmed him]




سُبْحَنَكَ تُبْتُ إلَيْكَ وَ أنَاْ أوَّلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Subhānaka tubtu ilaiyka wa 'ana awwal-ul mu'mineen

(Glory be to Thee! To Thee I turn in repentance, and I am the first to believe)
[surah al-A'raf, 7:143]




اللَّهُمَّ اعْفِرْلِى ذَنْبِئ كُلَّهُ، و جِلَّهُ، وَ أوَّلَهُ وَ آخِرَهُ عَلا نِيَتَهُ وَ سِرَّهُ

Allahumma-ghfir li dhanbi kullahu, diqqahu wa jillahu, wa awwalahu wa akhirahu, wa 'ala niyatahu wa sirrahu

(O Allah! Forgive me all my sins, great and small, the first and the last, those that are apparent and those that are hidden)
[Muslim 1:350]



اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أسْألُكَ يَا اللَّهُ بِأنَّكَ الْوَاحِدُّ الأحَدُ الصَّمَدُ الَّذِي لَمْيَلِدْ وَ لَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً أحَدٌ، أنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي ذُنُوبِي إنَّكَ أنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الَّحِيمُ

Allahumma inni asaluka ya Allahu bi annakal Wahidul Ahadus-Samadul ladhi, lam ya-lid wa lam youlad, wa lam yakullahu kufuwan Ahad, an taghfirali dhunoobi innaka Antal Ghafūūrur Raheem

(O Allah! I ask You, O Allah, You are the One, the Only, Self Sufficient Master, who was not begotten and begets not and non is equal to Him. Forgive me my sins, surely you are Forgiving, Merciful.)
[Abu Dawud, an Nasa'i, ibn Majah, at Tirmidhi]



أسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَ أتُوبُ إلَيْهِ

Astaghfirullaha wa atūūbu ilai(hi)

(I seek the Forgiveness of Allah and repent to Him.)
[to be reicted 100 times during the day]
[Sahih al Bukhari, Muslim 4:2075]



سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَ بِحَمْدِكَ، أشْهَدُ أنْ لا إلهَ إلَّا أنْتَ، أسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَ أتُوبُ إلَيْكَ

Subhanakal-Lahumma wa bihamdik, ash-hadu allaillaha illa ant, astaghfiruka wa'atoobu ilaiyk

(Glory be to You, O Allah, and all Praise, I testify that there is no deity but You, I seek Your Forgiveness and to You do I repent.)
[3 times] [recommended for at the end of meetings, atoning for infractions during it]
[at Tabari, an Nasa'i, al Hakim]



اللَّهُمَّ اِنّى اسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِذَنْبِى وَ اسْئَلُكَ رَحْمَتَكَ

Allahumma inni astaghfiruka li dhanbi wa as'aluka rahmatak

(O Allah! I ask You for Forgiveness for my sins, and for Your Mercy.)



اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْلِى خَطَايَاىَ وَ ذُنُوْبِى كُلِّهَا

Allahummaghfirli khatāyaya wa dhunubi kullaha

(O Allah! Forgive all my sins and ommissions.)



رَبَّنَا لا تُؤَاخِذْنآ إِننَسِيَنآ أوْ أخْطَأْ نَا رَبَّنَا وَ لا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَه عَلَى اْلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ج رَبَّنَا وَ لا تُحَمّلْنَا مَا لا طَاقَةَ لَنَابِهِ وَاْعْفُعَنَّا وَ اْغْفِرْلَنَا وَاْرْحَمْنَآ أنتَ مُوْلَنَا فَاْنصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَفِرِينَ

Rabbana la tu'a-khidhna in-nasina aw akta'na, Rabbana wa la tahmil 'alaiyna isran kama hamaltahu 'alal-ladheena min qablina. Rabbana wala tuham-milna mala taqata-lana beh. Wa'fu-'anna, waghfir-lana war hamna, Anta maulana fansurna 'alal qawmil kaafireen

(Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us, Thou art our Protector; Help us against those who stand against Faith)
[surah al-Baqarah; 2:286]



اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لا إِلَهَ إِلا أَنْتَ خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَمَا اسْتَطَعْتُ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلا أَنْتَ

Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, Anta Khalaqtani wa ana abduka, wa ana 'ala ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu, A'udhu bika min Sharri ma sana'tu, abu'u Laka bini'matika 'alaiya, wa Abu Laka bidhanbi faghfirli innahu la yaghfiru adhdhunuba illa anta

(O Allah! You are my Lord! None has the right to be worshipped but You. You created me and I am Your slave, and I am faithful to my covenant and my promise as much as I can. I seek refuge with You from all the evil I have done. I acknowledge before You all the blessings You have bestowed upon me, and I confess to You all my sins. So I entreat You to forgive my sins, for nobody can forgive sins except You.)

Shaddad ibn Aws (radiAllahu anhu) relates that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said that he (Sayyid al-Istighfar) most superior way of asking for forgiveness from Allah is to say (the above du'a). That "If somebody recites it during the day with firm faith in it, and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise; and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it, and dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise."
[sahih al-Bukhari; 8,75,318, at-Tirmidhi; 3393, an-Nasa'i; 5522, Ahmad; 16662]



