In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the All-Compassionate

"May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon you"

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah

As-Salaam Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakaatuh

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*Checklist –Ramadhan's Last Ten Nights and Days*I

In this blessed month of Ramadhan, we have now come to the grand
finale – the last ten days of Ramadhan that are regarded as the
“cream” of Ramadhan. In it is a night that Qur'an tells us is
better than 1000 months (yes, months…not days!)The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
said: "*There has come to you Ramadaan, a blessed month which Allah has
enjoined you to fast, during which the gates of heaven are opened and
the gates of Hell are closed, and the rebellious devils are chained
up. In it there is a night which is better than a thousand months, and
whoever is deprived of its goodness is indeed deprived.*" (HadithNarrated by An-Nasaa’i, 2106; Ahmad, Sahih At-Targheeb, 999.)So, in preparation for the grand finale, here is a checklist of some
of the things that we can all do to make the remaining days of
Ramadaan work to our advantage:*1) Get in High Gear for the Next few Nights and Days *Time is of the essence. Every moment counts. Whatever you need to do
for the next ten days to make the most in `*Ibadah, good deeds,
reciting Qur'an, dhikr, making du`aa'*, etc., rewards are going to be
multiplied. No one knew about the importance of these days more than
the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)*/
would strive hard in worship during the last ten nights of Ramadaan as
he did not do at other times/*.(Hadith Muslim)If we lose this opportunity, we have to wait another year, assuming we
are still around and are in good health and shape to make use of it.
Even if we are, we have the past years’ sins on our shoulders and
life’s normal trials and tribulations to face the coming year. So,
there is no better time to ask Allah to make all that easier than
*NOW.**2) Get a Copy of the Qur'an and Recite as Often as You Can *Not enough can be mentioned on the benefits and virtues of Qur'an. It
is proven in the authentic Sunnah that the Qur'an will intercede for
those who read it at night, as Ahmad (6626) narrated from ‘Abdullah
ibn ‘Amr that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah
be upon him) said:"*Fasting and the Qur'an will intercede for a person on the Day of
Resurrection. Fasting will say, ‘O Lord, I deprived him of his food
and his desires during the day, so let me intercede for him.’ And
the Qur'an will say: ‘I deprived him of his sleep at night so let me
intercede for him.’ Then they will intercede.*" (Narrated by Ahmad;
classed as sahih by al-Albani in Sahih al-Jami`, no. 3882.)As is stated in the hadith in which the The Messenger of Allah (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:*"Whosoever reads a letter
from the Book of Allah will receive a Hasanah (good deed) from it
(i.e. his recitation), and the Hasanah (good deed) is multiplied by
ten. I do not say that Alif-laam-meem is (considered as) a letter (in
reward), rather Alif is one letter, laam is one letter, and meem is
one letter."* (Reported by At-Tirmidhi, Ad-Darami)The Messenger of Allah( Blessings and Peace be upon him) said:"*The
best of you is he who learns the Quran and teaches it." *(Hadith
Reported by Al-Bukhari)*3) Get your Sins Forgiven*First the bad news –In Musnad Ahmad it is narrated that Thawbaan
said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) said:"*A man is deprived of provision (Rizq) because of the sins that he
commits.*" (Narrated by Ibn Majah, 4022, ).And now for the good news –It was narrated from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:"*Whoever spends the night of Laylat al-Qadr in Prayer out of faith
and in the hope of reward, will be forgiven his previous sins.*"*4) What to Say on Laylat Al-Qadr*One of the best du`aa’s that can be recited on Laylat Al-Qadr is
that which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
taught ‘A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her). It was narrated
by At-Tirmidhi, who classed it as sahih, that ‘A’ishah said: I
said: “O Messenger of Allah, If I know which night is Laylat
Al-Qadr, what should I say?” He said: "*Say: Allahumma innaka ‘afuwwun tuhibb al-‘afwa fa`fu ‘anni (O
Allah, You are All-Forgiving and You love forgiveness so forgive
me).*"*5) Get in the Class of the Pious People*Allah has described the pious as follows (interpretation of the
meaning):
(*They used to sleep but little by night (invoking their Lord (Allah)
and praying, with fear and hope*). (Adh-Dhariyat 51:17)
(*And in the hours before dawn, they were (found) asking (Allah) for
forgiveness,*) (Adh-Dhariyat 51:18)
Allah's Messenger(saw) said*:" There is in Paradise an Apartment, the
exterior of which can be seen from the interior, and the interior of
which can be seen from the exterior. Such apartments have been
prepared for those who are Polite in their talk, Provide Food to the
Needy, Fast frequently and observe the TAHAJJUD PRAYERS when people
are sleep.” *(Mishkhat Al-Masabih ; Hadith No. 1232)*6) Finally…*Think of all that you need to ask Allah for and ask Him now. If you
haven’t before, this is the time to connect with Him and feel closer
to Him. And when you do during these last ten nights and days of this
Ramadaan, you would want to do this again and again– even after the
month is over.
And finally, when you are in a state of Ibadah (Prayers and worship),
please open your heart for others as well and *please do remember your
brothers and sisters who are in great difficulty all around the world
in your prayers*. Remember what The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon
him) said: "*The supplication that gets the quickest answer is the one made by
one Muslim for another in his absence.*"(Hadith-Reported by Abu Dawud
and At-Tirmidhi)
You snooze…you loose! So strive during these last ten days, as if it
would be your last chance to do so. A wise man once said…*/“ I will pass this way but once so let me do whatever good I can
NOW for I may NEVER pass this way again!”/**//*
May Allah Ta’la grants us the wisdom, courage and strength to reap
the full benefits of this month…Ameen
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