Ramadan Articles

In order to aid the reader is better navigating our website’s content related to Ramadan, we have made this page which will collect the relevant material and organize it into appropriate categories. Some articles fall into more than one category. BaarakAllaahu feekum.

Ramadan preparation:

• Khutbah on Welcoming Ramadan in the Proper Way: Imam al-Sa’di
• Three reasons why it is disliked to fast one or two days before Ramadan: Ibn Rajab
• Khutbah of Imam al-Sa’di on the eve of Ramadan
• “The month of ‪‎Rajab‬ is the key to the months of goodness and blessings”: Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
• Preparing for Ramadan in Sha’baan: ibn Rajab al-Hanbali

Friday Khutbahs:

• Khutbah on Welcoming Ramadan in the Proper Way: Imam al-Sa’di
• Khutbah of Imam al-Sa’di on the eve of Ramadan
• Khutbah on the Merits of Ramadan: Imam al-Sa’di
• A Khutbah just before the last ten days of Ramadan: Imam al-Sa’di
• Khutbah at the Beginning of Shawwaal: Imam al-Sa’di

Tafsir:

• Fasting is prescribed for you in order that you may become al-muttaqoon: Tafsir al-Sa’di
• The wisdom of not disclosing the date of Laylatu’l-Qadr: Imam al-Baghawi
• “Indeed the patient will be given their reward without measure”
• “… And Seek What Allah Has Decreed For You”: Tafsir al-Tabari
• Chapter on Fasting in the Qur’an – part 1: Imam al-Sa’di
• Chapter on Fasting in the Qur’an – part 2: Imam al-Sa’di
• Chapter on Fasting in the Qur’an – part 3: Imam al-Sa’di
• Tafsir of Surah al-Baqarah 183-188: al-Tafsir al-Muyassar

Explanations of hadeeth:

• Two Joys for the Fasting Person: Imam al-Sa’di
• Generosity and Studying the Qur’an during Ramadan – Ibn Hajr
• “The people will remain on good as long as they hasten the breaking of the fast” : Fath al-Bari
• “Whoever stands Ramadan with eemaan and ihtisaab, his previous sins will be forgiven”: Sharh al-Nawawi
• Ibn Mas’ood and the Prophet’s Final Review of the Qur’an

Relationship with the Qur’an During Ramadan:

• Generosity and Studying the Qur’an during Ramadan – Ibn Hajr
• How to benefit from reading the Qur’an during Ramadan: Sheikh Muhammad Bazmool
• Some Benefits Derived from the Prophet’s Annual Review of the Qur’an with Jibril: Sheikh bin Baaz
• What is the minimum amount of time to complete reciting the Qur’an: Sheikh bin Baaz
• Reading Books of Tafsir During Ramadan: Sheikh ‘Abd al-Kareem al-Khudayr
• Supplicating upon Completion of the Qur’an: Sheikh ibn ‘Uthaymeen

Heart-warmers:

• “Be more concerned about the acceptance of deeds than the deeds themselves”
• An encouragement towards rectification in the last days of Ramadan: Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
• The fast is not perfected until one abandons the forbidden actions: Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
• “The entire dunya is a month of fasting for the muttaqeen”

Miscellaneous articles:

• Benefits of Fasting: Sheikh ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Sa’di
• The Multiplication of Rewards during Ramadan: Ibn Rajab
• Each one of the five pillars expiates sins: Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
• Voluntary fasting in Muharram and its virtues: Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
• The Relationship between Supplication and Fasting: Tafsir ibn Kathir
• Supplication in Ramadan: Tafsir ibn Kathir

Qiyaam al-Layl:

• Allah’s commendations for those who pray during the night
• “We are not able to perform qiyaam al-lail”: Responses from the salaf
• Those Who Seek Forgiveness in the Last Part of the Night: Tafsir al-Qurtubi

The Last Part of Ramadan:

• A Khutbah just before the last ten days of Ramadan: Imam al-Sa’di
• Making the Most of your Nights and Days in the Last Ten Nights of Ramadan
• An encouragement towards rectification in the last days of Ramadan: Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
• The relationship between al-Tawheed and al-istighfaar: Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
• Which are More Virtuous, the First Ten of Dhu’l-Hijjah or the Last Ten of Ramadan?
• Supplicating upon Completion of the Qur’an: Sheikh ibn ‘Uthaymeen
• What Should I Do When I Finish a Complete Reading of the Qur’an?: Sheikh ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Junayd
• Zakah al-Fitr in the Qur’an: Tafsir al-Baghawi

Laylah al-Qadr:

• The Meaning of “Laylah al-Qadr”: Tafsir al-Shinqitee
• The Meaning of “Laylah al-Qadr”: Sheikh ibn ‘Uthaymeen
• The wisdom of not disclosing the date of Laylatu’l-Qadr: Imam al-Baghawi
• The date of Laylatu’l-Qadr being unknown – “Perhaps that is better for you”: Ibn Kathir
• Better than One Thousand Months: Tafsir al-Baghawi
• The Blessed Night is Laylah al-Qadr, not the Middle of Sha’baan

After Ramadan:

• Night Prayers on the Night Before ‘Eid: Sheikh ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Junayd
• The Three Legislated ‘Eids for the Believers: Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
• From the benefits of fasting six days of Shawwaal: Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
• Khutbah at the Beginning of Shawwaal: Imam al-Sa’di