أسْتَغْفِرُ اللّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لا إلَهَ إلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ، غَفَّارُ الذُّنُّوبِ ذُو الْجَلاَلِ وَالإِكْرَامِ، وَ أتُوبُ إَيْهِ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْمَعَاصِي وَ الذُّنوبِ وَ الآثامِ، وَ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍ أذْنَبْتُهُ عَمْدًا وَ خَطَأً، ظَاهِرًا وَبَاطِنًا، قَوْلًا وَفِعْلًا، فِى جَمِيع حَرَكَاتِي وَسَكَاتِي وَخَطَرَاتِي وأنْفَاسِي كُلِّهَا دَائِمًا أبَدًا سَرْمَدًا، مِنَ الذَّنْبِ الَّذِي أعْلَمُ، وَ مِنَ الذَّنْبِ الَّذِي لا أعْلَمُ، عَدَدَ مَا أحَاطَ بِهِ الْعِلْمُ وَ أحْصَاهُ الْكِتَابُ وَ خَطَّهُ الْقَلَمُ، وَ عَدَدَ مَا أوْ جَدَتْهُ الْقُدْرَةُ وَ خَصَّصَتْهُ الإرَادَةُ، وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِ اللّهِ، وَ كَمَا يَنْبَغِي لِجَلالِ وَجْهِ رَبِّنَا وَ جَمَالِهِ وَ كَمَالِهِ، وَ كَمَا يُحِبُّ رَبِّنَا وَ يَرْضَى




اَللّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِكُلِّ ذَنْبٍ لِّيْ وَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِيْ مَا أَحْصَيْتَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ مَّظَالِمِ الْعِبَادِ قِبَلِيْ فَإِنَّ لِعِبَادِكَ عَلَيَّ حُقُوْقًا وَّمَظَالِمَ وأَنَا بِهَا مُرْتَهِنٌ اَللّهُمَّ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ كَثِيْرَةً فَإِنَّهَا فِيْ جَنْبِ عَفْوِكَ يَسِيْرَةٌ اللّهُمَّ أَيُّمَا عَبْدٍ مِّنْ عِبَادِكَ أَوْ أَمَةٍ مِّنْ إِمَائِكَ كَانَتْ لَهُ مَظْلِمَةٌ عِنْدِيْ قَدْ غَصَبْتُهُ عَلَيْهَا فِيْ أَرْضِها أَوْ مَالِها أَوْ عِرْضِها أَوْ بَدَنِها أَوْ غَابَ أَوْ حَضَرَ هُوَ أَوْ خَصْمُهُ يُطَالِبُنِيْ بِهَا وَلَمْ أَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ أَرُدَّهَا إِلَيْهِ وَلَمْ أَسْتَحْلِلْهَا مِنْهُ فَأَسْأَلُكَ بِكَرَمِكَ وَجُوْدِكَ وَسِعَةِ مَا عِنْدَكَ أَنْ تُرْضِيَهُمْ عَنِّيْ وَلاَ تَجْعَلْ لَّهُمْ عَلَيَّ شَيْئًا مُّنَقِّصَةً مِّنْ حَسَنَاتِيْ فَإِنَّ عِنْدَكَ مَا يُرْضِيْهِمْ عَنِّيْ وَلَيْسَ عِنْدِيْ مَا يُرْضِيْهِمْ وَلاَ تَجْعَلْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ لِسَيِّئَاتِهِمْ عَلىٰ حَسَنَاتِيْ سَبِيْلاً.

Allahumma inni astaghfiruka li kulli dhambin,

(O Allah, I seek Your forgiveness for all my sins. I ask You to forgive me for all my wrongdoings [mazalim] against people that You have recorded, for there are many rights [huquq] and dues [mazalim] owed to Your servants that I am burdened with and for which I am hostage [murtahin]. O Allah, even if these (wrongdoings) are many they are insignificant in comparison with the magnitude of Your forgiveness. O Allah, any male or female servant of Yours who has rights upon me, in either that I have unjustly taken from him [ghasabtu] in regards to his land, possession, honor, body; whether he was absent or present; or he or his representatives demanded it from me and neither was I able to return it to him nor did I seek release of it from him. So I ask You through Your benevolence, generosity, and abundance of what You possess that You satisfy them on my behalf, and not give them a position over me that will decrease my good deeds; for You possess what You can satisfy them with on my behalf and I do not possess what to satisfy them with; and do not allow for their bad deeds to find a path over my good deeds on the Day of Judgment.)

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UTILIZING THE GREAT OPPORTUNITYOF SHAHRU RAMADHAN

In the Name of Allah, the All-Beneficent, the All-Merciful
UTILIZING THE GREAT OPPORTUNITYOF SHAHRU RAMADHAN

