~ Ramadan 2011 Official Thread ~

[Romeesa-Chan]

LOL....it seems over eating is a major problem 

Lol. Yeah.

Ramadan mubarak ! Bring some psalms.

Ramadan Kareem. (: Why so? 

[Arthur Bon Zavi]

Ramadan Kareem. (: Why so? 

I like to hear some religious stuff during this time.

[Romeesa-Chan]

I like to hear some religious stuff during this time.

Yalla read then! 

[Amelia]

I like to hear some religious stuff during this time.

You dont like reading? There are many religious stuffs around. 

[Arthur Bon Zavi]

I have got some other useful works to do too. Kidding.

[Romeesa-Chan]

I have got some other useful works to do too. Kidding.

Read now!

[Arthur Bon Zavi]

Read now!

I always have something or the other to read. Always.

[Amelia]

I always have something or the other to read. Always.

Reading is good. Increases your knowledge, it does. 

[Romeesa-Chan]

Reading is good. Increases your knowledge, it does. 

Seconded.

Knowledge is power.

[Romeesa-Chan]

Volume 6, Book 60, Number 3:

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet said, "On the Day of Resurrection the Believers will assemble and say, 'Let us ask somebody to intercede for us with our Lord.' So they will go to Adam and say, 'You are the father of all the people, and Allah created you with His Own Hands, and ordered the angels to prostrate to you, and taught you the names of all things; so please intercede for us with your Lord, so that He may relieve us from this place of ours.' Adam will say, 'I am not fit for this (i.e. intercession for you).' Then Adam will remember his sin and feel ashamed thereof. He will say, 'Go to Noah, for he was the first Apostle, Allah sent to the inhabitants of the earth.' They will go to him and Noah will say,

'I am not fit for this undertaking.' He will remember his appeal to his Lord to do what he had no knowledge of, then he will feel ashamed thereof and will say, 'Go to the Khalil--r-Rahman (i.e. Abraham).' They will go to him and he will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking. Go to Moses, the slave to whom Allah spoke (directly) and gave him the Torah .' So they will go to him and he will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking.' and he will mention (his) killing a person who was not a killer, and so he will feel ashamed thereof before his Lord, and he will say, 'Go to Jesus, Allah's Slave, His Apostle and Allah's Word and a Spirit coming from Him. Jesus will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking, go to Muhammad the Slave of Allah whose past and future sins were forgiven by Allah.' So they will come to me and I will proceed till I will ask my Lord's Permission and I will be given permission. When I see my Lord, I will fall down in Prostration and He will let me remain in that state as long as He wishes and then I will be addressed.' (Muhammad!) Raise your head. Ask, and your request will be granted; say, and your saying will be listened to; intercede, and your intercession will be accepted.' I will raise my head and praise Allah with a saying (i.e. invocation) He will teach me, and then I will intercede. He will fix a limit for me (to intercede for) whom I will admit into Paradise. Then I will come back again to Allah, and when I see my Lord, the same thing will happen to me. And then I will intercede and Allah will fix a limit for me to intercede whom I will let into Paradise, then I will come back for the third time; and then I will come back for the fourth time, and will say, 'None remains in Hell but those whom the Quran has imprisoned (in Hell) and who have been destined to an eternal stay in Hell.' " (The compiler) Abu 'Abdullah said: 'But those whom the Qur'an has imprisoned in Hell,' refers to the Statement of Allah:

"They will dwell therein forever." (16.29)

[Malak]

^ Beautiful. Thanks for sharing =)

A hadith I really love, taken from a book.


According to ibn al-Qayyim, the devils enclose humans and are greatest enemies. What do you think of a person who is surrounded by his greatest enemies who are bent on his destruction. All of them attack him with whatever evil and harm they can. The only way to be safe is to be safe from all of them, and that is through the remembrance of Allah And ibn al-Qayyim records the hadith that was related by Abdurahman ibn Samra. He said that the Prophet (peace be upon him) went out to them.

He stood among them and said, I saw something amazing yesterday.
I saw a man from my community having the angel of death coming to him to take his soul. Then came his good dealings with his parents (to intercede for him) and the angel of death left him.

And I saw a man whose punishment in the grave was being laid out for him. Then came his ablutions and he was rescued by them.

Then I saw a man from my community who had been surrounded by devils. Then came the remembrance of Allah and the devils were driven away from him.

And I saw a man of my community, who was surrounded by the angels of punishment, then there came his prayers and he was rescued from their hands.

And I saw a man from my community who was panting from thirst. When he got close to them, he was prevented from every jug of water and they were taken away from him. Then came his fasting of the month of Ramadan and, therefore, he drank and was satisfied.

I saw a man from my community and I saw prophets sitting in groups. Every time the man went to the circles he was driven away. Then came his washing from major defilement, and they took him by his hand and sat him besides me.

And I saw a man from my community, in front of him was darkness, behind him was darkness, on his right was darkness, and on his left was darkness, and above him was darkness, and below him was darkness. And he was lost in the darkness. Then there took came his pilgrimage and lesser pilgrimage and they took him out of the darkness and entered him into light.

And I saw a man from my community who was being burned by a fire. Then there came his charity and it formed a cover between him and the fire. And it provided a shade over his head.

And I saw a man from my community who was talking to the believers, but they would not talk to him. Then there came his keeping of family relations and it said, Oh gathering of Muslims, he kept together family ties so speak with him. Therefore, the believers talked to him and they shook his hand.

And I saw a man of my community who was encircled by the angels who throw the disbelievers into Hell. Then there came his ordering the good and forbidding the evil, so he was rescued from their hands. And he was entered among the angels of mercy.

