#ramadan reminders

[invitetoislam92]

[adropofhumanity]

a gentle reminder: haraam does not become halaal after sunset

[lightup0nlight]

There is a huge difference between someone who can forgive, and someone who loves to forgive. We probably know a few individuals who can easily forgive others, but is there anyone we know who simply loves forgiving others?

And the ones who easily forgive — if people make mistakes ten times, twenty times, thirty times — are they still going to keep on forgiving? If people steal from you repeatedly, disrespect you repeatedly, betray you repeatedly — as normal human beings who are not prophets, it’s literally impossible to keep on forgiving those who keep wronging us.

But our Rabb, Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala, loves to forgive. LOVES!

🌺 ❛Allahumma innaka ‘Afuwwun, tuhibbul-‘Afwa, fa’fu ‘anni.❜ 🌿 Allahumma, You are Most Forgiving, You LOVE to forgive, so forgive me.

And to Allah belongs the best example. So know that no matter how much we’ve erred, no matter how many sins we did, we have Al-’Afuww Who is ready and loves to completely forgive, erase and wipe our record clean, as long as we return to Him in sincere repentance. On the night in which our supplications are most accepted, where we can ask absolutely anything from Allah, He wants us to prioritise in seeking His Forgiveness — of which He loves to grant.

Have you been supplicating the Laylatul-Qadr du’a every night? This is a reminder to keep on supplicating the du’a as much as we can, in shaa Allah. Keep this beautiful supplication close to our hearts and lips, and have husnu-dhan billah (think well of Allah) that He will grant us His ‘afuww.

Earning Allah’s Forgiveness will earn us His Rida. And earning Allah’s Rida is our ultimate success.

Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©

[atiredmuslimah]

اللْهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي

allahumma innaka afuwwun tuhibbul afwa fa'fu anni

"O Allah, Indeed You are Forgiving and love forgiveness, so forgive me”

the best dua to recite in the last 10 days of ramadan. may allah accept our repentance.

[religionoftruth]

يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ أَن يُخَفِّفَ عَنكُمْۚ وَخُلِقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ ضَعِيفًا

And Allah wants to lighten for you [your difficulties]; and mankind was created weak.

Quran 4:28

[fluffy-appa]

Indeed, the patient will be given their reward without account.

[Quran 39:10]

[ibn-ibrahim]

Oh Allah, do not take us out of Ramadan unless You have fixed our situation, made our lives happy, forgiven our sins, accepted our prayers and fasting, and fulfilled what we wish for.

[suhyla]

The same pen that wrote for Yusuf to be sent to prison, deprived of his rights and denied justice, was the pen that wrote for him to become a minister, reigning over the treasury of Egypt.

The same pen that wrote for Yusuf’s brothers to dominate over him and throw him in the well

is the pen that brought them to Egypt, standing before Yusuf in need and at his mercy.

The same pen that took Yusuf from the arms of Yaqoub, returned him to his father years later as a Prophet and minister.

I do not know what may be written in my story next. But I know who holds the pen.

Shall I not trust the One who wrote the best of stories to write my story too?

— @suhylawrites on instagram

[qahwahthoughts]

“The Qur’an revives the heart the way water gives life to the Earth.”

- ibn Qayyim

[naderdawah]

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ عَلِمْتُ أَيُّ لَيْلَةٍ الْقَدْرِ مَا أَقُولُ فِيهَا؟ قَالَ: " قُولِي: اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعَفُ عَنِّي "

‘A'isha said she asked God’s messenger to tell her what prayers to say on lailat al-qadr if she knew which night it was, and he told her to say, “O God, Thou art forgiving and lovest forgiveness, so forgive me.”

[sabrgirl]

ramadan series: things to do during ramadan ♡

read Qur'an every day after fajr

try to pray on time

recite istighfar

memorise a few surahs - make a target goal

listen to Islamic lectures

pray extra voluntary prayers

do lots of zikr throughout the day

read and learn the translation of surahs and du'as

share iftar with a neighbour / friend

smile more

pray in the masjid more

give charity (sadaqa)

study and learn islamic knowledge

share knowledge that you have

increase your remembrance of Allah SWT

prepare a meal for loved ones breaking fasts

read islamic books

recite Qur'an daily

make goals and try to make them habits

meal prep

learn new hadith

learn names of Allah and invoke Him with them

practise gratitude at the end of every fast / day

recognise your weaknesses and create an action plan to improve

read the commentary of a few surahs

listen to islamic podcasts

[invitetoislam92]

[adropofhumanity]

what i think we do not realise is that if we are able to avoid sins in ramadan, we are also capable enough to do it out of ramadan. we are just not serious enough. we do not care for our aakhirah in normal days.

[lightup0nlight]

In the Laylatul-Qadr du’a, ever wonder why Rasulullah salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said:

❛Allahumma innaka ‘afuwwun, tuhibbul ‘afwa, fa'fu anni❜ and not: Allahumma innaka ghafoorun, tuhibbul maghfirah, faghfir li?

The word ghafoor / maghfirah is often translated as ‘forgive’ too, so what’s the difference between maghfirah and ‘afuw?

🌺 Maghfirah means that Allah will forgive us, and won’t punish us for our sins. But those sins will still be confronted and reminded about on the Day of Judgement. If someone forgave our mistakes, but reminded us every excruciating detail of it, wouldn’t we still be really embarrassed? No sane person would want anyone to remember his shortcomings.

🌺 ‘Afuw means completely erased. The Arabs would say: “The wind has ‘afuw (wiped away) the traces”, meaning people can’t tell if somebody has walked on that path or not. The trace is completely gone.

And so when we ask ‘afuw from Allah, we’re not only asking Him to forgive us 🌿 but to also erase completely all of our sins 🌿 to not leave any single trace behind 🌿 to not be reminded of the mistakes we did.

Because how crushing would a believer feel when he is reminded of his sins in front of the Rabb of all worlds?

May Al-’Afuww write as amongst those who are completely forgiven by Him.

Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©

[atiredmuslimah]

Yahya ibn Mu’ādh, may Allāh have mercy upon him, said:

“According to how much you fear Allāh the people will respect you, and according to how much you love Allāh the people will love you, and according to how much you busy yourself with Allāh [with worship] the people will become busy in your affairs [i.e. in your service].

[Sifatu As-Safwa: 3/343]

- gems from the salaf on telegram.

[religionoftruth]

مَنۡ عَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوۡ أُنثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤۡمِنٌ فَلَنُحۡيِيَنَّهُۥ حَيَوٰةً طَيِّبَةًۖ وَلَنَجۡزِيَنَّهُمۡ أَجۡرَهُم بِأَحۡسَنِ مَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ

Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer - We will surely cause him to live a good life, and We will surely give them their reward [in the Hereafter] according to the best of what they used to do.

Quran 16:97