Bismillah. Assalamualaikum.
Marhaban Ya Ramadhan. Some sharing from Ust Nouman Ali Khan video. The link is provided below :)
شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِّنَ الْهُدَىٰ وَالْفُرْقَانِ ۚ فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ الشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ ۖ وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ ۗ يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ وَلِتُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَاكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
SAHIH INTERNATIONAL:
The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful. (2:185)
-Allah put special ease for us for fasting in Ramadhan, which we may not find in other months
-Allah wants ease for you and does not want difficulties for you
-If someone says, it is not difficult (it also has covered the part that it is easy), but Allah SWT with His mercy convey repetitive talks, to convice you
- If you fast in Ramadhan, it will be easy for you, unlike fasting in other months
-Allah does not only want us to fast in Ramadhan, but also strive for perfection in the month
-We dont have perfect solah, perfect wudhu', perfect fast; but these 30 days will help us to strive for perfection
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1. Get rid of video games, movies, tv
-Parents should encourage the kids to lessen the video games during Ramadhan
-Delete the apps
-It may be like oxygen for some, but this is a way for perfecting our Ramadhan
-Have to stop the things that distract us
-Dont make excuses to watch the news, you're not gonna change anything, just relax (especially the 8pm national news)
2. Goal to memorize certain amount of Quranic verses this month
-Whether you have never memorized the qur'an, you will just have to this month
-make a point to memorize
-Start by recitng one ayah, read it 10 times, recite the next ayah 10 times, then read ayah together 10 times
-download good recitation, listen, read it properly, look at the ayah and read 10 times,
-dedicate a specific time to memorize
-set up an encouraging reward
3. Learn and memorize duas
-It will be really beneficial for us
-It will help you in the rest of your life
-Memorise the dua
4. For brothers dont stress your wife to cook lavish food all the time during Ramadhan
-it is not the month for a mountain of foods
-eat light, eat normal
-how you will come to tarawih if you are to full during iftar
-make the most of the month
-we have to do better this ramadhan than the last one
-you're not in competition with anyone, but yourself
5. The things that you asked your kids to do, you do it too, together - for sisters - - Reciting, memorizing, listening to tafseer, listen to the explanation of the qur'an
-Obviously you guide with examples
-Take the full advantage of this month
5. Try to focus your very best to understand the quran - for huffaz
-study 2,3 juz in tafseer
-in years to come, you might be able to complete the study of tafseer just for allocating time in Ramadhan
6. Get rid of the apps - for brothers
-get rid of the entertainment inputs
-come to masjid for fajr, make it a goal this year, to offer fajar n isya' in jamaah everyday
-Why? Because Prophet SAW said;it is like praying foran entire night,if both solat is offered in jamaah
-Make this Ramadhan counts
-It is a special month for all of us
-Make it a special occasion for us and the family
Allahumma ballighna Ramadhan.
Wallahua'lam.
Listen to the video here :)
Check this out too;
Road to Ramadhan