UTILIZING THE GREAT OPPORTUNITYOF SHAHRU RAMADAN

UTILIZING THE GREAT OPPORTUNITYOF SHAHRU RAMAZAN
1- The Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny), informs us that Satan is
locked in the Holy month of Ramadhan. In his well-known sermon before the Holy
month of Ramadhan he is reported to have said:
أَيُّهَا اههَّاسُ...وَاهشَّ اًَطِ وًُِ مَػِوُىِهَة فَاسِأَهُىِا زَبلَّمِ أَىِ لاَ يُسَوِّطِهَا عَوَ لًُِمِ
O People….and the Satans are shackled, and hence ask Your Lord not to allow him
overpower you. [Shaykh al-Saduq, al-Amaali, p. 155]
What is the actual meaning of this? Does it resemble a material scenario where Satan
and his army have been chained, and thus cannot attack the fasting ones, or does it have
another implication? Having studied the traditions on this subject, scholars of authority
say that it is the hunger of fasting in the Holy month of Ramadhan that hampers Satan
from penetrating into the human being. Imam „Ali (peace be upon him) is reported to
have said:
اِىَّ اهشَّ طًَِاىَ هَ جًَِسِ مِوِ اِبِوِ آدَم مَجِسَى اهدَّمِ، فَضَ قًُِّىِا مَجَازِيَهُ بِاهِجُىِعِ
Surely Satan flows in the son of Adam the way the blood flows. Therefore block his
channels through hunger. [Ibn Abi Jumhoor, ‘Awaali al-La’aali, v.1, p. 273]
The evil inviting self of the human being (al-nafs al-ammara bi al-su’), which is other than
Satan, is also hampered through hunger. Imam „Ali (peace be upon him) is reported to
have said:
نِعِمَ اهِعَىِىِ عَوىَ أَسِسِ اههَّفِسِ وَكَسِسِ عَادَتِهَا اَهتَّجَىُّعُ
How excellent a helper is hunger in taking the soul as captive and breaking its habit!. [Al-
Waasiti, ‘Uyun al-Hikam wa al-Mawaa’iz, p. 494]
It must be realized, however, that despite fasting, one may blemish his soul with sin and
disobedience because of having developed traits in the past that act as generators of sin.
If these traits are not effaced from one‟s being, the danger of sin is always there. Perhaps
the phrase in the first quotation “…and hence ask Your Lord not to allow him overpower you”
is a hint towards this reality.
In conclusion, fasting is an element that facilitates one to easily disobey Satan and the
Evil-inviting self, but cannot immediately uproot the traits one has developed over the
year(s). Therefore, despite fasting, we must desperately seek Divine help to be
emancipated from the evil traits we have developed over the years.
The Insightful scholars believe that fasting detaches one from the realm of matter and
attaches one to the realm of spirit. If our dining tables encourage variety of foods when
breaking our fasts, we would always remain distant from the aspired aim of “detachment
from the material world”. It should be remembered, however, that between detachment
(zuhd) and abandonment (tark) there is a great difference. Whereas the former does not
encourage one to abandon food but to regulate one‟s intake, the latter encourages one to
refrain from food.
Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) is reported to have said:
هِوصَّائِمِ فَسِحَتَاىِ فَسِحَةٌ عِهِدَ إِفِطَازِهِ وَفَسِحَةٌ عِهِدَ هِقَاءِ زَبِّه The fasting one has two moments of happiness: (a) When breaking his fast, and (b) when
meeting his Lord. [Al-Kulayni, Al-Kafi, v.4, p. 65]
We must try to analyze our situation: Do we experience both these moments? When we
break our fast, are we happy because Allah enabled us to fast that day or due to relief
from the distress of hunger through the tasty food that we have prepared for ourselves?
And principally, does our fasting enable us tear the veils and meet our Lord and thereby
attain happiness? If not, then we should revisit the method of our fasting.
2- If we analyze the various supplications of the Holy Month of Ramadhan, we would
realize that one of the most fundamental things we ask from Allah is “freedom of my
neck from the Hell Fire” (Fikaaka raqabati min al-naar).
In the daily supplication of the Holy month of Ramadhan, we recite:
فَ اًَ ذَا اهِمَوِّ وَلا يُمَوُّ عَوَ مًَِ مُوَّ عَوَ بِفَلَانِ زَقَبَتِ مِوَ اههَّاز.. .
O the Benefactor upon Whom favor is not bestowed, favor me by releasing my neck from
the Hell Fire…[Shaykh „Abbas Qummi, Mafatih al-Jinan, p. 311]
And during the nights of Qadr, we recite the following famous supplication when we
open the Holy Qur'an:
...أَىِ تَجِعَوَهِ مِوِ عُتَقَائِمَ مِوَ اههَّازِ
…that you make me from among those whom you have freed from Hell Fire. [Shaykh
„Abbas Qummi, Mafatih al-Jinan, pp. 398-399]
In these supplications we do not ask for emancipation from Hell Fire when the Day of
Judgment is realized. We rather ask for immediate emancipation. This is because in
reality according to Divine Revelation, traditions of the Ahl al-Bayt and the inner visions
of the insightful scholars, the sinful are entangled in Hell Fire while they still reside in
the material realm. Qiyaama is a higher plane of their lower existence. The material
cover of their body hampers them from beholding this reality. Therefore it is correct to
say Munna ‘alayya bi fikaaki raqabati min al-naar.. (favor me by releasing my neck from the
Hell Fire…)
So important is this particular need that Sayyid al-Saajidin (peace be upon him) in his
supplication of „Arafa, is reported to have expressed as follows:
ياَ مَىِلاَ حَاجَتِ اَهَّتِ إِىِ أَعِطَ تًَِهِ هًَِا هَمِ يَضُسُّنِ مَا مَهَعِتَهِ وَإِىِ مَهَعِتَهِ هًَِا هَمِ يَهِفَعِهِ مَا
أَعِطَ تًَِهِ ،ٌِ فَلَانَ زَقَبتٍَِِ مِوَ اههَّاز .
O my Master, my need which if You bestow on me, whatever You deprive me would not
harm me, and if You deprive me, whatever You give me would not benefit me, is
liberation of my neck from the Hell-Fire. [Imam al-Sajjad (peace be upon him), al-Sahifa
al-Sajjadiyya [Abtahi Print], p. 345]
Some concerned people ask: How can we decipher that our wish has been fulfilled and
we are free from Hell Fire? There are two yardsticks that can relatively unravel one‟s
state:
 We must observe whether after seeking forgiveness from Allah, we are still inclined
to our previous sins and misdeeds or not. If we tangibly experience that we despise
them and even refrain from imagining them, we must understand that we have
attained a particular station of emancipation and freedom.
 We must observe whether we still experience attachment to the material pleasures of
the world. If we employ the material necessities merely as “means” to achieve the
fundamental goal of Allah‟s proximity then we should give glad tidings of
emancipation to ourselves. If not, then we must understand that we still are
suffering in the higher plane of existence.
3- Many of us struggle to complete reading the entire Holy Qur‟an in this month of
Qur‟an. This is undoubtedly laudable, and must never be discouraged. However,
completing only a part of it “with understanding and contemplation” is a step towards
the fundamental aim behind its revelation, which is guidance. Hence, we must struggle
to read the Qur‟an with translation and commentary, individually or in groups, so that
we can really benefit from the banquet of Qur‟an.
4. The relation between matter and spirit, body and soul, and the corporeal and the
celestial realms is not easy to understand for all. The Imams of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be
upon them), however, had in-depth knowledge of the relation, and hence were able to
advise their followers what is good or what is evil for them in different occasions.
According to a tradition, if a person breaks his fast with warm water, his sins would be
erased. Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) is reported to have said:
إِذَا أَفِطَسَ اهسَّجُىُ عَوىَ اهِمَاءِ اهِفَاتِسِ نَقَّ كَبِدَهُ وَغَسَىَ اهرُّنُىِبَ مِوَ اهِقَوِبِ وَقَىَّى اهِبَصَسَ
وَاهِحَدِقَ
When a person breaks his fast with lukewarm water, it cleans his liver, washes away his
sins from the heart, and strengthens one‟s eyesight and eye-pupil. [Al-Kulayni, Al-Kafi,
