How to Benefit from Ramadan (17) - Seeking Blessings in Our Wealth through Obedience

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How to Benefit from Ramadan (17) - Seeking Blessings in Our Wealth through Obedience: Where is the Barakah in the Suhoor? All of it is Barakah as we are following the Messenger, differing from the people of the Fire, taking precautions to preserve our fast, feeding the body and fulfilling its duly rights over us, so that when the time for fast begins (i.e. Fajr) we are prepared. We eat and drink in this period of time so that our bodies will be strengthened to Obey Allaah, the Glorified and Perfect. 

-Shaykh Muhammad al-Uthaymeen

How to Benefit from Ramadan (16) - Work on Your Own Faults

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How to Benefit from Ramadan (16) - Work on Your Own Faults:"What is the matter with you?) When a single disaster smites you, although you smote (your enemies) with one twice as great, you say: "From where does this come to us?" Say (to them), "It is from yourselves (because of your evil deeds)." And Allah has power over all things." [Surah aal-Imraan: 165]

  

From the greatest forms of corruption and loss and constant trials and tests, is when one is constant on their mistakes and do not realise the cause of the problem (i.e. themselves).

-Shaykh Sa'ood bin Ibrahim ash-Shuraim, Imaam and Khatib of al-Masjid al-Haram in Makkah.

How to Benefit from Ramadan (15) - Protection Against Technological Warfare

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How to Benefit from Ramadan (15) - Protection Against Technological Warfare: Khaalid bin Waleed [may Allaah be Pleased with him] was sent on an expedition to destroy the idol known as 'Uzzah, in the month of Ramadhaan (8AH). It was a tree that the Quraysh used to worship and was the greatest of the idols that they revered. When Khaalid arrived to terminate this idol, he found a naked black woman, with braided hair, until Khaalid assassinated her. There are similar accounts narrated in the Seerah also, with 'Amr bin Sa'd and Sa'd bin Zayd. 

[See ar-Raahekh al-Makhtoom (Pg. 412-413) for further details]

TN: The very advancements we think we are making, mankind are reverting back to pre-Islamic ignorant characteristics. Addiction to technology has led to many exposing themselves and their families to listening to the callers of Shirk and all other types of immoralities in their lyrics. They even watch them perform Shaytanic rituals in their videos and concerts. Naked women are revered and even taken as gods besides Allaah in the mass media today. However, this noble religion came to purify the lands from such heresies, just like what the Prophet sent Khaalid to do. So now is the time for the Muslims to repent and return to al-Gahfoor, al-Wadood.

How to Benefit from Ramadan (14) - Subr Against ones Desires

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How to Benefit from Ramadan (14) - Subr Against ones Desires: Subr in lowering your gaze: your eyes, your hands, then your feet then your private parts, lest one follows all of his desires and is destroyed. However those who have Subr and seek to be patient in preserving himself and the commands and prohibitions of Allaah, Allaah will aid him, he will preserve him and fulfill his needs for him.

-Taken from Sharh Riyaadh as-Saaliheen by Ibn 'Uthaymeen.

How to Benefit from Ramadan (13) - Perfecting the Salaat

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How to Benefit from Ramadan (13) - Perfecting the Salaat: Stand in front of al-Maalik (the King i.e. Allaah) five times a day and you will find happiness in your life. Realize that He is your Lord and He Created you and He Provided you with life and continues you to provide for your and will cause you to die and will resurrect you. So talk to Him, ask Him, supplicate to Him. 

We must create an awareness of Eman in our Salah by believing in the Ghayb (unseen), to stand with tranquility and humility. However, we have an enemy who is relentless in his attempt to distract you and divert you from what is good for you, so the successful and tranquil are only those who realize this.

-Taken from Sharh Riyaadh as-Saaliheen by Ibn 'Uthaymeen. 

How to Benefit from Ramadhaan (12) - Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness

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How to Benefit from Ramadhaan (12)- Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness: the Companions (May Allaah be Pleased with them all) sacrificed everything they had to give Islam glory in themselves and in the land. Allaah, The Most High, has Declared that He is Pleased with them all, yet despite their success and status they are all commanded to repent and that their success is conditional by it:"And all of you beg Allah to forgive you all, O believers, that you may be successful." (24:31). Therefore acts of worship are bound in their acceptance and success by repentance and seeking forgiveness. 

-Benefit taken from Shaykh Saaleh aal ash-Shaykh

How to Benefit from Ramadhaan (11) - Diet

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How to Benefit from Ramadhaan (11) - Diet: It is a well known Sunnah to break ones fast with dates. Some of the scholars have given this Sunnah importance to every aspect of our diets. Allaah, the Most High, Says about the diet of the people of Jannah: 

"They will choose from the wide range of the fruits of Jannah, and every type of meat that they desire."(56:20-21)

Ibn Qudaamah says about this that it is Mustahab to start your meals with fruit and then later move on to eating from the main dish. Likewise, this also from the etiquette's of serving the guest. 

-Taken from Minhaaj al-Qaasideen