And I saw a man from my community who was kneeling and between him and Allah there was a curtain. Then there came his good character and he was taken by his hand and permitted to be with Allah.

And I saw a man from my community whose recorded deeds were taken from his left hand. Then there came his fear of Allah and he took his papers and had them placed on his right side.

And I saw a man from from my community who had a very light weight on the scale. Then there came his young children who had died and his weight was increased.

I saw a man from my community who was on the brink of the hell-fire. Then there came his hope in Allah and he was rescued from it and he moved on from it.

I saw a man from my community who was thrown in the fire. Then there came his tears that he cried out of fear of Allah and he was rescued from that.

And I saw a man from my community standing along a path that was shuddering in the same way that a limb of a palm tree shudders on a stormy night. Then there came his good thoughts about Allah and the shuddering was stopped.

And I saw a man from my community crawling on the path [over the hell-fire]. Sometimes he was crawling on it and sometimes he was hanging from it. Then there came his prayers upon the Prophet and he was made to stand on his feet and he passed over it.

And I saw a man from my community who came to the doors of paradise and they were closed in front of him. Then there came his testifying that there is no god except Allah and the doors were opened for him and he entered into paradise.


Little things give huge rewards

[Romeesa-Chan]

^OMGGGGGGG. That was simply WONDERFUL!

JazakAllah khair fer sharing! =]

[MKh]

Romeesa and angel, Thanks a lot for sharing the knowledge u have. JAZAK ALLAH.

[Romeesa-Chan]

^JazakAllah khairon =]

~ Whoever sincerely prays at night during Ramadan will have their sins forgiven ~

Narrated Abu Huraira (RA): I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying about Ramadan, “Whoever stands (in prayer) out of sincere faith and hoping for reward will have his previous sins forgiven.”

[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 32, Number 226]

~ There is a special gate in Paradise for those who fast ~

Narrated Sahl (RA): The Prophet (PBUH) said, “Indeed, there is a gate in Paradise called Ar-Rayaan. On the Day of Resurrection, those who fasted will enter it and none except them will enter. It will be said, ‘Where are those who used to fast?’ They will arise and none except them will enter it. After their entry, the gate will be closed and none will enter it.”

[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 31, Number 120]

~ The Gates of Heaven are open for the Month of Ramadan ~

Narrated Abu Huraira (RA): The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “When the month of Ramadan begins, the gates of the Heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed, and the devils are chained.”

[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 31, Number 123]

[Romeesa-Chan]

Goals For Ramadan 2011



1. Eat, drink and be moderate
[/color]Almost all of us do it – once Iftar time hits, we just keep plowing food and drink into our mouths till it’s hard to move afterwards. And those of us who do it know this is totally contrary to the spirit of Ramadan, through which we’re supposed to learn self-control not self-indulgence. Let’s try to stick to the Prophetic rule on eating: fill our stomachs with one-third food, one-third water and one-third breathing space, even in Ramadan.

2. Give a dirham/dinar/rupee/dollar a day in charity…or five or ten
The Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, was always generous but even more so in Ramadan. Let’s open our hearts and dig a little deeper in our wallets this year. Even less than a dollar a day adds up. Whatever you can give, it’s the intention that counts.

3. Memorize 4 new Surahs
Memorizing the Quran often seems like a daunting task. But the key is doing it in small bites. Since there are four weeks in Ramadan, try to memorize one new Surah a week. Start off with a short, easy one. Once you’ve started, you’ll build momentum and may even want to memorize a longer one the following week.

4. Stop swearing and/or backbiting – with a special box
It’s hard not to shoot our mouths off when someone’s upset us. Whether we utter those four-letter words or backbite about someone to our family and friends, we know this isn’t the God-approved way of letting off steam. In Ramadan, when we want to build our spirituality, we’ve got to wage Jihad against our bad habits.
Try this: get a box and every time you catch yourself swearing or backbiting put some money in it. It could be a buck or less. The point is to choose an amount that makes it feel like punishment.
At the end of the month send the money to a charity or buy a gift for the person whom you’ve backbitten the most against.

5. Call/email your relatives
You’d think that given the easy access to email, competitive long-distance calling rates, phone cards, etc. these days, we’d keep in touch with family and friends more often. But the opposite seems to be the case, as we get caught up in life’s “busyness.”
Strengthening ties with family members and keeping in touch with friends is part of our way of life and an act Allah is very pleased with. This Ramadan, call family and friends or at least email them a Ramadan card and ask them how their fasting is going.

6. Go on a technology diet
Even if you work in the IT industry, you can do this. Avoid checking personal email and surfing the web during your fast. After Iftar, instead of plopping yourself in front of the screen, go to Tarawih. The same goes for the television. The point is to try to give our full attention to spiritual elevation this month.

7. Read 5 minutes of Quran a day…just five, not more, not less
Even if you feel you’ve got absolutely no time, set a timer or the alarm on your cell phone and find a relatively quiet place. You can read the first page of the Quran you open or follow a sequence. The choice is yours. The point is simply to connect with God through His revelation in the month of the Quran.

8. Forgive everyone who has hurt you
Still got a festering wound from the fight with your friend last year? Still upset about something your spouse said during a heated argument? Or are you still bitter about the way your parents sometimes treated you as a kid? Let go of the anger and pain this Ramadan and forgive those who have hurt you. Forgiving someone is not only good for the body, but it’s also great for the soul. And in Ramadan, ten days of which are devoted to Allah’s forgiveness, shouldn’t we lesser beings forgive too?
If you find it very difficult to forgive everyone, forgive at least three!