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Ramadhan the Month of Piety 1 Lecture Series: 111 RAMADHAN The Month of Piety Extracts from the Discourse of: Honorable Shaykh ہیلعہللتمح Shah Ḥakeem Muḥammad Akhtar 2 Ramadhan the Month of Piety Dedication all his writings ہیلعہللتمح As per Shaykh Shah Ḥakeem Muḥammad Akhtar and compilations are collections of the benefits and blessings of the companionship of our spiritual mentors: ,ہیلعہللتمح Skaykh Shah Abrar-ul-Haq Hardoi and ہیلعہللتمح Shaykh Shah Abdul Ghani Phoolpuri .ہیلعہللتمح Shaykh Shah Muhammad Ahmad Pratapgarhi **** Details Topic: Ramadhan the Month of Piety ہیلعہللتمح Speaker: Honorable Shaykh Shah Ḥakeem Muḥammad Akhtar Date: Ramadhan 1979 to 2000 (1409-1420 Hijri) Supervision: Khanqah Imdadia Ashrafia, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Block-2, P.O. 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Muhammad Ismail Head of Printing & Publication Department Khanqah Imdadia Ashrafia Karachi, Pakistan Ramadhan the Month of Piety 3 Contents Foreword ................................................................................................... 4 Ramadhan the Month of Piety ................................................................... 5 Do not fear the month of Ramadhan .......................................................... 5 In making Fast compulsory, the Mercy of Allah is evident ...................... 6 A great reward for those who Fast ............................................................ 7 Two occasions of happiness for those who Fast ....................................... 7 The virtues of partaking in Sehri ............................................................... 8 Achievers and losers ................................................................................. 9 on the curse of Jibra‟eel ............ 9 ﷺ The Ameen of Prophet Muhammad The purpose behind making the Fast compulsory ................................... 10 The exercise of staying with piety for a month ....................................... 11 The benefit of the company of the pious during Ramadhan .................... 14 Appreciate Ramadhan ............................................................................. 15 The four special actions of Ramadhan .................................................... 15 Virtue of reciting Kalimah 70,000 times and passing its reward ............ 16 Recitation of Qur‟an in Abundance......................................................... 17 Excessive Du‟a ........................................................................................ 18 The law regarding performing Taraweeh in lieu of payment .................. 20 A Sunnah of recital of The Holy Qur‟an ................................................. 22 A unique explanation of one of the laws of I‟itikaf ................................. 22 The night of Qadr is according to the sighting of the moon .................... 23 Facts about switching off the light and making congregational Zikr ...... 24 A scholarly and love-filled explanation of Du‟a of the night of Qadr ..... 25 The first definition of Kareem ................................................................. 28 The second definition of Kareem ............................................................ 28 The third definition of Kareem ................................................................ 28 The fourth definition of Kareem ............................................................. 29 Acquire the blessings of the last days of Ramadhan ............................... 30 The law regarding performing Nafl Salah in the Eidgah ......................... 30 Avoid shaking hands and embracing in the Eidgah ................................ 31 Do not become unhappy at the departure of Ramadhan .......................... 32 The fervor of Ramadhan should not be short-lived ................................. 33 4 Ramadhan the Month of Piety Foreword „Ramadhan the month of Piety‟ is a series of talks delivered during the ,ہیلعہللتمح month of Ramadhan by Honorable Shaykh Ḥakeem Muḥammad Akhtar during the period 1979 to 2000 (1409 to 1420 Hijri). He was blessed with the heart of the Truthful; those whose hearts are extremely close to Allah Ta‟ala. His soul was enriched with Divine love and he lit up many hearts throughout the world. He spread that Divine love through his inspiring discourses and advices. His inner illumination was apparent externally too. This is the reason that when a person saw him, he would not want to turn his gaze away from Shaykh. When a person attended his discourse, he would forget the gatherings of vice and sin. The seeker would attach his ill heart to the splendid heart of Shaykh and would transform from a sinner involved in carnal and spiritual