v.4, p. 152, tr. 2].
And since in this month we struggle that our sins are erased, we should grab such an
opportunity instead of questioning the relation between the warm water and the
forgiveness of sins.
5- Scholars of Insight inform us that the Holy Month of Ramadhan is a month of
attaining Allah‟s Attributes (al-Asmaa al-Ilaahiyya). One of the supplications where we
constantly ask Allah to enable us attain His beautiful Attributes is Du‟a al-Bahaa‟ which
is also called Du‟a al-Sahar. This supplication is recited at Sahar time of the Holy Month
of Ramadhan. It begins with “Allahumma inni as’aluka min bahaa’ika bi abhaahu…” (O
Allah, indeed I ask you for the most effulgent of Your Effulgence…” Those who understand
how important this supplication is, should never even think of missing it. Despite its
brevity, it contains a world of meaning. The late mystic scholar Imam Khumayni has
written an in-depth exegesis of the Du‟a, but due to its technical notes, it is difficult for
those who are not familiar with theoretical gnosis to understand it.
6- Do not afford to allow yourself to sleep in the well-known three nights of destiny and
greatness (19, 21, and 23rd). Scholars of insight inform us that even if one does not
engage in supplication in these nights, just being awake also has its secret and
advantage. This emphasis is augmented for the 23rd night, and hence one must struggle
to be awake the whole night. And since seeking knowledge this night is highly
recommended, a lesson or study circle of one hour pertaining to any important subject
of religion is essential. If one is deprived of that, listening to a cassette or reading a book
would also be a laudable step. Hence we must make a point to learn something that
night. Secondly, we observe that there are some specific needs that the Ahl al-Bayt
(peace be upon them) have taught us to seek in these nights. We must make a point that
we ask for these needs. One of the most important need that we should ask is that Allah
enables us employ the world as a means for the Hereafter and not a goal in itself. If this
is realized than the human being would undoubtedly begin his spiritual journey
towards Divine proximity.
7- There is a well-known tradition that says “Irham turham” (have mercy, and you be
enveloped with Divine Mercy). In this Holy month we should forgive and FORGET.
Instead of maintaining one‟s rancor against another due to the latter‟s dealings, one
must clear his account with him by forgiving him totally and praying for his spiritual
upliftment too. The advantage is with the forgiver. This is because:
 Having even a speck of rancor and hatred for another will not permit one to enter
the Heaven.
 If one forgives his believing brother or sister, Allah would not overlook this. In
moments of desperation and seeking Help, he would be respectfully assisted by the
Merciful.
8- Struggle as much as you can “to invite” and think very less of “being invited” in this
Holy month. The effects of inviting your near ones, friends, as well as the poor or
middle class are extremely tremendous. We must not take this lightly at all. In addition,
our emphasis must be that they should break their fast at the host‟s place. It should not
be that they break their fasts with some bighting at home and then they eat dinner at the
host‟s place. All these have secrets which the likes of me and you are oblivious of, but
the guardians of religion have assisted us by their directions of light.
9- In our traditions the two fundamental actions of the month of Ramadhan is Siyaam
(fasting) and Qiyaam (standing in prayer). Many of us stress on Siyaam, but very less
think about Qiyaam. We think that qiyaam (standing during the night in prayer) is
restricted to Laylat al-Qadr. This is incorrect. Every night of the Holy Month of
Ramadhan is a night of Qiyaam. Hence those who have to meet responsibilities the next
day should plan to wake up at sahar time, perform their salat al-layl (which is an
extension of qiyaam) and then take a light sahri and get ready for their day. One of the
ways of getting rid of the accursed Satan according to Imam Zayn al-„Abidin (peace be
upon him) is engaging in abundant worship. However, abundance without knowledge
would not reap the desired benefit. One must at least know the meaning of what one is
reciting. The more the knowledge and understanding of one‟s worship the better one‟s
worship.
10- Remember that that which is important after holy month of Ramadhan is “to retain”
what one has struggled to attain. Habits like praying salat al-layl, recitation and study of
the Holy Qur‟an, inviting others to a banquet, being open-handed, etc. should be
retained even after the Holy month of Ramadhan. If one is able to achieve that then one
has really benefitted from the Holy Month of Ramadhan.
11- We must struggle to get more close and intimate with our 12th Holy Imam (may
Allah hasten his noble reappearance). Reciting Du‟a al-Iftitah with meaning can surely
make us attain this intimacy. We should realize that whatever benefit, whether physical
or spiritual that we receive during the day and night, is through his light, which is
united with the Muhammadan light. Some scholars advise that one must struggle to be
in the state of prayer at the real time of Sahar (before fajr), because the 12th Holy Imam
(may Allah hasten his noble reappearance) stands in prayer at the same time. And
certainly his du‟as envelops the praying ones.
12- Imam al-Husayn (peace be upon him) has a unique station near Allah. And his
ziyara is highly recommended in Laylat al-Qadr. We should be extremely greedy in
reciting his ziyara, thinking over it, and trying to change ourselves. His ziyara, we must
understand, teaches us to be a selfless and burning spirit that yearns to meet the
Beloved. It is a school of individual and social reform. Hence, when we address Imam
al-Husayn (peace be upon him) we should express our loyalty to him and seek unity
with his thoughts, actions, and goals. Perhaps the reason why Husayn has painted the
moments of entire our lives, is to remind us that our goal is to be “al-Husayn”. Hence
our ziyara should resemble raging fires that burn us away or dissolve us into the
Essence of al-Husayn (peace be upon him).
13- Many of us have never read or even looked at the two excellent supplications of
Imam Zayn al-Abidin (peace be upon him): (a) Supplication no. 44 of al-Sahifa al-
Sajjadiyya which welcomes the Holy month of Ramadhan and (b) Supplication no. 45 of
al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya which bids farewell to the Holy Month of Ramadhan. If we would
like to organize ourselves this month, then these two supplications have tremendous
information. Hence overlooking them would be truly reprehensible on the part of one
who aspires to progress this month.
14- Have we ever spoken to Allah for Allah? Do we really know how beautiful Allah is?
Do we really know why can only He be the Beloved? Most of our supplications are mere
transactions. O Allah, give me this and that, O Allah, by Your Mercy, solve this problem
of mine; O Allah, by Your power, assist me to realize this and that; Have we ever asked
Allah for Allah? Have we ever said O Allah, enable me to get close to You and increase
the love that I have for You, and make me independent of other than You? The
following beautiful expression is attributed to Imam al-Husayn (peace be upon him) in
his well-known supplication of ‘Arafa:
مَاذَا وَجَدَ مَوِ فَقَدَنَ وَمَا اهَّرِ فَقَدَ مَوِ وَجَدَنَ
What has he found who has lost You, and what he has lost, who has found You.[Shaykh
„Abbas Qummi, Mafatih al-Jinan, Sup.of „Arafa, pp. 456-480]
Let us train ourselves this month to ask Allah for Allah. Let us tell Him that we love
Him, we need Him, we want to witness Him. He is our Ultimate End!

