donations. They also get busy reciting the Holy Quran, performing Ruku’ and Sujood and go to Masajid regularly for offering Salah.

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Talking about the characteristics and gifts of the blessed month of Ramadan on different occasions, our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم persuaded us to perform more good deeds and to obtain the gifts which are distributed by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Let’s listen to 3 blessed Ahadees about the arrival and the blessings of Ramadan and make an intention to welcome this sacred month with lots of good deeds.

Heavenly blessings

Sayyiduna Abu Sa’eed Khudri رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ has narrated that the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘When the first night of blessed Ramadan arrives, the doors of the skies are opened and none of them is closed until the last night. If a believer offers Salah in any night of this month, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ records 1500 virtues for him for every Sajdah of his and a palace of red rubies, which has 60,000 gates, is made for him. Every door will be decorated with gold inlaid with red rubies. When a person fasts on the first day of Ramadan, his sins (minor), which he committed from the previous Ramadan to this day, are forgiven. For him, everyday 70,000 angels make Istighfar from Fajr Salah to sunset. For performing Sajdah every day and during every night of Ramadan he is granted a tree in Paradise, under the shade of which a rider can walk for 500 years.’ (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 3, pp. 314, Hadees 3635)

Month of blessings

Sayyiduna ‘Ubadah Bin Saamit رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated that one day upon the arrival of the sacred month of Ramadan, the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: A month of blessing has come to you because in it Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ makes you rich and sends mercy upon you, erases sins and answers Du’as. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ sees the inclination of your good deeds and feels proud of you before the angels, therefore present good deeds before Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in this month, because unfortunate is he who remains deprived of the mercy of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in this month. (Majma’-uz-Zawaid, vol. 3, pp. 344, Raqm 4783)