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Hadith regarding the Reward of Establishing Justice among people, Sahih Hadith regarding the Reward of Summoning others to Guidance, Hadith regarding searching for the Night of Qadr, Hadith regarding virtues of Night of Qadr, Sahih Hadith regarding Supplicating for forgiveness in the Night of Qadr, Hadith regarding Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad PBUH to strive hard to worship in the last 10 days of Ramadan, Hadith regarding Itikaf during last 10 days of Ramadan, Sahih Hadith regarding reward of praying Isha and Fajr in Congregation

In this blog, I have written about Hadith regarding the Reward of Establishing Justice among people, Sahih Hadith regarding the Reward of Summoning others to Guidance, Hadith regarding searching for the Night of Qadr, Hadith regarding virtues of Night of Qadr, Sahih Hadith regarding Supplicating for forgiveness in the Night of Qadr, Hadith regarding Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad PBUH to strive hard to worship in the last 10 days of Ramadan, Hadith regarding Itikaf during last 10 days of Ramadan, Sahih Hadith regarding reward of praying Isha and Fajr in Congregation.

Hadith no.224

Hadith regarding the Reward of Establishing Justice among people

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger SAW said, "There is a Sadaqa to be given for every joint of the human body, and for every day on which the sun rises, there is a reward of a Sadaqa (i.e., charitable gift) for the one who establishes justice among people." [Sahih al-Bukhari 2707]

Hadith no.225

Sahih Hadith regarding Reward of Summoning others to Guidance

Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah SAW as saying:

If anyone summons others to follow right guidance, his reward will be equivalent to that of the people who follow him, without their rewards being diminished in any respect on that account; and if anyone summons others to follow error, the sin of which sins being diminished in any respect on that account. [Sunan Abu Dawood 4609]

Hadith no.226

Hadith regarding searching for the Night of Qadr

Narrated Aisha:

Allah's Messenger PBUH said, "Search for the Night of Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadan." [Sahih al-Bukhari 2017]

Hadith no.227

Hadith regarding virtues of Night of Qadr

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet PBUH said, "Whoever fasted the month of Ramadan out of sincere Faith (i.e. belief) and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his past sins will be forgiven, and whoever stood for the prayers in the night of Qadr out of sincere Faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven ." [Sahih al-Bukhari 2014]

Hadith no.228

Sahih Hadith regarding Supplicating for forgiveness on the Night of Qadr

It was narrated from 'Aishah that she said:

"O Messenger of Allah, what do you think I should say in my supplication if I come upon Laylatul-Qadr?" He said: "Say: 'Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun tuhibbul-'afwa, fa'fu 'anni (O Allah, You are Forgiving and love forgiveness, so forgive me).'" [Sunan Ibn Majah 3850]

Hadith no.229

Hadith regarding the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad PBUH to strive hard to worship in the last 10 days of Ramadan

'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that when the last ten nights began, Allah's Messenger PBUH kept awake at night (for prayer and devotion), wakened his family, and prepared himself to observe prayer (with more vigor). [Sahih Muslim 1174]

Hadith no.230

Hadith regarding Itikaf during the last 10 days of Ramadan

'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Messenger of Allah PBUH used to observe i'tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan. [Sahih Muslim 1172a]

Hadith no.231

Sahih Hadith regarding the reward of praying Isha and Fajr in Congregation

Uthman bin Affan narrated that :

Allah's Messenger said: "Whoever attends Isha (prayer) in congregation, then he has (the reward as if he had) stood half of the night. And whoever prays Isha and Fajr in congregation, then he has (the reward as if he had) spend the entire night standing (in prayer)." [Jami al-Tirmidhi 221]

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Hadith regarding Multiplication of a Good Deed by 700 times and a bad deed by one, Hadith regarding Women Praying Salah in Congregation, Sahih Hadith regarding advantage of taking Sehr/Sahur/Dawn meal, Sahih Hadith regarding Virtues of Ramadan, Hadith regarding giving Charity in Ramadan, Hadith regarding taking refuge from Ad-Dajjal(Anti-Christ) after reciting Tashahhud in Salah, Hadith regarding bounties in Paradise, Hadith regarding permissibility to not fast when going on an expedition

In this blog, I have written about Hadith regarding Multiplication of a Good Deed by 700 times and a bad deed by one, Hadith regarding Women Praying Salah in Congregation, Sahih Hadith regarding advantage of taking Sehr/Sahur/Dawn meal, Sahih Hadith regarding Virtues of Ramadan, Hadith regarding giving Charity in Ramadan, Hadith regarding taking refuge from Ad-Dajjal(Anti-Christ) after reciting Tashahhud in Salah, Hadith regarding bounties in Paradise, Hadith regarding permissibility to not fast when going on an expedition.

