LIFE : IN THE MONTH OF RAMADHAN........

Ibn Abbas radiyal-laahu anhu says that he heard the Nabi Saw say, Jannah is made frangrant with the sweetest perfumes in Ramadhan. From the very beginning of the year till the end, it is brightly decorated for this month.

And when the first night of Ramadhan appears, a wind blows from beneath Allah Taalla's throne. It is called Mutheerah and causes the leaves of the tree of Jannah to rustle and the door handles to vibrate, thus giving forth such a melodious sound as had never been heard before. The hoor [ women of Jannah] then step forth till they appear in the centre of balconies of Jannah, exclaiming, " Is there anyone asking Allah Taalla for us that Allah Taalla may join us in marriage with him?"

Then these hoors call out: O Ridwan [ keeper of jannah] , what night is this?" He replies : " It is indeed the first night of Ramadhan, when the doors of Jannah are opened to those who observe the fast from among the ummah of Muhammad Saw"

Rasullullah Saw further said: " Allah Taalla says: O Ridwan open the doors of Jannah and Maalik [ keeper of Jahanam], close the doors of Jahanam for those who fast from among the ummah of Ahmad Saw. O Jibraeel, proceed down to the earth and bind all the rebellious Shayaateen, put them in chains, cast them in the oceans, so that they make no mischief, to spoil the fast of the ummah of my beloved Muhammad Saw."

Allah Taalla commands a herald from the heaven to call out three times on each one of the night of Ramadhan: " Is there anyone begging of Methat I may grant him his desire? Is there anyone repentingto Me that I may turn in mercy to him? Is there anyone begging My forgiveness that I may Forgive him? Who is there who shall give a loan to the one Whose wealth does not diminish, and the One Who duly pays back without any deductions?"

Rasullullah Saw saiod further: Every dayat the time of breaking the fast Allah Taalla sets free one million such souls from the fire of Jahanam who had previously been found to deserve Jahanam. On the last night, He sets free as manymore as had beenset free throughout the month,"

" On the night of Lailatul Qadar, Allah Taalla commands the angel Jibraeel to descend to the earth with a large group of angels. Thaewdescend carrying a green flag, which is then planted on the top of the kaabah. Jibraeel alayhis salaam himself has one hundred wings, two of which are spread out on this night only."

He spread out these two wings so that their width extends from east to west, Jibraeel alayhis salaam then sends out the angels in alldirection to offer salutation to anybody they find standing in salaah or sitting, performing salaah or celebrating the praises of Allah Taalla. They shake hands with them and say aameen to all their doa's until dawn,"

When dawn comes, Jibraeel alayhis salaam calls out: " Depart angels of Allah Taalla, depart. The Angels then inquire: O Jibraeel what did Allah Taalla do regarding the needs that the faithful one from among the ummah of Ahmad Saw put before him?" Jibraeel Alayhis salaam replies: allah Taalla looked at them with mery and pardoned them all, except four kinds of people."

Thereupon, we sahaabah inquired: " Who are they, O rasullullah?" Rasullullah Saw [ sallal-laahu alayhi wa salaam] replied: They are the ones who addicted to wine, those disobedient to their parents, those who cut themselves off from their near relatives, and those who habour ill-will against their fellow beings and break off relation with them."

And then the night of Eid at the end of Ramadhan, the night that a called Laylatul jaa'izah[ the night of reward], comes along. On the morning of Eid, Allah Taalla sends down the angels to all the land of the earth, where they take their positions on the streets and lanes calling out with a voice that is heard by all except men and jinn. " O ummah of Muhammad Saw come forth from your houses towards the Sustainer, who is noble and Gracious, Who grants abundantly and pardons the major sins.

When they proceed for their Eid saalah, Allah Taalla says to theangels : What indeed is the reward of that employee wha has rendered full service?" The angels reply " O Sustainer and Master, it is only right that he shall receive his reward in full for his service." Allah Taalla then says, " I call you to witness, O My angels, that for their havingfasted for Mew during Ramadhan and for theirhaving stood before Me in Saalah by night, I have granted to themas a reward My pleasure and have granted them forgiveness. O Myslaves, ask now of Me, for I swear by My Honour and Greatness, that whatsoever you shall beg of Me this day in this assembly of yours, for the needs of your akhirah I shall grant you, and whatever you shall ask for your worldly needs, I shall grant what is to your advantage. By My honour, I swear, as long as you shall obey My commands, I shallcover up your fault. By my Honour and My Greatness, I swear, that I shall never disgrace you in front of the transgressors and disbelieves.

