Prepare For Ramadhan -- Do Lots of Istighfar

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate

What will be your state on the last day of Sha’ban? Make sure you end Sha’ban in the best of states, for Allah, the Exalted, records the rewards that we will receive and the supererogatory actions that we will perform before Ramadhan enters. Allah, the Exalted, also records the bad deeds and the wretchedness of those that will be deprived the blessings of Ramadhan.

It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said:

The Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) ascended the minbar and said: “Ameen, Ameen, Ameen.” It was said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, you ascended the minbar and said, ‘Ameen, Ameen, Ameen.” He said: “Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to me and said: ‘If Ramadhan comes and a person is not forgiven, he will enter Hell and Allah will cast him far away. Say Ameen.’ So I said Ameen. He said: ‘O Muhammad, if both or one of a person’s parents are alive and he does not honor them and he dies, he will enter Hell and Allah will cast him far away. Say Ameen.’ So I said Ameen. He said: ‘If you are mentioned in a person’s presence and he does not send blessings upon you and he dies, he will enter Hell and Allah will cast him far away. Say Ameen.’ So I said Ameen.” [Narrated by Ibn Hibbaan]

How unfortunate and miserable are these three kinds of people against whom Jibreel has supplicated that they be turned away from the Mercy of Allah, and the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) has said, 'Ameen,' for this supplication.


اللهمَّ إنَّكَ عَفُوٌ تُحِبُّ العَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنَّا

Allahumma innaka `afuwun tuhibbu-l’`afwa f`afwa `anna

O Allah, truly You are all-Pardoning, You love to pardon so pardon us.”[Ahmad, Ibn Majah, Tirmidhi]

May Allah enable us to reach Ramadhan and grant us the biggest portion of all goodness and make Ramadhan a cause of rectification and the removal of tribulations.

Aameen.

Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.

And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.

Wassalaam