Preparing for Ramadhan

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 

Preparing for Ramadhan

The Companions of the Prophet ﷺ demonstrated remarkable devotion in the way they approached Ramadan. For six months before its arrival, they would sincerely pray to Allah to allow them to reach the blessed month in good health and faith. Then, for six months after Ramadan, they would continue to supplicate—asking Allah to accept their fasting, prayers, and all their acts of worship.

The righteous predecessors prepared their intentions before Ramadhan, so the month would not arrive except that they were already firmly resolved to obey their Lord.

But we have become heedless. Ramadhan comes and goes like an ordinary month.

Whoever returns to Allah—Allah returns to them.

My Intentions for This Ramadhan

• To follow the example of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the righteous.

 • To fast and worship with faith and hope for reward.

 • To guard my time and fill it with what brings me closer to Allah.

 • To devote myself to worship and rejoice in Ramadhan’s arrival.

 • To leave what corrupts and adorn myself with saving deeds.

 • To protect my limbs from sin.

 • To preserve the five daily prayers on time and in congregation.

 • To increase Qur’an recitation and reflection.

 • To send abundant blessings upon the Prophet ﷺ.

Frequent Supplications

أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله

 أستغفر الله

 أسأل الله الجنة

 وأعوذ به من النار

Ashhadu an lā ilāha illā Allāh,

 astaghfirullāh,

 as’alullāha al-jannah,

 wa aʿūdhu bihi mina an-nār.

“I bear witness that there is no god but Allah.

 I seek forgiveness from Allah.

 I ask Allah for Paradise, and I seek refuge in Him from the Fire.”

اللهم إنك عفوٌّ تحبُّ العفوَ فاعفُ عنّي

Allāhumma innaka ʿafuwwun tuḥibbul-ʿafwa faʿfu ʿannī.

“O Allah, You are Most Forgiving and love forgiveness, so forgive me.”

Acts to Revive the Heart in Ramadhan

• Perform Taraweeh with calmness and presence.

 • Increase charity and help others.

 • Attend the mosque and honor its etiquette.

 • Remain steadfast in night prayer.

 • Revive the time between Fajr and sunrise.

 • Feed those who are fasting, even a little.

 • Observe the manners of ifṭār and suḥūr.

 • Maintain Witr, Sunnah prayers, and Duha.

 • Purify the heart and improve character.

 • Reduce eating, sleeping, and worldly distractions.

 • Attend gatherings of knowledge and reminders.

 • Increase worship in the last ten nights.

 • Seek Laylat al-Qadr with sincerity.

 • Continue righteous deeds after Ramadhan.

A Final Du’a

اللهم تقبّل منا

 إنك أنت السميع العليم

 وتب علين

 واهدِنا إلى الخير

 وأعِنّا عليه

 وتقبّله منا

Allāhumma taqabbal minnā,

 innaka anta as-Samīʿul-ʿAlīm.

 Wa tub ʿalaynā,

 wahdinā ilā al-khayr,

 wa aʿinnā ʿalayh,

 wa taqabbalhu minnā.

اللهم أعِنّا على صيامنا وقيامنا وتلاوة القرآن.

Allāhumma aʿinnā ʿalā ṣiyāminā, wa qiyāminā, wa tilāwati al-Qurʾān

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