Ramadan Hadith-e-Qudsi (Ramazan Hadith-e-Qudsi)

Compilation Of Hadees-e-Qudsi For Your Understanding

(In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful, all praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger)

The following are few of the collection of 50 Hadith Qudsi. But what is Hadith Qudsi and how do they differ from other Hadith? The following discussion is given in the introduction to the book titled:

Hadith Qudsi are the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) as revealed to him by the Almighty Allah. Hadith Qudsi (or Sacred Hadith) are so named because, unlike the majority of Hadith which are Prophetic Hadith, their authority (Sanad) is traced back not to the Prophet but to the Almighty.

Among the many definitions given by the early scholars to Sacred Hadith is that of as-Sayyid ash-Sharif al-Jurjani (died in 816 A.H.) in his lexicon At-Tarifat where he says: "A Sacred Hadith is, as to the meaning, from Allah the Almighty; as to the wording, it is from the messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).

It is that which Allah the Almighty has communicated to His Prophet through revelation or in dream, and he, peace be upon him, has communicated it in his own words. Thus Quran is superior to it because, besides being revealed, it is His wording."

Some of the Hadith Qudsi (Sacred Sayings of Allah - Through Muhammad [PBUH])

Hadith Qudsi 1:
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said:

When Allah decreed the Creation He pledged Himself by writing in His book which is laid down with Him: My mercy prevails over my wrath. It was related by Muslim (also by al-Bukhari, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah).

Hadith Qudsi 2:
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Allah Almighty has said:

“The son of Adam denied Me and he had no right to do so. And he reviled Me and he had no right to do so. As for his denying Me, it is his saying: He will not remake me as He made me at first (1) - and the initial creation [of him] is no easier for Me than remaking him. As for his reviling Me, it is his saying: Allah has taken to Himself a son, while I am the One, the Everlasting Refuge. I begot not nor was I begotten, and there is none comparable to Me”


Hadith Qudsi 3:
On the authority of Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhaniyy (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:

The Messenger of Allah (may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) led the morning prayer for us at al-Hudaybiyah following rainfall during the night. When the Prophet (may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) finished, he faced the people and said to them:

Do you know what your Lord has said? They said: Allah and his Messenger know best. He said: This morning one of my servants became a believer in Me and one a disbeliever. As for him who said: We have been given rain by virtue of Allah and His mercy, that one is a believer in Me, a disbeliever in the stars (2); and as for him who said: We have been given rain by such-and-such a star, that one is a disbeliever in Me, a believer in the stars.

(2) The pre-Islamic Arabs believed that rain was brought about by the movement of stars. This Hadith draws attention to the fact that whatever be the direct cause of such natural phenomena as rain, it is Allah the Almighty who is the Disposer of all things.


Hadith Qudsi 4:
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Allah said:

Sons of Adam inveigh against [the vicissitudes of] Time, and I am Time, in My hand is the night and the day (1).

(1) As the Almighty is the Ordainer of all things, to inveigh against misfortunes that are part of Time is tantamount to inveighing against Him.

Hadith Qudsi 5:
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Allah (glorified and exalted be He) said:

I am so self-sufficient that I am in no need of having an associate. Thus he who does an action for someone else's sake as well as Mine will have that action renounced by Me to him whom he associated with Me.

It was related by Muslim (also by Ibn Majah).

Hadith Qudsi 6:
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) say:

The first of people against whom judgment will be pronounced on the Day of Resurrection will be a man who died a martyr. He will be brought and Allah will make known to him His favors and he will recognize them.

[The Almighty] will say: And what did you do about them? He will say: I fought for you until I died a martyr. He will say: You have lied - you did but fight that it might be said [of you]: He is courageous. And so it was said. Then he will be ordered to be dragged along on his face until he is cast into Hell-fire.

[Another] will be a man who has studied [religious] knowledge and has taught it and who used to recite the Quran. He will be brought and Allah will make known to his His favors and he will recognize them. [The Almighty] will say: And what did you do about them?

He will say: I studied [religious] knowledge and I taught it and I recited the Quran for Your sake. He will say: You have lied - you did but study [religious] knowledge that it might be said [of you]: He is learned. And you recited the Quran that it might be said [of you]: He is a reciter. And so it was said.

