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Thu 26 Shaban 1445AH 7-3-2024AD at 12:57 pm #91149
PREPARATION FOR RAMADAN SERIES
The Prophet (ﷺ) said:
اللَّهُمَّ أَهِلَّهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالْأَمْنِ وَالْإِيمَانِ وَالسَّلَامَةِ وَالْإِسْلَامِ وَالتَّوْفِيقِ لِمَا تُحِبُّ وَتَرْضَى رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّكَ اللَّهُ
Allahumma ahillahu ‘alaina bil amni wal iman was salamati wal islam.
Wat tawfiqi lima tuhibbu wa tardha Rabbuna wa Rabbukallah.O Allah, bring it over us with safety and faith, security and Islam, guidance to what You love and is pleasing to You. Our Lord and your Lord is Allah.
[Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 888,Sahih li ghayrihi]
Ibn Rajab رحمه الله wrote, “His generosity Sal Allaahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam multiplied in the month of Ramaḍān more than any other month, just as the generosity of his Lord is multiplied in (this month).” As Allah is more Generous to us in Ramaḍān, we should be more generous to His slaves in order to receive a higher share of His generosity.
Imām al-Nawawī رحمه الله mentions that the ḥadīth teaches us about the immense generosity of the Prophet ﷺ during this blessed month; to be as generous as possible in this month; and that we should increase in our generosity when meeting the pious servants of Allah, and after parting from them.
Providing Iftar
One of the most virtuous forms of charity in Ramaḍān is to provide ifṭār to the fasting person. Our beloved ﷺ said, “Whoever provides iftār for a fasting person, he will have the same reward as him, without anything being diminished from the reward of the fasting person” (Tirmidhī).
Our righteous predecessors were extremely keen on providing ifṭār to the poor. ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ used to open his fast only with the poor; and if his family kept them away from him, he would not open his fast that night. If a beggar came to him whilst he was eating, he would get up and give him his own share of the food. He would return to find that his family had eaten what was left; so, he would fast for another day, without having eaten anything.
While we may not be able to reach these levels of selflessness, we should endeavour to give as much as we can. We can provide ifṭār to not just our families and friends, but to poor Muslims in our localities. We can drop off staples (rice, flour etc) at the start of the month/before the month to help them get through Ramaḍān.
One of the beautiful aspects of our dīn is that the benefits of the devotional acts are not limited to the individual. Though fasting may seem like an intense personal act of devotion to Allah (which it is), its wider benefit is to create a healthy cohesive society. It leads to a united Ummah, which feels the pangs of its hungry brothers, and cries at the pain of its distressed sisters.
Ṣadaqah in Islam is an expiation for many things such as breaking one’s oath or violating the rules of iḥrām. If anyone is unable to fast, then they are required to pay fidyah. Likewise, charity in Ramaḍān compensates for the deficiencies in our fasts.
“If the one giving charity knew that his charity falls in Allah’s hand before it falls in the poor person’s hand, the joy of the giver would be greater than the joy of the recipient.” – Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله
The Etiquettes of Sadaqah
1. Give sincerely, for the sake of Allah alone.
2. Give wholeheartedly and willingly.
3. Give from the wealth that is most dear to your heart.
4. Give secretly (unless there is a greater benefit in giving it publicly).
5. Give to your poor family members first.
6. Give from wealth that is pure.
7. Give graciously. Don’t expect thanks or make them feel ashamed about their poverty.
8. Don’t become arrogant about what you have given.
9. Give when you fear poverty, and when you have plenty.
10. Ask Allah to accept your giving, and fear that it may not be accepted.
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