Salam alaykum brothers and sisters across the

globe. Ramadan kareem!

We all know that the beautiful month of Ramadan is essentially about generosity, nobility, developing oneself and being more compassionate towards others. In addition to internalizing those meanings, we need to act upon them as well.

Accordingly, we at Productive Muslim developed a to-do list that you can use this Ramadan. The purpose is to help you organize yourselves and your time in Ramadan. The To-Do list has regular daily acts, as well as, a recommended special act to explore every day.

You can check Oü the task that you have fulfilled every day and highlight the ones you still want to explore. This might help some of us avoid having wasted time in Ramadan or not knowing what to do with the extra time.

Please feel free to share and/or develop the list as per your needs and circumstances.

Also please remember that Ramadan is not about being overwhelmed. Rather it’s about ease and mercy, and as Prophet Muhammad [SAW] taught us, “the act most pleasing to Allah [SWT] is that which is done continuously, even if it is small.” [Sahih Muslim]

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7Send a warm, heartfelt letter to someone in your circles who really needs it.

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Ego discipline: forgive and make peace with an old friend you haven’t spoken to in a very long time.

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Explore Abu Bakr day. (See Productive Muslim article).

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Do something deeply thoughtful for your neighbor (cook their favorite meal, clean their doorway, water their plants…etc.).

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Cook your favorite, fanciest meal (don’t eat it), give it to a poor person you know.

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Give an English translation of the Quran to a foreign friend/colleague.

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Put a copy of the Quran in a nearby masjid. Every time any person reads in it, you’ll take reward for every letter they recite. O

8 9 10 11 12 13 14Make a list of all the deceased people you know and make heartfelt dua for them, the same dua you’d want people to make for you when you leave this dunya. O

Find a child in your circles who doesn’t know Al-Fatiha yet and teach it to him/her. Every time they recite it throughout their lives, you’ll get reward. O

Learn a new hadith and implement it.

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Memorize a short sura of the Qur’an that you haven’t memorized yet, learn its tafseer then teach it to someone, or share lessons learnt with loved ones. O

Self-discipline: practice no gossiping, backbiting or slandering in any way, shape or form. (Whenever you slip, put a larger amount of money in charity). O

Give a nice small, thoughtful gift to someone (could be anything; notebook, pen…etc.).

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Help a stranger.

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Visit a sick person.

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Drop a small note with an inspirational ayah/quote in a neighbor’s letter box.

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Bring small gifts (candy) to your colleagues at work/school.

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Give a kiss to your mother (if she passed away, then a relative of your mother’s and make dua for your mother). O

Call an old friend/relative whom you haven’t spoken to in a while.

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Say a kind word to everyone you meet today. The Prophet [SAW] said: “A kind word is charity”. [Al-Bukhari & Muslim] O

Charity, charity, charity. “Give charity without delay, for it stands in the way of calamity.” [Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 589] O

22 23 24 25 26 27 28Make a decision to not let your eyes, tongue, thoughts or even your heart judge any person you see or meet today. Pray for people secretly instead. O

Pick up a book on the seerah (like “The Sealed Nectar”) and read a page every day. Revive your love of the Prophet [SAW].

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Ego discipline: find an act that would help you regain your humility and humbleness. Clean the bathroom, sweep the floors of the masjid…etc. O

Find two people who are in disagreement with one another, and do your best to reconcile matters between them.

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Do everything you can to pamper your parents today.

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Console someone who may deeply need support and consolation.

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Remember one dear favor of Allah [SWT] upon you and tell it to people, write it as a status or a tweet, create a hashtag for it #IthankAllahfor

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Feed a homeless animal. “There is a reward for service to every living animal.” [Sahih Muslim]

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Come up with a really creative way of acting kindly towards others and share it with your family and friends.

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