Then he will be ordered to be dragged along on his face until he is cast into Hell-fire. [Another] will be a man whom Allah had made rich and to whom He had given all kinds of wealth. He will be brought and Allah will make known to his His favors and he will recognize them. [The Almighty] will say:

And what did you do about them? He will say: I left no path [untrodden] in which You like money to be spent without spending in it for Your sake. He will say: You have lied - you did but do so that it might be said [of you]: He is open-handed. And so it was said. Then he will be ordered to be dragged along on his face until he is cast into Hell-fire.

It was related by Muslim (also by at-Tirmidhi and an-Nasa'i).

Hadith Qudsi 7:
On the authority of Uqbah ibn Amir (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the messenger of Allah (PBUH) say:

Your Lord delights at a shepherd who, on the peak of a mountain crag, gives the call to prayer and prays. Then Allah (glorified and exalted be He) say: Look at this servant of Mine, he gives the call to prayer and performs the prayers; he is in awe of Me. I have forgiven My servant [his sins] and have admitted him to Paradise.

It was related by an-Nasa'i with a good chain of authorities.

Hadith Qudsi 8:
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace be upon him), who said:

A prayer performed by someone who has not recited the Essence of the Quran

(1) during it is deficient (and he repeated the word three times), incomplete. Someone said to Abu Hurayrah: [Even though] we are behind the imam?

(2) He said: Recite it to yourself, for I have heard the Prophet (may the blessings and peace of Allah be up on him) say: Allah (mighty and sublime be He), had said: I have divided prayer between Myself and My servant into two halves, and My servant shall have what he has asked for. When the servant says: Al-hamdu lillahi rabbi l-alamin

(3), Allah (mighty and sublime be He) says: My servant has praised Me. And when he says: Ar-rahmani r-rahim

(4), Allah (mighty and sublime be He) says: My servant has extolled Me, and when he says: Maliki yawmi d-din

(5), Allah says: My servant has glorified Me - and on one occasion He said: My servant has submitted to My power. And when he says: Iyyaka na budu wa iyyaka nasta in

(6), He says: This is between Me and My servant, and My servant shall have what he has asked for. And when he says: Ihdina s-sirata l- mustaqim, siratal ladhina an amta alayhim ghayril-maghdubi alayhim wa la d-dallin

(7), He says: This is for My servant, and My servant shall have what he has asked for.

Surat Al-Fatihah, the first Surah (chapter) of the Quran.

i.e. standing behind the imam (leader) listening to him reciting al-Fatihah.

"Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds."

"The Merciful, the Compassionate".

"Master of the Day of Judgment".

"It is You we worship and it is You we ask for help".

"Guide us to the straight path, the path of those upon whom You have bestowed favors, not of those against whom You are angry, nor of those who are astray".

It was related by Muslim (also by Malik, at-Tirmidhi, Abu-Dawud, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah).

Hadith Qudsi 9:
On the authority of Abu Harayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace be upon him), who said: Allah (mighty and sublime be He) says:

The fist of his actions for which a servant of Allah will be held accountable on the Day of Resurrection will be his prayers. If they are in order, then he will have prospered and succeeded: and if they are wanting, then he will have failed and lost.

If there is something defective in his obligatory prayers, the Lord (glorified and exalted be He) will say: See if My servant has any supererogatory prayers with which may be completed that which was defective in his obligatory prayers. Then the rest of his actions will be judged in like fashion.

It was related by at-Tirmidhi (also by Abu Dawud, an-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah and Ahmad).

Hadith Qudsi 10:
On the authority of Abu Harayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace be upon him), who said: Allah (mighty and sublime be He) says:

Fasting is Mine and it I who give reward for it. [A man] gives up his sexual passion, his food and his drink for my sake. Fasting is like a shield, and he who fasts has two joys: a joy whin he breaks his fast and a joy when he meets his Lord. The change in the breath of the mouth of him who fasts is better in Allah's estimation than the smell of musk.

It was related by al-Bukhari (also by Muslim, Malik, at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah).

Hadith Qudsi 11:
On the authority of Abu Harayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace be upon him), who said: Allah (mighty and sublime be He) said:

Spend (on charity), O son of Adam, and I shall spend on you.

It was related by al-Bukhari (also by Muslim).

Hadith Qudsi 12:
On the authority of Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said:

A man from among those who were before you was called to account. Nothing in the way of good was found for him except that he used to have dealings with people and, being well-to-do, he would order his servants to let off the man in straitened circumstances [from repaying his debt]. He (the Prophet p.b.u.h) said that Allah said: We are worthier than you of that (of being so generous). Let him off.

It was related by Muslim (also by al-Bukhari and an-Nasa'i).

Hadith Qudsi 13:
On the authority of Ady ibn Hatim (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:

I was with the Messenger of Allah (may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and there came to him two men: one of them was complaining of penury (being very poor), while the other was complaining of brigandry (robbery).

The Messenger of Allah (may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: As for brigandry, it will be but a short time before a caravan will [be able to] go out of Mecca without a guard. As for penury, the Hour (Day of Judgement) will not arrive before one of you takes his charity around without finding anyone to accept it from him.

Then (1) one of you will surely stand before Allah, there being no screed between Him and him, nor an interpreter to translate for him. Then He will say to him: Did I not bring you wealth? And he will say: Yes. Then He will say: Did I not send to you a messenger? And he will say:

Yes. And he will look to his right and will see nothing but Hell-fire, then he will look to his left and will see nothing but Hell-fire, so let each of you protect himself against Hell-fire, be it with even half a date - and if he finds it not, then with a kind word.

(1) i.e. at the time of the Hour.

Forty Hadith (Ahadith) Regarding the Month of Ramazan

Introduction:

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) has said: "Those people from amongst my ummah, who memorize forty hadith (traditions) pertaining to those issues of religion, which they are in need of, Allah shall resurrect them on the Day of Judgment as jurisprudents and scholars." (Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 2, pg. 156; Al-Ikhtasaas, pg.2)

Hadith No. 01

Why the name 'Ramazan'?