Hadith no.216

Hadith regarding Multiplication of a Good Deed by 700 times and a bad deed by one

On the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), from what he has related from his Lord

Verily Allah ta’ala has written down the good deeds and the evil deeds, and then explained it [by saying]: “Whosoever intended to perform a good deed, but did not do it, then Allah writes it down with Himself as a complete good deed. And if he intended to perform it and then did perform it, then Allah writes it down with Himself as from ten good deeds up to seven hundred times, up to many times multiplied. And if he intended to perform an evil deed, but did not do it, then Allah writes it down with Himself as a complete good deed. And if he intended it [i.e., the evil deed] and then performed it, then Allah writes it down as one evil deed.” [Al-Bukhari] [Muslim]. [Hadith no.37 of 40 Hadith of Imam Nawawi]

Hadith no.217

Hadith regarding Women Praying Salah in Congregation

Narrated Ibn Umar

One of the wives of Umar bin Al-Khattab used to offer the Fajr and the Isha prayer in congregation in the Mosque. She was asked why she had come out for the prayer as she knew that Umar disliked it, and he has great ghaira (self-respect). She replied, "What prevents him from stopping me from this act?" The other replied, "The statement of Allah's Messenger SAW : 'Do not stop Allah's women-slaves from going to Allah's Mosques' prevents him." [Sahih al Bukhari 900]

Hadith no.218

Sahih Hadith regarding advantage of taking Sehr/Sahur/Dawn meal

Anas bin Malik narrated that

The Messenger of Allah SAW said: "Partake of Sahar, for indeed there is a blessing(barakah) in the Sahar." [Jami al-Tirmidhi 708]

Hadith no.219

Sahih Hadith regarding Virtues of Ramadan

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah PBUH said:

‘Whoever fasts Ramadan out of faith and the hope of reward will be forgiven his previous sins.” [Sunan Ibn Majah 1641]

Hadith no.220

Hadith regarding giving Charity in Ramadan

Narrated Ibn Abbas:

The Prophet PBUH was the most generous amongst the people, and he used to be more so in the month of Ramadan when Gabriel visited him, and Gabriel used to meet him on every night of Ramadan till the end of the month. The Prophet PBUH used to recite the Holy Qur'an to Gabriel, and when Gabriel met him, he used to be more generous than a fast wind (which causes rain and welfare). [Sahih al-Bukhari 1902]

Hadith no.221

Hadith regarding taking refuge from Ad-Dajjal(Anti-Christ) after reciting Tashahhud in Salah

Abu Huraira reported:

The Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him) said: When any one of you utters tashahhud (in prayer) he must seek refuge with Allah from four (trials) and should thus say:" O Allah! I seek refuge with Thee from the torment of the Hell, from the torment of the grave, from the trial of life and death and from the evil of the trial of Masih al-Dajjal" (Antichrist). [Sahih Muslim 588a]

Hadith no.222

Hadith regarding bounties in Paradise

Abu Bakr bin Abdullah bin Qais reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Messenger PBUH said that in Paradise there would be for a believer a tent of a single hollowed pearl the breadth of which would be sixty miles. It would be meant for a believer and the believers would go around it and none would be able to see the others. [Sahih Muslim 2838a]

Hadith no.223

Hadith regarding permissibility to not fast when going on an expedition/Jihad

Abu Said al-Khudri (Allah be pleased with him) reported:

We went out on an expedition with the Messenger of Allah PBUH during Ramadan. Some of us observed the fast and some of us broke it. Neither the observer of the fast had any grudge against one who broke it, nor the breaker of the fast had any grudge against one who had fasted They knew that he who had strength enough (to bear its rigour) fasted and that was good, and they also found that he who felt weakness (and could not bear the burden) broke it, and that was also good. [Sahih Muslim 1116d]

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In this blog, I have written about Sahih Hadith regarding the Significance of Salah, Sahih Hadith regarding the punishment of not paying Zakat, Sahih Hadith regarding paying Zakat, Sahih Hadith regarding Discipline of Fasting, Sahih Hadith regarding the arrival of Ramadan, Sahih Hadith regarding Transactions.

