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Checklist The Last Ten Nights and Days of Ramadan

In this blessed month of Ramadan, we have now come to the grand finale the last ten days of Ramadan that are even more blessed than the rest of Ramadan. In it is a night that Quran tells usis better than 1000 months (yes, months not days).

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

There has come to you Ramadan, a blessed month which Allah has enjoined you to fast, duringwhich the gates of heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed, and the rebellious devilsare chained up. In it there is a night which is better than a thousand months, and whoever isdeprived of its goodness is indeed deprived. Narrated by al- Nasai, 2106; Ahmad, 8769. classed as saheeh by al -Albani inSaheeh al-Targheeb, 999.

So, in preparation for the grand finale, here is a checklist of some of the things that we can all doto make the remaining days of Ramadan work to our advantage

1) Get in high gear for the next 10 nights and days

Time is of the essence. Every moment counts. Whatever you need to do for the next ten days tomake the most in Ibada, good deeds, reciting Quran, dhikr, making dua, etc., rewards aregoing to be multiplied. No one knew about the importance of these days more than the prophet(saws). Al- Bukhari and Muslim narrated from Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) thatwhen the last ten days of Ramadan began, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be uponhim) would stay up at night, wake his family and tie his lower garment tight. According to

Ahmad and Muslim: he would strive hard in worship during the last ten nights of Ramadan as he did not do at other times.

Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Hurayrah said When Ramadan would come, the Messenger of Allah would say,

Verily, the month of Ramadan has come to you all. It is a blessed month, which Allah hasobligated you all to fast. During it the gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of Hell are closedand the devils are shackled. In it there is a night that is better than one thousand months.Whoever is deprived of its good, then he has truly been deprived.) An - Nasai recorded thissame Hadith.

If we lose this opportunity, we get our next opportunity next year assuming we are still aroundand are in good health and shape to make use of it. Even if we are we have the past years s inson our shoulders and lifes normal trials and tribulations to face the coming year. So, there is nobetter time to ask Allah to make all that easier than NOW.

2) Get a Quran and recite as often as you can

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A few lines on this post cant even come clo se to explaining the benefits and virtues of Quran. Itis proven in the saheeh Sunnah that the Quran will intercede for those who read it at night, asAhmad (6626) narrated from Abd -Allah ibn Amr that the Messenger of Allah (peace andblessings of Allah be upon him) said:

Fasting and the Quran will intercede for a person on the Day of Resurrection. Fasting will say,O Lord, I deprived him of his food and his desires during the day, so let me intercede for him.And the Quran will say: I deprived him of his sleep at night so let me intercede for him. Thenthey will intercede. Narrated by Ahmad; classed as saheeh by al-Albani in Saheeh al- Jami, no. 3882.

Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said,

The example of a believer who recites the Quran is that of a c itron (a citrus fruit) which is goodin taste and good in smell . And the believer who does not recite the quran is like a date whichhas a good taste but no smell . And the example of an impious person who recites the Quran isthat of Ar-Rihana (an aromatic plant) which smells good but is bitter in taste. And the example

of an impious person who does not recite the quran is that of a colocynth which is bitter in tasteand has no smell . (Book #93, Hadith # 649)

As is stated in the hadeeth narrated by Abd -A llah ibn Amr ibn al -Aas (may Allah be pleasedwith them both), in which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

Whoever recites ten aayaat (verses) in qiyaam will not be recorded as one of the forgetful.Whoever recites a hundred aayaat (verses) in qiyaam will be recorded as one of the devout, andwhoever prays a thousand aayaat (verses) in qiyaam will be recorded as one of the muqantareen(those who pile up good deeds). (Reported by Abu Dawood and Ibn Hibbaan. It is a hasanreport. Saheeh al-Targheeb, 635).

3) If your sins are holding you to move forward, this is the time to get them forgiven

First the bad news In Musnad Ahmad it is narrated that Thawbaan said: The Messenger of Allah (SAWS) said:

A man is deprived of provision (Rizq) because of the sins that he commits. (Narrated by Ibn Maajah,4022, classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah).

And now for the good news

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace andblessings of Allah be upon him) said:

Whoever spends the night of Laylat al-Qadr in prayer out of faith and in the hope of reward, will be forgiven his previous sins.

4) What to say on Laylat al-Qadr

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One of the best duas t hat can be recited on Laylat al-Qadr is that which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) taught Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her). It was narratedby al- Tirmidhi, who classed it as saheeh, that Aishah said: I said: O Messenger of Allah, If Iknow which night is Laylat al- Qadr, what should I say? He said: Say: Allahumma innakaafuwwun tuhibb al -afwa fafu anni (O Allah, You are All -Forgiving and You love forgiveness

so forgive me).

5) Get in the class of the Pious People

Allah has described the pious as follows (interpretation of the meaning):

They used to sleep but little by night (invoking their Lord (Allah) and praying, with fear andhope). [Quran: Surah Adh-Dhariyat (17)]

And in the hours before dawn, they were (found) asking (Allah) for forgiveness, [Quran: SurahAdh-Dhariyat (18)]

6) Finally

Think of all that you need to ask Allah for and ask Him now. If you havent before, this is thetime to connect with Him and feel closer to Him. And when you do during these last ten nightsand days of this Ramadan, you would want to do this again and again even after the month isover.

And finally, when you are in a state of prayers and worship, please open your heart for others aswell and please do remember your brothers and sisters in your prayers . Remember what theProphet said:

The supplication that gets the quickest answer is the one made by one Muslim for anotherin his absence. Reported by Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi

May we all make the most of the last ten nights and day s of Ramadan