Return now from here, you are forgiven, You have indeed pleased Me and I am pleased you"

The angels, on seeing this great reward bestowed upon the ummah of Muhammad Saw on the day of Eid, become greatlypleased and happy. [ O Allah, makes us among those fortunate ones, aameen]

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Anas Radiyal-laahu anhu reports that Rasullullah Saw said: On Lailatul Qadar, the angel Jibrail alayhis-salaam descends upon the earth with a group of Angel making doa for blessings for every servant of Allah Taalla whom they see in worship, standing or sitting and engrossed in Allah Taalla's praise. Then on the day of eid Allah Taalla boasts about them to the angel [ who had been critical at the time of Adam 's creation] 'O My angel, what is the reward of that worker who has done his job very well? They reply 'O our Sustainer, his reward should be given to him in full. To this Allah Taalla replies, 'O My Angel, verily My servant, the males among them as well as female, have today duly performed their obligatory duty, thereafter they set forth to place for eid sallah raising their voices in doa to Me. I swear by My Honour, by My Grandeur, by My Grace and by My Exalted Position, that I shall surely answer the Doa of these people.  Thereafter Allah Taalla address the people: Go forth, I have forgiven your sins, and have replaced your evil deeds with righteous ones. these people then return from eid sallah in such condition that their sins stand forgiven.

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Anas  Radiyal-laahu anhu reports: Once when Ramadhan began, the Rasol of Allah Saw Said, A month has verily come upon you, wherein lies a night better than a thousand months. Whoever misses such a night, has indeed been deprived of all that is good, and none is deprived of it, except he who is really unfortunate.

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Abu Hurairah RA reports that Rasullullah SAW said:  Whoever stands in [ worship] on lailatul qadar with complete faith and with sincere hope of gaining reward, all his previous sins are forgiven.

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Sa'ad Ra enquired from Rasullullah Saw that, as his mother was dead, what type of sadaqah would be best? [ for inviting Divine blessings for her soul]. Rasullullah Saw replied that water was the best of all. On that, Sa'ad had a well dug, so that his mother should receive the blessings.

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Rasullullah Saw has said that he who strieves to help a needy unmarried woman or a poor person, is like the one who strieves in jehaad and, probably he added, he is like one who prays all night without the slightest, slackness and is like a person who fasts every day of his whole life.

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Rasullullah Saw has said that whosoever believes in Allah Taala and the day of jugdement must treat his guest well, refrain from causing difficulties for his neighbour, and whatever he utters must be good, or else he should hold his tongue; the other version of hadith adds: ' He should be kind to his kinsfolk.

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Muhammad Saw has said, " whoever gives clothes to a naked Muslim, Allah Ta'ala will give him a green dress to wear in Jannah; and he who gives something to eat to a hungry Muslim, Allah Ta'ala will feed him with the fruits of Jannah; and the one who gives a drink of water to a thirsty Muslim, Allah Ta'ala will give him a drink of sealed wine of Jannah."

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Asmaa Radiallho anha has said that Rasullullah Saw told her to spend freely and not to count, otherwise [ if she counted] Allah Ta'ala would give her counted favours; and not to save money, for [ if she did so] Allah Taala will also keep away from her [ will give her less], therefore, she should give as much as possible.

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Rasullullah Saw has said that once a person in a jungle heard voice from A cloud above , saying, " Go and supply water to such and such person's garden". Thereupon the cloud moved in one direction and rained on a piece of stony land. A channel collected the whole of that water which began to flow in a particular direction. He followed it and came to a place where a man stood with a shovel in hand, diverting the water into his garden. The person asked the man his name, and when he told him, it was the very name he had heard from the cloud. The person then asked him why he had asked his name? The person replied that he had heard a voice coming from the cloud saying, " Go and supply water to such and such person's garden* and it was the same name which he had told him. The person then asked the man, " What he did for the cloud to supply water to his garden." The owner replied that now he has to tell him the truth facts. Whatever produce he got from the garden, he divided it into three equel parts; one part i.e one third of the produce, he gave away promptly as sadaqah, the second part he kept for himself and the family; the remaining one third he spent on the garden itself.

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Rasullullah Saw has said, " Sadaqah does not cause a decrease in wealth and to forgive an offender enhances the honour of the forgive. Whoever humbles himself for the pleasure of Allah Jalla Shanohu, he is exhalted by Haq Ta'ala Shanohu."

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Rasullullah Saw has said, " Be quick in giving Sadaqah, as a calamity cannot overtake Sadaqah.

