Ramadan

There are several Hadiths that illustrate the importance and significance of the month of Ramadan. Here is a talk by my beloved father, Shaykhul Hadith, Moulana Haroon Abasoomar (hafizahullah) on the topic of preparation for the month of Ramadan. Download here

This lecture of mine, has important advices for those who intend to sit in i’tikaf. Download it here

We find ourselves at the beginning of the last ten days (nights) of the month of Ramadan. Allah has special times to emit His special mercies. Continue throughout your life to do good but avail yourself for these special moments. Listen to a lecture on this topic here

In this day and age, for different reasons, we find many Huffaz of the Quran experiencing difficulty in respect to their revision and performance of Tarawih. Alhamdulillah, in this publication of Madrasah Da’watul Haq, My Honourable Ustad; Qari Ismail Desai saheb (hafizahullah) has compiled, in the light of many years of experience, a simple and easy procedure for Huffaz, to learn, memorise, revise and to read the Quran in the Tarawih …

This is a series of lectures on the Month of Ramadan by my beloved father, Shaykhul Hadith, Moulana Haroon Abasoomar. This mubarak month comes to us wherever we are, with no need for travel or additional expense. Download here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

The following article was written by myself and edited plus published by www.deoband.org a few years ago. May Allah Ta’ala use to guide us all. Amin. In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. In recent times there has been a growth in the number of lay people who, influenced by a certain ideology, claim that the tarawih consists of only eight rak’ahs rather than the established …

In this brief booklet, some important matters related to the blessed month of Ramadan have been gathered. These articles are a collection which I have taken from my blog www.al-miftah.com, as well as the www.hadithanswers.com website. The reader is reminded to refer to a reliable Mufti/Darul-Ifta for fiqh related issues (fatwa). May Allah Ta’ala accept it and make it a means of guidance for all. Amin.   Download the E-book …

‘Allamah Muhammad Yusuf Al Binnory (rahimahullah) writes: ‘From the beginning of time, Allah Ta’ala selected the month of Ramadan as the season for abundant blessings and divine light (tajalliyat). Whenever Allah Ta’ala sent any gift from the sky for the reformation of humanity, Allah selected the month of Ramadan. The famous books and scriptures of the previous Ambiya were also revealed in this month culminating with the revelation of the …

There are several Hadiths that encourage discharging the sadaqatul fitr before the Eid salah. Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has included the following chapter in his famous book; Sahih Bukhari: ‘The chapter of [discharging] the sadaqah before Eid.’ Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) quoted the following Hadith under this chapter: Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) instructed that the sadaqatul fitr (fitrah) be given [to the poor] before …

The month of Ramadan, in addition to being known as the ‘month of the Quran’ is also the ‘month of du’a’ There are several du’as that pertain to this month. Hereunder are a few of them: Du’a at the beginning of Ramadan Sayyiduna ‘Ubaadah ibn Samit (radiyallahu‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ’alayhi wasallam) used to teach the Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum) the following du’a when the blessed month of Ramadan would arrive: …