Hadith no.210

Sahih Hadith regarding the Significance of Salah

It is narrated on the authority of Jabir that he heard the Apostle (may peace and blessings be upon him) saying. Verily between man and between polytheism and unbelief is the negligence of prayer. [Sahih Muslim 82a]

Hadith no.211

Sahih Hadith regarding the punishment of not paying Zakat

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger PBUH said, "Whoever is made wealthy by Allah and does not pay the Zakat of his wealth, then on the Day of Resurrection his wealth will be made like a baldheaded poisonous male snake with two black spots over the eyes. The snake will encircle his neck and bite his cheeks and say, 'I am your wealth, I am your treasure.' " Then the Prophet PBUH recited the holy verses (Surah al-Imran Verse no.180):-- 'Let not those who withhold . . .' (to the end of the verse) [Sahih al-Bukhari 1403]

Hadith no.212

Sahih Hadith regarding paying Zakat

Narrated Ibn Abbas:

The Prophet PBUH sent Muadh to Yemen and said, "Invite the people to testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and I am Allah's Messenger PBUH, and if they obey you to do so, then teach them that Allah has enjoined on them five prayers in every day and night (in twenty-four hours), and if they obey you to do so, then teach them that Allah has made it obligatory for them to pay the Zakat from their property and it is to be taken from the wealthy among them and given to the poor." [Sahih al-Bukhari 1395]

Hadith no.213

Sahih Hadith regarding the Discipline of Fasting

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah PBUH said, "Fasting is a protection for you, so when you are fasting, do not behave obscenely or foolishly, and if anyone argues with you or abuses you, say, 'I am fasting. I am fasting.' " [Muwatta Malik 690]

Hadith no.214

Sahih Hadith regarding the arrival of Ramadan

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger PBUH as saying: When it is the month of Ramadan, the gates of mercy are opened, and the gates of Hell are locked and the devils are chained. [Sahih Muslim 1079b]

Hadith no.215

Sahih Hadith regarding Transactions

It was narrated from Al-Laith, from Nafi, from Ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah PBUH said

"When two men enter into a transaction, each of them has the choice until they separate." On one occasion he said: "So long as they have not separated and one has not told the other to decide. If one tells the other to decide and they agree upon something, then the transaction is binding. If they separate after entering into a transaction and neither of them has canceled the transaction, then the transaction is binding." [Sunan Nasai 4472]

Message for the Ummah regarding Ramadan

Many congratulations to the Muslim Ummah on the arrival of Ramadan. We all should be thankful to Allah for granting us this Holy Month to seek forgiveness and guidance from him. While we are fasting, we should not forget all those people around the world who can't afford to buy enough food to meet their needs. We should not forget our Muslim brothers in Palestine, Kashmir, Xinjiang, Africa, and also the people of Ukraine and Tibet as well. We, as Ummah, should take this Holy Month as a golden opportunity to strengthen our faith in Allah so that we can face the trials, tribulations, and fitnah of the Modern age while having firm belief in him. We should take this Holy Month to strengthen our Brotherhood with each other and act as one against the enemies of Islam. As Muslims, we should spend more time reciting the Quran and understanding the meaning and Tafseer of the Verses of the Holy so that we can get a deeper understanding of what Allah has said in the Holy Quran.

We, as Ummah, should strengthen our faith as much as we can so that whenever Imam Mahdi and Prophet Isa arrive, we can stand alongside them and fight Jihad in the way of Allah against the infidels. The entire Ummah should prepare itself mentally, intellectually, physically and financially etc so that when Mahdi and Prophet Isa arrive we would be ready to help them in the best possible manner. If they arrive and our faith and our understanding of Islam are not sufficient, then we could end up being against them, and this would be a grave sin. We should focus on the dire situation of the Ummah and think about the reasons that got us to this point. We, as an Ummah, should strive to get rid of these causes. The best way to do this is to act upon the Quran and the Sunnah and the best time to start this is the Holy Month of Ramadan. May Allah bless this Holy Month for all Muslims living around the globe.

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Translation of Surah Al Qadr, Hadith regarding Walking Unhurriedly for Prayer, Hadith Regarding Raising Hands before Bowing and after Bowing during Prayers(Rafa Yadain), Hadith regarding Door of Paradise for those who observe Fasting

In this blog I have written about Translation of Surah Al Qadr, Hadith regarding Walking Unhurriedly for Prayer, Hadith Regarding Raising Hands before Bowing and after Bowing during Prayers, Hadith regarding Door of Paradise for those who observe Fasting.

Translation of Surah Al Qadr

Verse no.1

Indeed, it is We Who sent this Quran down on the Night of Glory.

Verse no.2

And what will make you realize what the Night of Glory is?

Verse no.3

The Night of Glory is better than a thousand months.

Verse no.4

That night the angels and the holy spirit descend, by the permission of their Lord, for every decreed matter.

Verse no.5

It is all peace until the break of dawn.