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Abu hurairah Ra narrates that Rasullullah Saw said, " A man [ from Bani israil] decided to give sadaqah quietly atnight. He took it and placed it in a person's hand. In the morning , people started talking and saying. " last night, sadaqah was given to a thief!" The4 man said. " O Allah, To Thee be Praise! I gave it to a thief! I could do nothing if it had been given to a worse person'. He decided to give a sadaqah again on the following night and put it in a hand of woman not be a thief; he might have thought that a woman would not be a thief. In the morning the people were talking and saying, ' sadaqah was given to a prostitute last night.' The man said ' O Allah, to Thee be Praise! I gave it to a prostitute! My property deserved worse than that'. He decided to give a sadaqah a third time on the following night and placed it in the hand of unknown person. In the morning, the people were talking and saying,' last night, sadaqah was given to a rich man'. The man said 'O Allah, to Thee praise! I gave it to a thief, prostitute and a rich man'! He then had a dream in which he was told that his sadaqah had been accepted. It was given providentially to a thief so that it might result in his refraining from stealing: to a prostitute so that she might repent of the immorality and to the rich man to teach a lesson, so that he may spend out of that which Allah Swt had given him. Following the example of the pious who gave sadaqah, unnoticed".

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Someone asked Rasullullah Saw as to what kind of sadaqah was most rewardable? Rasullullah Saw replied, " When at the time of giving you are in good health, you have greed for wealth, you fear to become poor and have a keen desire to become rich. That is the opportunity; do not postpone it till last moment of your life and then say, " so much to so and so, and so much to that [ masjid] and that much to such and such [ madrasah]. although actually now the property belongs to so and so [heirs] [ MISKAT ]

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Uqbah Ra has narrated that he offered his asar salaat with Rasullullah Saw. At the end of salaat Rasullullah Saw hastily got up and, stepping over the shoulders of people, went to the houses of one of his wives. People, not knowing what the necessity was, were perplexed over his haste. On his return he preceived the people's anxiety and explained that he had suddenly remembered behind a piece of gold in the house and he was afraid [ lest his death should take place while he owned a piece of gold; which would become objectionable for him on the Day of Reckoning], so, he had hurried home to tell them to distribute it immediately.

Umme Salmah Rha has also narrated a similar incident, She says that once Rasullullah Saw came home looking upset; she thought he was not well and enquired as to what had happened. The reply was the seven Dinaars had been received the previous night and that they were still lying unspent in the conner of his bed.[ Lhya] Rasullullah Saw used to receive present continuously but he spent immediately, whether it was day opr night and whether he was well or unwell. He did not rest content till everything had been spent. So much so that, in the state of serious illness when there was no oil in the lamp and seven gold coins were lying in the house. neither Rasullullah Saw nor Aisha Rha thought of buying some oil with the money!

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Rasullullah Saw has said, " O son of Adam, it is better for you to give away what you can spare, and to withold it is worse for you; but you will not be blamed if you keep back what may barely suffice you, and spend first on those who are dependent on you".

Abu Saeed Khudri Ra narates that once he was among those who were accompanying Rasullullah Saw on a journey. One of the companions kept moving up and down the caravan with his she camel. At this, Rasullullah Saw said if someone had a spare animal for riding he should give it away to the one who had none, and whoever had extra provision should give these to them who were in need. The Sahabah surmised from this that no one had any right to his provision beyond his actual need. [ Abu Dawood]

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Rasullullah Saw said, " two angels come down [ from the heaven ] every morning ; one prays, ' O Allah, grant a return to him who spends, while the other prays, ' O Allah, destroy the wealth of him who withholds it".

Hafiz Ibne Hajar Rahmatullah alaihe says, " when the property is hoarded, it bring ruin in its wake : very often the property is ruined: sometimes the owner himself passes away, leaving behind everything, or he is ruined through leading a vicious life. On the contrary, those who spend [ for a good cause] are blessed with inrease in their property".

According to a hadist, " whoever gives much sadaqah, Allah Himself looks after his property after his death." [Lhya].

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Rasulullah Saw said, " If I possessed gold to the extent of mount Uhud, I would not like to keep any of it with me for more than three days, except what I put aside for paying a debt".

Abu zarr Ghifari Radhiallaho Anho, a famous and extremely pious sahabi, had particilar aversion to wealth, about which several incident have been reported. He says, " I was once accompanying Rasullullah Saw, when he lookeds at the mount Uhud and said, " If this mountain were turn into gold and be given to me, I would not like to keep a single Dinaar of it with me for more than three days except that which I put aside to pay a debt". He added, " many of those who have much property shall gain scanty reward, except for those who say, " take this and this, before them, behind them, on the right and on the left".