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: "Surely, the month of Ramazan has been named so because it scorches away the sins." Kanz al-Ummal, H: 23688

Hadith No. 02

Ramazan: The Name of God

Imam Sadiq (A.S.) has said: Say not, "This is Ramazan" and "Ramazan has departed" and "Ramazan has arrived" for surely, Ramazan is one of the names of Allah, The Mighty, the Glorious, who neither arrives nor departs. Surely, arrives and departs that, which is ephemeral, Instead say: "The month of Ramazan". Al-Kafi, 4, pg. 70

Hadith No. 03

Ramazan: The Month of Revelation of the Holy Quran

Imam Reza (A.S.) has said: If one asks, "Why is it that the fasts were made obligatory exclusively in the month of Ramazan and not in the other months?" it would be said, "(this is) because the month of Ramazan is the month in which Allah, the Exalted, had revealed the Holy Quran." Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 18, pg. 190

Hadith No. 04

Reward for Recitation of the Holy Quran during Ramazan

Imam Reza (A.S.) has said: "Someone who recites one verse from the Book of Allah, The Mighty, The Glorious, in the month of Ramazan, is like one who has recited the entire Holy Quran in the other months." Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 93, pg. 344

Hadith No. 05

Reward of the Month of Ramazan

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) was asked: O' Prophet of Allah! Which of the two months possesses a greater reward, Rajab or the month of Ramazan? Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) replied: Nothing can be compared to the month of Ramazan in terms of reward. Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 97, pg. 49

Hadith No. 06

Ramazan: The Month of God

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: Shaaban is my month and the month of Ramazan is the month of Allah, The Exalted, and it is the springtime for the poor. Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 97, pg. 68

Hadith No. 07

Ramazan: The Chosen Month

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: Surely, Allah, The Mighty, The Glorious, has chosen from amongst the months (and granted preference to), the months of Rajab, Shaaban and the month of Ramazan. Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 27, pg. 53

Hadith No. 08

Ramazan: The Great Month

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: Surely, the month of Ramazan is a great month. Allah multiplies in it the good deeds, erases in it the sins and elevates in it the ranks. Wasail al-Shia'h, vol. 10, pg. 312

Hadith No. 09

Ramazan: The Chief of the Months

Imam Ali (A.S.) said: The month of Ramazan has approached you. It is the chief of all months and the beginning of the year. Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 42, pg. 193

Hadith No. 10

Ramazan: The Beginning of the Year

Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said: If the month of Ramazan remains safe and sound (with respect to sins), the (entire) year shall remain so (too); the month of Ramazan is the beginning of the year. Wasail al-Shia'h vol.10, pg. 311

Hadith No. 11

Ramazan: The Month of Mercy

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) has said: It (Ramazan) is the month, whose beginning is mercy, its middle, forgiveness and its end, emancipation from the fire (of hell). Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 93, pg. 342

Hadith No. 12

Excellence of the Month of Ramazan

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: O' People! Surely, the month of God has approached you. The month which, in the eyes of Allah, is the most virtuous of the months. Its days are the best of the days and its nights, the best of the nights and its moments, the best of the moments. Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 96, pg. 356

Hadith No. 13

Ramazan: The Best of the Months

Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said: The best of the months is the month of God - the month of Ramazan - and the heart of the month of Ramazan is the Night of Qadr (Lailatul Qadr). Bihar al-Anwar, vol. pg. 386

Hadith No. 14

The Night of Qadr

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: O' People! Surely, a great and blessed month has enveloped you. A month, in which there is a night, deeds in which are better than of a thousand months. Bihar al-Anwar, vol.96, pg. 342

Hadith No. 15

Gift of Allah's Month

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: Your breath in it glorification (of Allah) and your sleep in it worship (of Allah). Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 96, pg. 356

Hadith No. 16

Fasts of the Month of Ramadan

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: The month of Ramazan is the month in which Allah, The Mighty, The Glorious, has made fasting obligatory upon you. So one, who fasts in this month in a state of belief and with the intention of recompense, shall become free of his sins just as he was on the day when his mother gave him birth. Tahdheeb al-Ahkam, vol. 4, pg. 152

Hadith No. 17

Ramazan: The Month of Spiritual Striving

In his testament to his sons, Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said: When the month of Ramazan arrives, exert yourselves, for surely it is in this month that livelihood is distributed, the hour of death is ordained and the arriving for Hajj is decreed. In it is a night, deeds in which are better than deeds in a thousand months. Al-Kafi, vol. 4, pg. 66

Hadith No. 18

Ramazan: The Month of Good Deeds

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: This month of yours (Ramazan) is unlike the other months. Surely, when it approaches you, it does so with blessings and mercy and when it turns away from you, it does so with forgiveness of sins. This is a month in which good deeds are multiplied and of goodness accepted. Wasail al-Shia'h, vol. 10, pg. 312

Hadith No. 19

Ramazan: The Blessed Month

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) has said: Surely, the month of Ramazan, the blessed month, has come to you. The month, whose fasts Allah has made obligatory upon you. In it, the doors of Paradise are opened up and the Satan's fettered, and in it is the Night of Qadr, which is more virtuous than a thousand months. Tahdheeb al-Ahkam, vol. 4, pg. 152

Hadith No. 20

The Month of Ramazan and Seeking Forgiveness

Imam Ali (A.S.) said: It is incumbent upon you to seek forgiveness and supplicate excessively in the month of Ramazan. As for the supplication, by means of it the calamities are warded off from you, and as for the seeking of forgiveness, it erases away your sins. Al-Kafi, vol. 4, pg. 88

Hadith No. 21

Opening of the doors of Paradise

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: In it (the month of Ramazan) the doors of Hell are closed and the doors of Paradise opened. Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 96, pg. 363

Hadith No. 22

The Month of Ramazan and Itikaf

Imam Sadiq (A.S.) has said: Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny), initially observed the Itikaf (spiritual retreat) during the first ten days of the month of Ramazan. Later, he observed it during the middle ten days of the holy month and finally, he observed it during the last 10 days of the month and then continued to do so in the last ten days (for as long as he was alive). Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 16, pg. 274

