Every Ramadan i try to collect as much information in regards to trying to make full effective use of the holy month. Through Khutbas and online research i managed to gather a few which i found quite beneficial and quite rewarding and which can be easily practiced during the month. I want to share some of these with you. In regards to references i have provided for a few. If you have any concerns in regards to the references i will try my best to get them for you.
There are many optional ibaadaabts that allah has given ordained to us in our religion. Let alone the optional ibadaats many of us are depreived of practicing the compulsory ones because of busy life style we live. In the month of ramadan by th mercy of Allah most of us make the effort to make adjustments in our daily routine to practice the compulsories of the religion and for some optional ibaadaats as well. we should all step ahead by bringing the optional ibaadaats into practice in ramadan.. since the reward of every Fardh act is multiplied seventy times and In the month of Ramadan Almighty Allah grants us the reward of a Fardh action for every Nafl performed.
The following are some Optional Ibaadaats which can be practiced in the month to gain maximum reward.
Salaatul Ishraaq
Ishraaq time begins when the sun is high in the morning after twenty minutes of sun-rise. Offering two or four Rakahs prayer this time is highly rewarding. A Hadees says that the one who sits and busies himself in remembrance of Allah after finishing Fajr prayer in Jama’at till he offers two Rakahs prayer after sunrise will earn reward of Hajj and Umrah.
Benefits of the ibadat During Ramadan: Reward For 70 Hajjs and Umrahs
Salaatul Awwaabeen
Offering six Rakahs after obligatory prayer of Maghrib is commendable. This prayer is called Salaatul Awwaabeen. It is optional to offer it either with one Salaam or two Salaam or with three Salaam. But it is better to say Salaam after every two Rakahs. If all six Rakahs are offered jointly i.e. with one Salaam then the first two will be deemed “Sunnat-e-Muakkadah” and the rest four as Nafl. A Hadees says that the one who offers six Rakahs prayer after Maghrib prayer speaking nothing but what is good in between the two prayers, will earn reward equal to the worship of twelve years
Benefits of the ibadat During Ramadan: Reward For 70x12 years
Tahajjud Prayer
One should go to bed after having offered 'Ishaa prayer (Fard) and then whenever he wakes up in the night before the dawn of Fajr is Tahajjud time for him. He should perform Wudu and offer at least two Rakahs. Eight Rakahs (of Tahajjud prayer) are Sunnat.
However, twelve Rakahs are in practice of"Mashaa-ikh" (saintly guides). One is at liberty to recite which Surah and verses he likes from the Holy Quran in this prayer. In case, the Holy Quran is not committed to one’s memory then it is better for him to recite “Surah Ikhlaas” thrice in every Rakah which will earn him the reward of (equal to the) recitation of the whole Quran. The excellences of Tahajjud prayer have been delineated by Ahaadees. The face of the believer who offers this prayer extensively and regularly becomes more beautiful and bright. He will also be admitted into heavens without any reckoning.
Dua before entering the shopping mall or market
There is a hadith in tirmidhi in which Prophet muhammad P.b.u.h says that if a person goes to a shopping center and recites the following .. he wil get one million virtues. That is one million small sins are forgiven. And This value is multiplied by 70, meaning 70 million virtues are rewarded to that person in the month if ramadan.
La ilaha illallahu Wahdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul mulko wa la hul hamdo youh yee wa youmeetu wa huwa hayyu la yamooto bi yadihil khayru wa huwa 'ala kulli shayin qadeer.
Translation: None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner, to Him belongs all sovereignty and praise. He gives life and causes death, and He is living and does not die. In His hand is all good and He is over all things, omnipotent.
The reward of lailatul qadr.
The night of power is equivalent to 1000 months, 30 000 nights, or 83 years and 4 months of worship. In Kanzul (Ummal) it is written that if a person reads the following 3 times, he gets the reward of Laylatul-Qadr:
Laillaha illallahul haleemul kareem. Subhaanallahi rabbis samaawaatis sab’i warabbil arshil azeem.
Multiplied 70 times in the month of ramadan.
It can be well understood from the above that during Ramadan, Allah makes it easy for us to acquire His blessings, mercy and forgiveness. There can be no better time to attain this than this blessed month. All that is required on our behalf is to create in our hearts the desire, ambition, devotion and that we apply increased efforts to acquire the pleasures and rewards of Allah Allmighty.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
May Almighty Allah make this Ramadan a turning point in the life of the long-suffering Ummah. Aameen.