The narator made a gesture indicating that they spend profusely with both their hands, distributing money to people around them [BUKHARI]

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Hazrat Ibnu Abbas r.anhuma berkata bahawa beliau telah mendengar Rasullullah saw bersabda," Sesungguhnya syurga diharumkan dan dihiasi dari tahun ketahun untuk menyambut kedatangan Ramadhan. Apabila tiba malam pertama dari bulan Ramadhan, sejenis angin akan bertiup dari bawah 'Arasy yang dinamakan 'MUTHIRAH'. Lalu bergeseranlah daun-daun pokok surga dan juga gagang pintu-pintu syurga, maka kedengarlah satu bunyian yang begitu merdu dari itu sebelumnya. Kemudian muncullah bidadari-bidadari bermata jeli sehingga mereka berhenti dianjung syurga. Mereka menyeru, "Adakah sesiapa yang ingin meminang kami supaya Allah swt mengahwinkannya dengan kami?". Kemudian mereka berkata lagi," Wahai Ridhwan penjaga syurga! Malam apakah ini?" Beliau akan menjawab kepada mereka dengan berkata, " Ya! Malam ini adalah malam pertama dari bulan Ramadhan,[hari ini] pintu-pnitu syurga dibuka bagi orang yang berpuasa dikalangan umat Muhammad saw." Nabi bersabda lagi, Allahswt akan berfirman, ' Wahai Ridhwan! bukakan lah pintu-pintu syurga dan wahai Malik [penjaga neraka] tutuplah pintu-pintu neraka bagi mereka yang berpuasa daripada kalangan umat Ahmad. Wahai Jibrail! Turunlah kebumi dan tangkaplah syaitan yang sangat-sangat degil lalu ikatlah mereka dengan rantai kemudian lontarkanlah mereka kedalam laut supaya mereka tidak dapat merosakan puasa umat Muhammad kekasihKu."

Baginda bersabda lagi, " Allah swt akan memerintahkan seorang penyeru pada setiap malam dari Ramadhan supaya dia menyeru tiga kali, "Adakah sesiapa yang ingin memohon supaya Aku mengurniakannya?" Adakah sesiapa yang ingin bertaubat supaya Aku menerima taubatnya? Adakah sesiapa yang inginkan memohon keampunan supaya Aku mengampuninya? Siapakah yang sanggup memberi hutang sepenuh-penuhnya tanpa sebarang kekurangan."

Baginda saw bersabda lagi, " Setiap hari pada waktu berbuka puasa dari bulan Ramadhan Allah saw akan membebaskan sejuta manusia yang kesemuanya telah ditentukan untuk masuk neraka. Apabila tiba hari terakhir bulan Ramadhan, Allah saw akan membebaskan pada hari itu sebanyak bilangan manusia yang telah Dia bebaskan dari awal sehingga ke akhir bulan.

Apabila tiba lailatulqadar Allah saw akan memerintahkan Jibrail a.s. supaya turun bersama satu kumpulan besar malaikat. Bersama mereka terdapat bendera hijau. Beliau akan memacakan bendera itu di atas ka'bah. Jibrail a.s. mempunyai seratus sayap. Dua daripada sayap tersebut tidak pernah dibuka kecuali pada malam itu sahaja. Lalu beliau membuka kedua-dua sayapnya sehingga menutupi timur dan barat. Kemudian pada malam tersebut Jibrail a.s. akan mendorongkan para malaikat lain supaya mereka pergi memberi salam kepada setiap orang yang sedang beridi atau duduk, bersolah atau berzikir. Maka para malaikat itu akan berjabat tangan dengan mereka dan akan mengaminkan doa-doa mereka sehingga terbit fajar. Apabila terbit fajar Jibrail a.s. akan menyeru segala malaikat " sekarang pulanglah!" para malaikat itu pun akan bertanya, " wahai Jibrail apa yang Allah swt telah lakukan terhadap keperluan-keperluan orang beriman di kalangan umat Ahmad saw?" Beliau akan menjawab, Allah swt telah memerhatikan mereka pada malam itu lalu mengampunkan mereka semua kecuali empat jenis manusia." Maka kami pun bertanya. "Siapakah mereka ya Rasullullah?" Baginda saw bersabda," Lelaki yang berterusan meminum arak, seseorang yang menderhakai kedua-dua ibubapanya, seseorang yang memutuskan silatulrahim [ memutuskan hubungan sesama keluarga ] dan musyahin." Kami bertanya, " Ya Rasullullah, siapakah musyahin itu?" Baginda saw menjawab, Dia ialah musorin [ orang yang berhasad dengki dan memutuskan hubungan ]"