Hadith No. 23

The Month of Ramazan and Divine Books

Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said: The Torah was revealed on the sixth day of the month of Ramazan, the Bible, on the twelfth night of the month, the Paslms on the eighteenth night of the month and the Quran on the Night of Qadr. Al-Kafi, vol. 4, pg. 157

Hadith No. 24

The Best Deed of the Month of Ramazan

During the course of a sermon of Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) about the virtues of the month of Ramazan. Imam Ali (A.S.) says: I stood up and asked: O' Prophet of Allah! What is the best deed for this month? Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) replied: O' Abul-Hasan! The best deed for this month is abstinence from that which is forbidden by Allah, The Mighty, The Glorious. Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 42, pg. 190

Hadith No. 25

Losers of the Month of Ramazan

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: One who perceives the month of Ramazan and (does not strive in it and hence) is not forgiven, Allah distances him from Himself. Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 74, pg. 74

Hadith No. 26

Imam Sajjad (A.S.) and the Month of Ramazan

Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said: With the advent of the month of Ramazan, Imam Ali Ibn al-Hussain (A.S.) would cease to speak about anything except dua, tasbeeh (glorification of Allah), isteghfar (seeking forgiveness) and takbeer (saying 'Allahu Akbar'). Al-Kafi, vol. 4, pg. 88

Hadith No. 27

Fridays of the Month of Ramazan

Imam Baqir (A.S.) has said: Surely, the Fridays of the month of Ramazan possess an excellence over the Fridays of the other months, just as Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) possesses an excellence over the other prophets. Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 69, pg. 376

Hadith No. 28

Seven Excellences of Ramazan Fasting

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) has stated: There is no Mu'min, who fasts for a day in the month of Ramazan with the intention of attaining its rewards, except that Allah, The Exalted, grants him seven excellences:

  1. The forbidden food that had entered into his body melts away.
  2. He moves closer to the Mercy of Allah, The Exalted.
  3. Allah expiates his sins.
  4. Allah reduces for him the agony of death.
  5. Allah protects him from the hunger and thirst of the Day of Judgment.
  6. He is granted pardon from the fire (of Hell).
  7. Allah provides him the good and pleasant food of Paradise.

Mustadrak al-Wasaail al-Shia'h, vol. 7, pg. 395

Hadith No. 29

Ramazan: The Month of Patience

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: And it (the month of Ramazan) is the month of patience, and surely, the reward of patience is Paradise. Al-Kafi, vol. 4, pg. 66

Hadith No. 30

Giving Charity

Imam Sadiq (A.S.) has said: Allah shall ward off 70 kinds of calamities from one who gives charity in the month of Ramazan. Wasaail al-Shia'h, vol. 9, pg. 404

Hadith No. 31

Reward of an Obligatory Act

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) has stated: (The rewards of) one, who performs in it (the month of Ramazan) a single act from amongst the obligatory (wajib) acts of Allah, would be like (that of) one, who has performed seventy obligatory acts in the other months. Wasaail al-Shia'h, vol. 10, pg. 307

Hadith No. 32

Night of Decree

Imam Baqir (A.S.) said: In the Night of Qadr is decreed every thing - pleasant and unpleasant, obedience and disobedience, birth and death, and livelihood - which would occur during the course of that year, till the next Night of Qadr. Al-Kafi, vol. 4, pg. 157

Hadith No. 33

Increase Prayers in the Month of Ramazan

Imam Sadiq (A.S.) has said: With the advent of the month of Ramazan, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) would increase his Prayers (Salaat); I also increase mine and so, (you) increase yours (too). Tahdheeb al-Akhaam, vol. 3, pg. 60

Hadith No. 34

Eating of sahur

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) has said: Eat your 'sahur' (the morning meal before the start of a fast) even if it is (mere) mouthfuls of water, for the blessings of Allah are upon those who eat the sahur. Tahdheeb al-Akhaam, vol. 4, pg. 198

Hadith No. 35

Hunger and Thirst of the Day of Judgment

Imam Ali (A.S.) said: Bring to mind, by means of your hunger and thirst in it (the month of Ramazan), the hunger and thirst of the Day of Judgment. Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 93, pg. 356

Hadith No. 36

The Call of Allah

Abdullah Ibn al-Abbas Ibn Abd al-Muttalib reports that he heard Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) say: Every night, in the month of Ramazan, Allah, The Blessed and The Exalted, calls out three times: Is there one, who seeks from Me, so that I grant him his wish? Is there one, who turns to me in repentance so that I turn to him (in Mercy)? Is there one, who seeks forgiveness from Me so that I forgive him? Mustadrak al-Wasaail, vol. 7, pg. 429

Hadith No. 37

Ghusl (ablution) on Night of Qadr

Imam Musa Ibn Ja'far (A.S.) said: One, who performs the ghusl on the Night of Qadr and remains awake in it (engaged in worship), shall have all his sins forgiven. Wasaail al-Shia'h, vol. 10, pg. 358

Hadith No. 38

Shield of a Believing Servant

Allah, The Mighty and The Glorious has said: The fasts are the shield of the believing servants on the Day of Judgment, just as your weapons shield you in this world. Wasaail al-Shia'h, vol.10, pg. 403

Hadith No. 39

Iftaar for Mu'min

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: One who provides iftaar to a Mu'min in the month of Ramazan, shall be granted the reward of liberating a slave (in the path of Allah) and shall have all his previous sins forgiven. And if he did not possess the means to present anything except milk mixed with water, or a drink of sweet water and a date, Allah would grant him this reward. Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 93, pg. 317

Hadith No. 40

Farewell to the Month of Ramazan

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) prayed: O' God! Ordain not this month of Ramazan to be the last one for my fasts. But should you ordain it to be so, then make me blessed and leave me not deprived (of Your mercy). Badaabi Az Quran, pg. 398

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