Hadith regarding Walking Unhurriedly for Prayer

"If the prayer is started do not run for it but just walk for it calmly and pray whatever you get, and complete whatever is missed. " [Sahih Bukhari 908]

Hadith Regarding Raising Hands before Bowing and after Bowing during Prayers(Rafa Yadain)

Abdullah ibn Umar reported that

I saw Allah's Messenger SAW opening the prayer with the Takbir and raising his hands to the level of his shoulders at the time of saying the Takbir, and on saying the Takbir for bowing he did the same; and when he said, "Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah ", he did the same and then said, "Rabbana wa laka lhamd." But he did not do the same on prostrating and on lifting the head from it." [Sahih Bukhari 738]

Hadith regarding Door of Paradise for those who observe Fasting

The Prophet SAW said, "There is a gate in Paradise called Ar-Raiyan, and those who observe fasts will enter through it on the Day of Resurrection and none except them will enter through it. It will be said, 'Where are those who used to observe fasts?' They will get up, and none except them will enter through it. After their entry the gate will be closed and nobody will enter through it." [Sahih Bukhari 1896]

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Hadith regarding Fasting in Ramadan, Hadith Regarding paying Zakat, Hadith no.1 Regarding Night of Qadr, Hadith no.2 Regarding Night of Qadr, Hadith Regarding the Signs of the Hour, Hadith Regarding Two Denizens of Hell who Prophet Muhammad SAW didn't see

In this blog, I have written about Hadith regarding Fasting in Ramadan, Hadith Regarding paying Zakat, Hadith no.1 Regarding the Night of Qadr, Hadith no.2 Regarding the Night of Qadr, Hadith Regarding the Signs of the Hour, Hadith Regarding Two Denizens of Hell who Prophet Muhammad SAW didn't see.

Hadith regarding Fasting in Ramadan

A bedouin with unkempt hair came to Allah's Messenger SAW and said, "O Allah's Messenger SAW! Inform me what Allah has made compulsory for me as regards the prayers." He replied: "You have to offer perfectly the five compulsory prayers in a day and night (24 hours), unless you want to pray Nawafil." The bedouin further asked, "Inform me what Allah has made compulsory for me as regards fasting." He replied, "You have to fast during the whole month of Ramadan, unless you want to fast more as Nawafil." The bedouin further asked, "Tell me how much Zakat Allah has enjoined on me." Thus, Allah's Messenger SAW informed him about all the rules (i.e. fundamentals) of Islam. The bedouin then said, "By Him Who has honored you, I will neither perform any Nawafil nor will I decrease what Allah has enjoined on me. Allah's Messenger SAW said, "If he is saying the truth, he will succeed (or he will be granted Paradise). [Sahih al-Bukhari 1891]

Hadith Regarding paying Zakat

A man said to the Prophet SAW "Tell me of such a deed as will make me enter Paradise." The people said, "What is the matter with him? What is the matter with him?" The Prophet SAW said, "He has something to ask. (What he needs greatly) The Prophet SAW said: (In order to enter Paradise) you should worship Allah and do not ascribe any partners to Him, offer prayer perfectly, pay the Zakat, and keep good relations with your Kith and kin." [Sahih Bukhari 1396]

Hadith no.1 Regarding Night of Qadr

The Prophet SAW said, "Whoever fasted the month of Ramadan out of sincere Faith (i.e. belief) and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his past sins will be forgiven, and whoever stood for the prayers in the night of Qadr out of sincere Faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven ."[Sahih Bukhari 2014]

Hadith no.2 Regarding Night of Qadr

The Prophet SAW said, "Look for the Night of Qadr in the last ten nights of Ramadan,' on the night when nine or seven or five nights remain out of the last ten nights of Ramadan (i.e. 21, 23, 25, respectively). [Sahih Bukhari 2021]

Hadith Regarding the Signs of the Hour

"The Prophet SAW looked out at us from a room, when we were talking about the Hour. He said: 'The Hour will not begin until there are ten signs: Dajjal, (False Christ), the smoke, and the rising of the sun from the west.'" [Ibn Majah 4041]

Hadith Regarding Two Denizens of Hell who Prophet Muhammad SAW didn't see

Two are the types of denizens of Hell whom I did not see: people having flogs like the tails of the ox with them and they would be beating people, and the women who would be dressed but appear to be naked, who would be inclined (to evil) and make their husbands incline towards it. Their heads would be like the humps of the bukht camel inclined to one side. They will not enter Paradise, and they would not smell its odor, whereas its odor would be smelt from such and such distance. [Sahih Muslim 2128]

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Real Significance of Ramadan which Muslims as Ummah should focus on

In this article, I have written about the real significance of Ramadan, which Muslims as Ummah should focus on. As you all know this is the Holy month of Ramadan. The month in which the Quran was sent down from heaven for the guidance of mankind to the right path.

"Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was revealed as a guide for humanity with clear proofs of guidance and the decisive authority. So whoever is present this month, let them fast. But whoever is ill or on a journey, then ˹let them fast˺ an equal number of days ˹after Ramaḍân˺. Allah intends ease for you, not hardship, so that you may complete the prescribed period and proclaim the greatness of Allah for guiding you, and perhaps you will be grateful." [Surah Al Baqarah Verse no.185]

In this month Muslims observe fasting and spend additional time worshipping Allah Almighty. Adult and Healthy Muslims observe fasting in which they don't eat or drink from dawn to sunset. Fasting is one of the Five pillars of Islam. Muslims do all this to get closer to Allah Almighty and to strengthen themselves spiritually. It increases their Taqwa, which is the soul's immune system against spiritual diseases. It also teaches Muslims discipline and tells them how to endure hunger in case they have nothing to eat or drink. It also tells them about the suffering those people have to undergo who are poor and don't have much to eat. Muslims also repent from all the bad deeds they have done throughout their lives.

The reason why I am writing this blog is to highlight a key significance of Ramadan, which we Muslims tend to forget is that we, as Ummah and as Muslims, are not holding ourselves accountable for the sufferings the Ummah is facing right now. We all know that the Ummah as a whole is in a very bad situation. In particular the regions like Palestine, Kashmir, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya etc. Have we ever asked ourselves the question, why is the Ummah suffering so much? Why is there so much misery in many Muslim-majority regions of the world? Why is there so much violence, widespread poverty, and chaos in many Muslim-majority regions of the world? Why we, as Muslim ummah are, so weak even though there are about 57 Muslim-majority states in the world?

We, as Ummah, need to ask ourselves all these questions. We need to get answers to these questions. We need to ask ourselves these questions despite the fact there are about 1.8 Billion Muslims in the world and despite the fact that we have the best resources (Quran and Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH) available for our guidance and for our success in this life and in the life hereafter but still Muslims are weak and are in a very miserable situation. We need to know that the reason we, as a Ummah, are suffering is due to our own deeds.

"Corruption has spread on land and sea as a result of what people’s hands have done so that Allah may cause them to taste the consequences of˺ some of their deeds and perhaps they might return to the Right Path." [Surah al-Rum Verse no.41]

We need to know that this world is a test for us, but unfortunately, we, as individual Muslims and as ammah, are failing this test.

"We will certainly test you with a touch of fear and famine and loss of property, life, and crops. Give good news to those who patiently endure." [Surah al-Baqarah Verse no.155]

“The greatest reward comes with the greatest trial. When Allah loves a people He tests them. Whoever accepts that wins His pleasure but whoever is discontent with that earns His wrath.” [Sunan ibn Majah Hadith no.4031]

We as individuals know ourselves better that we are failing or passing this test, but no one can deny the fact that we, as Ummah, are failing it. Now the question arises what do we need to do to pass this test? As Ummah and as individuals we need to hold ourselves accountable. We need to know that the sufferings we are facing are a result of our own deeds. We, as Ummah, need to eradicate these deeds from within ourselves. The month of Ramadan is the best time to do it. Apart from seeking forgiveness from Allah Almighty, we, as Ummah, need to eradicate all the causes of our sufferings.

We need to know our history. We should not forget the fact that Muslims dominated the world for about 1000 years in the fields of science, technology, warfare, economy, education, medicine, etc. We need to know how Muslims became so powerful and dominated the world in almost every field and how it ended up like this today, there is so much chaos in the Ummah. We need to learn from our forefathers what sort of character they had that Muslims were superpowers for so many centuries. We also need to learn from their mistakes, which they did as a result of which we lost that status, and not repeat these mistakes again. Most important of all, we need to study the Character of Prophet Muhammad PBUH, the rightly guided Ahlul-bait, the Sahaba, the 5 rightly guided Caliphs, Tabiyeen, and the Taba Tabiyeen. We need to try our best to imitate their character within ourselves, and the month of Ramadan is the best time of the year to do this.

In this month of Ramadan, we Muslims as Ummah and as individuals not only need to seek the forgiveness of Allah and worship him but also know the cause of our sufferings, and we need to learn from our glorious past. We, as a Ummah, need to hold ourselves accountable for all this suffering. We need to develop the Character, bravery, piety, knowledge, discipline, patience, integrity, faith, etc. of our past heroes who dedicated their lives to the cause of Allah, but along with that, we need to learn from some of their mistakes that they did to not repeat them again.

May Allah bless you all with his blessings and mercy in this Holy month of Ramadan!

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