by seeing whom we feel pleased, and when they see us they feel pleased too.’ (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 3, pp. 312, Hadees 3633)

Congratulations! The sacred month of Ramadan is coming very soon with abundant mercy and forgiveness. The greatness and excellence of the blessed month of Ramadan can also be judged by the fact that as soon as this blessed month of Ramadan would begin with its blessings, our Beloved Rasool              صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would congratulate his blessed companions and give them good news upon its arrival.

Congratulating on arrival of blessed Ramadan

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has said that giving good news to his blessed companions the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would state: The sacred month of Ramadan, which is extremely blessed, has come to you. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has made its Siyam obligatory on you. The doors of Paradise are opened and the doors of Hell are closed and Satans are tied up in it (Ramadan). There is a night in it, that is better than a thousand months and the one who is deprived of its goodness is absolutely deprived.

(Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal, vol. 3, pp. 331, Hadees 9001)

Regarding this blessed Hadees the renowned commentator, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: Since this sacred month of Ramadan has both Hissee [حِسِّی] (i.e. that can be felt) and Ghaybi (hidden) blessings, another name of it is also ‘a blessed month’. In the blessed month of Ramadan, there is blessing naturally in the sustenance of believers and the reward for every virtuous deed is seventy fold or even more than this. From this blessed Hadees it has become obvious that feeling happy and wishing one another upon the arrival of the blessed month of Ramadan are Sunnah. Moreover, the arrival of a thing makes us happy, so we should also feel sad when it leaves.

It is for this reason majority of Muslims feel sad and weep on Jumu’a-tul-Wada’ [the last Friday of blessed Ramadan], and Khutaba recite some farewell words on this day so that Muslims make efforts to perform more and more virtuous deeds by valuing the remaining time of this blessed month. All these have been derived from this blessed Hadees. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 3, pp. 137)