maladies to become a true lover of Allah. His life‟s mission and concern was that the entire Ummah (Islamic world) and become the carriers ﷺ practice upon the teachings of Prophet Muhammad of that light. With this concern in mind and filled with Divine love, he delivered numerous lectures but always kept the laws of Shari‟ah at the forefront and the points of Tasawwuf subservient. He used to say: “Tasawwuf means to fulfill the laws of Shari‟ah with love”. Fara‟idh holds the highest position in Shari‟ah and after Salah the second most important duty is Fasting. This book is a compilation of a few lectures delivered by him and consists of various laws related to Ramadhan. These books are being published through the effort and concern of his only .ہللہظفح son; Shaykh Muhammad Mazhar We make Du‟a that all the discourses of Shaykh Ḥakeem Muḥammad recorded on cassettes and CD‟s be published as soon as possible so ہیلعہللتمح Akhtar that the Ummah may benefit from them. May Allah Ta‟ala accept the transcribers, editors and translators of this lecture and make it beneficial for the Ummah. May it be a means of his perpetual reward, Ameen. Ramadhan the Month of Piety 5 ْ ِ ِ ْ ِ ْ بِسم الل ا َّلحم ِن ا َّلح ی Ramadhan the Month of Piety ْ ْ ِ ِ ٌ ِ ِ ِ َ ِیْن ْ ْ اَ َْلم ُد لل َوکَف َو َس ََلم َعل ع َباده الّذ َ اص َطف اَ َّما بَع ُد ْ ِ ِمن ْ ْ فَاَ ُعو ُذ بِالل َ ال َّ شیط ِن ا َّل ِج ی ْ ْ ْ بِس ِم ا ِلل ا َلح م ِن ا َل ِح ی ّ ّ ۡ ٰۤ ِیۡن ۡ ۡ ِ ِ یاَیُّ َہا الَّذ َ ا َمنُوا اتَّ ُقوا ا َلل َو کُونُوا َم َع ال ّصدق َی ﴿۱۱۱﴾ (Al-Taubah: 119) ۡ ۡ و قال تعا ل یٰۤاَیہا الَ ِذ ین امنوا ک ِتب عل َ ۡیکم ال ِ صیام َ َ َ َ َ ُّ َ ّ َ َ ُ ُ َ َ ُ ُ ّ َ ِ ِیۡن ِم ۡن ۡ ِ ۡ َ ۡ ۡ َک َما ُکت َب َع َل الَّذ َ قَبل ُکم لَ َعلّ ُکم تَ َّت ُقو َن ﴿ ﴾۱۸۱ۙ (Al-Baqarah: 183) Do not fear the month of Ramadhan People fear the month of Ramadhan. A scholar announced in a village that Ramadhan is approaching and that the people will have to Fast. The people of this village were so ignorant, they asked: “what is Ramadhan?” he answered: “you will not be permitted to eat and drink from dawn till dusk and you will break the Fast at the time of sunset”. The villagers said: “so we will not be permitted to eat the entire day and not even drink?” He replied: “no”. They asked: “how does Fasting become obligatory?” He replied: “Ramadhan comes from the west (the direction where the moon appears) and then Fasting becomes enforced”. He did not use the word „moon‟. When they asked as to which direction it comes from, he simply replied that it comes from the west. They then asked: “which day will it come?” He replied: “it will come on the 29th or 30th of Sha‟ban (8th Islamic month) after the sun sets”. The scholar departed from the village. On the 29th of Sha‟ban all the villagers grabbed their sticks with the intent of killing Ramadhan so that Fasting does not become obligatory! So to kill Ramadhan they all went to the outskirts 6 Ramadhan the Month of Piety of the village on the western side, because he said that it appears on the western horizon. They see a person mounted on a camel at the time of sunset. They ask him his name and he says that his name is Ramadhan Ali. They all come to the conclusion that this is Ramadhan and he will enforce Fasting upon us, so they beat him severely. He somehow manages to escape without knowing the reason for receiving a beating. The scholar returns to this village after a month and delivers a lecture. He enquires from the people as to whether they Fasted in the month of Ramadhan or not? They replied: “we did not allow Ramadhan to come; we beat him and chased him away!” In making Fast compulsory, the Mercy of Allah is evident So Ramadhan is not a month to fear because the manner in which Allah has described the compulsory nature of Ramadhan is proof that Allah is Allah! He is A Ruler or dictator .ﷻ not merely a Ruler; He is also The Most Merciful will apply martial law; he will issue the command that observe the Fast otherwise I will have you skinned or buried, but Allah Ta‟ala tell us in such a beautiful manner: ۡ ۡ یٰۤاَیہا الَ ِذ ین ام نوا ک ِتب عل َ ۡیکم ال ِ صیام َکما ُّ َ ّ َ َ ُ ُ َ َ ُ ُ ّ َ َ ۡ ِ ۡ ۡ ِ ۡ ۡ ۡ ُک ِت َب َع َل الَّ ِذ ی َن من قَبل ُکم لَ َعلَّ ُکم تَ َّت ُقو َن O people of Iman, Fasting has been made compulsory upon you just as it had been made compulsory on those before you... In other words, do not fear, it is not difficult. Shaykh Al-Ālūsī Al-Baghdādī writes in his commentary on the Qur‟an „Ruh al-Ma`ani‟ that by mentioning ہیلعہللتمح that Fasting was also made compulsory on previous nations, is a means to allay the fear and to make it easy upon us; it is not difficult and you will not die if you remain without food and drink from dawn till sunset because people before you have underwent this and survived.