month, the one who serves Iftar to a fasting person, this [act of his] is forgiveness for his sins; he will be freed from the fire, and he will be rewarded the same as the one who fasts, without any reduction in the reward of the fasting person.’

We humbly asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Not all of us have anything through which we may serve a fasting person Iftar.’ He صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied, ‘Allah Almighty will bestow this reward upon the one who offers a date, mouthful of water, or a mouthful of milk to a fasting person for Iftar. It is the month whose first ten days are mercy, second ten days are forgiveness, and the last ten days are freedom from Hellfire. The person who takes less work from his employee, Allah Almighty will forgive him and will free him from the Hellfire. The one who serves a fasting person with a meal to his fill, Allah Almighty will make him drink such a mouthful [of water] from my reservoir that he will never feel thirsty (after drinking it) and he shall enter Paradise.

(Ibn-e-Khuzaymah, vol. 3, p. 191, Hadith 1887)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

سُبْحٰنَ اللّٰہ, the final Prophet of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would express great love for Ramadan. As soon as the signs of this sacred month would appear, he صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would welcome it in an excellent manner, with love and happiness. He would also mention the glory, dignity, virtues and blessings of Ramadan to the honourable Companions. Through doing this, he would explain its significance and importance to them, and also encourage them to perform as many good deeds as possible.

We should wish Muslims the best during this blessed month, perform acts of worship ourselves and convey the importance, virtues and blessings of it to as many others as we can. Alongside performing good