Welcoming, O Blessed Month!

السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

❤️✨ Welcome, O Blessed Month!🌙🫀📙

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ 💚 said, “Do good all the time, and seek to be recipients of the ‘outpouring’ of Allah’s mercy 💛. Indeed, Allah showers down these (special) ‘outpourings’ of His mercy to whomsoever He wills from His slaves.” (Ṭabarānī) 📙

Although Allah constantly showers His mercy 💛, love 💖, and blessings upon us throughout the year, there are certain times of the year wherein He is even more Generous to us. These are the special seasons, days, and moments in which it is even easier to acquire His pleasure, earn His forgiveness, and be saved from the Hell-fire. 🔥 

The blessed month of Ramadan 🌙 is one such season when we witness the fruits of Allah’s love 💖 and kindness 🤲. 

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ 💚 said, “The month of Ramadan 🌙 has come to you, a blessed month in which Allah – Exalted and Majestic is He – has obligated (its) fasting upon you. In it, the gates of Paradise are opened 🌟, the gates of Hell-fire are closed, and the rebellious devils 🐉 are chained. In it, Allah has a night which is better than a thousand months. Whoever is deprived of its good is truly deprived!” (Nasā’ī) 📙

Ibn Rajab (raḥimahullāh) quoted the earlier scholars as saying: ‘This ḥadīth is the basis for congratulating one another for the arrival of Ramadan 🌙. Why shouldn’t the believer be congratulated when the gates of Paradise 🌟 have opened? Why shouldn’t the sinner be congratulated when the gates of the Hell-fire 🔥 have closed? Why shouldn’t the intelligent one be congratulated for a time when the devils 🐉 are chained?’ 🔗 

Allah ♥ instructed His beloved ﷺ:

قُلْ بِفَضْلِ اللهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِۦ فَبِذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوا۟ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ

“Say: In Allah’s grace and mercy let them rejoice. That is far better than whatever (wealth) they accumulate.” 📙

Ramadan 🌙 is indeed from the mercy 💛, kindness 🤲, and generosity 🎁 of Allah upon us. Let us rejoice and feel happy with its arrival.

Let us be from those who are pleased with Ramadan 🌙 and are eager to strive in it. Let us show Allah ♥ how happy we are with His special month through our intentions, worship, and desire for reward.

Let us not be of those who become miserable with Ramadan’s arrival and feel ‘forced’ to fast its days. 🌼

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#ramadan 

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