Have a Very Blessed Ramadan

Assalamu Alaikum Dear Brother & Sisters,

Much awaited moment is approaching. Insha Allah, may be tonight or tomorrow or day after (depends on your location), we are stepping into the blessed month of Ramadaan.. I hope we all must have already been prepared to use this month to purify our soul and get our past sins forgiven..

Many Promises have been made.. Many wish-lists have been prepared.. At this moment, by my whole heart, i am wishing all of you to have a month of Ramadan as successful for you..

"O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become God-fearing." (The Quran, 2:183)

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever fasts during Ramadan with faith and seeking his reward from Allah will have his past sins forgiven. Whoever prays during the nights in Ramadan with faith and seeking his reward from Allah will have his past sins forgiven. And he who passes Lailat al-Qadr in prayer with faith and seeking his reward from Allah will have his past sins forgiven (Bukhari, Muslim).

Abu Hurairah also narrated that the Prophet, salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam, climbed upon the mimbar (pulpit) and said: "Aameen [O Allah grant it], aameen, aameen". So it was said, "O Messenger of Allah, you climbed upon the mimbar and said : "aameen, aameen, aameen"? So he said :"Jibraa'eel, `alaihi assalam, came to me and said, 'Whoever reaches the month of Ramadan and does not have [his sins] forgiven and so enters Fire, then may Allah distance him, say aameen". So I said "aameen". [Ibn Khuzaimah, Ahmad and al-Baihaqui : Sahih]

I have done several things harmful to many of our brothers, sisters, family members and friends through my words and actions. Here, i am deliberately seeking apologies to all of you.

"PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAH. IF YOU ARE THE ONE OPPRESSED BY ME IN ANY OF THE WAYS AND IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE ME FOR THE OPPRESSION THAT I HAVE DONE TO YOU, ALLAH WILL NEVER FORGIVE ME FOR WHAT I HAD DONE TO YOU."

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah’s Apostle said, “Whoever has oppressed another person concerning his reputation or anything else, he should beg him to forgive him before the Day of Resurrection when there will be no money (to compensate for wrong deeds), but if he has good deeds, those good deeds will be taken from him according to his oppression which he has done, and if he has no good deeds, the sins of the oppressed person will be loaded on him.”

{Volume 3, Book 43, Number 629: Sahih Bukhari}

As a token of gratitude to my beloved brothers and sisters, i am passing the following links (24 * 7 live webcast of haramain (The two holy Masjids) with Quran and Sunnah recitation as background score.

Makka: mms://38.96.148.74/Quran2

Madina: mms://38.96.148.74/sunna2

May Allah shower his blessings on all of us and help us to attain the purpose of ramadaan.. Please include this brother in all your duas.

Baraak Allahu Feeka..

Have a blessed Ramadaan

Ibnu Sulaiman