Apabila tiba malam hari raya aidil-fitri maka malam itu disebut [dilangit] sebagai lailatul Jaizah [malam pengurniaan hadiah ]. Pada pagi hari raya itu Allah swt menghantar para malaikat kesetiap tempat. Lalu ,mereka turun kebumi dan berdiri dimuka muka jalan dan lorong. Mereka akan menyeru dengan suara yang boleh didengari oleh semua makhluk Allah swt selain jin dan manusia. Mereka berkata" wahai umat Muhammad! keluarlah kepada Tuhan yang Maha Pemurah yang mengurniakan dengan banyaknya dan yang mengampuni dosa-dosa besar." Apabila mereka tiba di tempat sembahyang raya, Allah swt akan bertanya kepada para malaikat,"Apakah balasan bagi seorang pekerja yang telah menyempurnakan kerjanya?" Para malaikat akan berkata, "Wahai Tuhan dan pemilik kami, balasannya ialah disempurnakan ganjarannya." lalu Allah swt berfirman, "Sesungguhnya Aku menjadikan kamu sebagai saksi, wahai malaikatku, sesungguhnya Aku menjadikan keredaan dan keampunanku sebagai pahala bulan Ramadhan dan ibadat malam mereka." Allah swt akan berkata lagi, "wahai hamba-hambaKu pohonlah daripadaKu. Demi kemuliaan dan keagunganKu, kamu tidak memohon sesuatu daripadaKu pada hari ini iaitu dalam perhimpunan kamu ini untuk kepentingan akhirat, melainkan Aku pasti akan menunaikannya dan begitu juga untuk kepentingan dunia yang kamu pohon nescaya Aku akan mengurniakan yang baik bagimu. Demi KemulianKu, Aku akan tutupkan keaiban-keaiban selama engkau mengingatiKu. Demi kemulianKu dan KeagunganKu, tidaklah Aku akan menghinakan kamu dan tidak juga Aku akan memalukan kamu dikalangan orang-orang yang berdosa [ dan orang-orang kafir]. Bersurailah dalam keadaan kamu telah diampunkan. Sesungguhnya kamu telah meredakan daku dan aku juga telah reda dengan kamu. " Maka, bergembiralah para malaikat dan bersuka rialah mereka dengan segala yang dikurniakan Allah swt kepada umat ini apabila mereka telah selesai berpuasa pada bulan Ramadhan.

" Ya Allah, jadikan kami dikalangan mereka"

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Hazrat Ibnu Abbas r.anhuma berkata bahawa sesungguhnya sekali beliau sedang beri'tikaf didalam masjid Nabi saw, Seorang lelaki telah datang kepadanya lalu memberi salam kemudian dia telah duduk. Hazrat Ibnu Abbas r.anhuma telah berkata kepadanya, "Wahai polan! Aku nampak kamu berada dalam keadaan dukacita dan sedih," Dia menjawab, " Ya, wahai saudara sepupu Rasullullah. Aku ada hak yang wajib ditunaikan kepada si polan dan demi kehormatan penghuni kubur ini, aku tidak mampu menunaikan hak tersebut," Hazrat Ibnu Abbas r. anhuma pun berkata, " Adakah patut aku bercakap dengannya bagi pihakmu?" Lelaki itu menjawab, " Persilakanlah sekiranya engkau sudi," Perawi berkata bahawa Hazrat Ibnu Abbas r. anhuma pun memakai kasut lalu keluar dari Masjid. Lelaki itu pun berkata kepadanya, "Apakah engkau lupa apa yang sedang engkau lakukan?" Hazrat Ibnu Abbas r. anhuma menjawab, sedang kedua matanya digenangi air mata, " Tidak, tetapi sesungguhnya aku telah mendengar penghuni kubur ini, padahal masa zamannya baru sahaja berlalu, telah bersabda," Sesiapa yang berjalan untuk menunaikan hajat saudaranya dan dapat menyempurnakan hajat tersebut adalah lebih baik baginya beri'tikaf sepuluh tahun. Sesiapa beri'tikaf sehari kerana mencari keredaan Allah maka Allah akan menjadikan antaranya dengan neraka tiga parit dan satu parit lebih lebar dari jarak antara bumi dan langit."

Untuk keterangan hadisth rujuk kitab Fadhilat Amal bab Fadhilat Ramadhan bahagian I'tikaf.