Mustafa Khattab – Prophets Worship in Ramadan
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So today, inshallah, briefly, we'll talk about the
worship of the prophet
in the month of Ramadan. So we follow
his example
and learn from him salallahu alayhi wasalam to
get the infinite
rewards
of Ramadan and the mercy of Allah subhanahu
wa ta'ala in this month.
So the scholars say that Allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala exalted
sometimes over other times.
So Ramadan is the best, is the best
month in the year. And Allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala exalted some places over others.
So he exalted the Masjid Haram, the sacred
Masjid in Mecca over other places of worship
in the whole world.
And Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala exalts with some
humans over others, and the prophet salaam alayhi
wa sallam is the best human being there
is.
So in this authentic hadith narrated by Amdulai
Abbas, the prophet
says a prayer in the sacred masjid in
Mecca is better than a 100,000
prayers in another masjid
because of the special place.
And Ramadan is a special time,
and the reward for good deeds in this
month is multiplied
infinitely because it's a special time.
So
the same is also true for Ramadan. If
you do something, an act of worship in
Ramadan, then it would be more than any
other month.
For example, in the authentic Hadith, the Sahid
al Bukhari, the prophet
says,
So the scholars classify the different acts of
worship into 3 groups, 3 categories.
So the first one is the verbal acts
of worship,
like recitation of Quran in this month
and remembering Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala Zikr.
The second one is the physical acts of
worship, and this will include
salah.
It will include fasting.
It includes the atikaf and the masjid. It
includes omer.
The third type is the financial
acts of worship. And this includes zakat, if
you give your zakat of Ramadan,
charity, and zakat with fiftr.
And all of these acts of worship, subhanAllah,
all of them are combined in the month
of Ramadan. We do all of them in
the month of Ramadan, and the prophet
did them in this month of Ramadan.
Revealed.
So we know that Ramadan is the month
in which the Quran was revealed.
In authentic hadith and Bukhary,
the prophet salawasal as salam used to review
the Quran every single night in Ramadan
with Jibreel alaihi salam.
So you have to be connected to the
Quran in this month as the prophet did.
So if someone as we said that the
Prophet SAW wasalam revealed the Quran every night
of Ramadan,
if someone is not able to read the
Quran because the person is old or because
the person can't read or because the person
is not Arab, the majority
of Muslims are not Arab. 85% of Muslims,
they're not Arab. They can't read Arab.
If you listen to the recitation of the
Quran,
you would get the reward for reading.
And if you listen to the recitation in
Arabic followed by English translation, inshallah, you will
get the reward.
Worst case scenario,
if you read the Quran in translation in
English or French or Spanish, inshallah, you will
get the reward. When Nabi Yusala asked,
So
the prophet says in an authentic hadith,
if someone who is a professional recitator of
the Quran recites, he will get or she
will get one reward for every letter.
But if someone recites the Quran and it
is difficult for them, they don't know how
to recite.
InshaAllah, they give 2 rewards.
One for reciting and one for the effort.
So there's no excuse not to listen to
the Quran.
Even if you listen to the Quran on
your way to the masjid, you have to
be connected to the Quran in any way.
So we said the purple acts of worship
like reciting the Quran and mik. The second
one is the physical acts of worship like
salah,
fasting, empty cab, umrah. The third part is
the financial
The first hadith
is narrated by Anas that the Prophet SAW
was
asked, what is the best charity I can
give throughout the year? And the Prophet SAW
says, at charity in Ramadan.
This is the best charity we can give
because, as we said, the reward is multiplied
several times in this month.
And this is,
supported by another hadith by Abdullah ibn Abbas
and Sa'id al Bukhali.
The prophet salaam, according to Abdullah ibn Abbas,
was the most generous person there is. He
was very generous all year long, but the
prophet salaam, according to this hadith, was exceptionally
exceptionally
generous in the month of Ramadan.
Some people ask,
So some people ask, can I give my
zakat
in Ramadan although it is not to you
yet? I have to give my zakat like
3 or 4 months, 5 months later. But
can I give my zakat in Ramadan to
get the infinite rewards?
The answer comes in a hadith from the
prophet sahih al mideen
al Abbas, the uncle of the prophet sahih
al alaihi wa sallam, asked him asked the
prophet sahih alaihi wa sallam. He said, my
zakah is not due yet,
but I can't. Can I pay it now
ahead of time, although it is not due
yet? So the prophet
said, yes, you can do it.
So one of the best acts of worship
that you can do in Ramadan is to
make a tikaf in the masjid.
And the majority of the scholars
say that anytime anytime you spend in the
masjid, if you have the intention for tikaf,
you will get the reward of tikaf. So
if you come to Jummah,
according to the opinion of the majority of
the scholars, Jumun al Fukkarah with the intention
of Atikaf, you will get the reward for
Atikaf.
If you come to salah to ask, make
the intention for Atikaf, you take the reward
for Atikaf. If if you come for salah
to Isha, and
salah to altaqah
your woman,
and you have the intention for Altaqah, you'll
get the reward for Altaqah. And this is
one of the bounties of Allah
in this month. And the Prophet
exerted more effort. He dedicated more time to
antigaf in the last 10 nights of the
month of Ramadan.
The final announcement inshaAllah, the messenger is opening
the door, is, starting a fundraiser drive
for the Islamic Academy. We're trying to collect
a $1,000,000 for the Academy. And inshaAllah, if
this is the will of Allah, this will
be the last time we will fundraise for
the Islamic Academy. So please donate generously toward
this noble cause, especially in this month.