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The Sermon Given By
The Prophet (saww) On The Last Friday Of Sha'ban On The Reception Of
The Month of Ramadhan
“O People !
"Indeed ahead of you is the blessed month of Allah. A month
of blessing, mercy and forgiveness. A month which with Allah is the
best of months. Its days, the best of days, its nights, the best of
nights, and its hours, the best of hours. It is the month which
invites you to be the guests of Allah and invites you to be one of
those near to Him. Each breath you take glorifies him; your sleep is
worship, your deeds are accepted and your supplications are
answered. So, ask Allah, your Lord; to give you a sound body and an
enlightened heart so you may be able to fast and recite his book,
for only he is unhappy who is devoid of Allah’s forgiveness during
this great month. Remember the hunger and thirst of the day of
Qiyamah (Judgement) with your hunger and thirst; give alms to the
needy and poor, honor your old, show kindness to the young ones,
maintain relations with your blood relations; guard your tongues,
close your eyes to that which is not permissible for your sight,
close your ears to that which is forbidden to hear, show compassion
to the orphans of people so compassion may be shown to your orphans.
Repent to Allah for your sins and raise your hands in dua during
these times, for they are the best of times and Allah looks towards
his creatures with kindness, replying to them during the hours and
granting their needs if he is asked...
"O People! Indeed your souls are dependant on your deeds,
free it with Istighfar (repentance) lighten its loads by long
prostrations; and know that Allah swears by his might: That there is
no punishment for the one who prays and prostrates and he shall have
no fear of the fire on the day when man stands before the Lord of
the worlds.
"O People! One who gives Iftaar to a fasting person during
this month will be like one who has freed someone and his past sins
will be forgiven.
Some of the people who were there then asked the Prophet (s):
"Not all of us are able to invite those who are fasting?"
The Prophet (s) replied: "Allah gives this reward even if the
Iftaar (meal) is a drink of water."
"One who has good morals (Akhlaq) during this month will be
able to pass the ‘Siraat’...on the day that feet will slip...
"One who covers the faults of others will benefit in that
Allah will curb His anger on the day of Judgement...
"As for one who honors an orphan; Allah will honor him on the
day of judgement,
"And for the one who spreads his kindness, Allah will spread
His mercy over him on the day of Judgement.
"As for the one who cuts the ties of relation; Allah will cut
His mercy from him...
"Who so ever performs a recommended prayer in this month
Allah will keep the fire of Hell away from him...
"Whoever performs an obligator prayer Allah will reward him
with seventy prayers [worth] in this month.
"And who so ever prays a lot during this month will have his
load lightened on the day of measure.
"He who recites one verse of the holy Quran will be given the
rewards of reciting the hole Qur’an during other months.
"O People! Indeed during this month the doors of heaven are
open, therefore ask Allah not to close them for you; The doors of
hell are closed, so ask Allah to keep them closed for you. During
this month Shaytan (Saten) is imprisoned so ask your Lord not to let
him have power over you."
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