Rajab (1446)

Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh

Welcome to our seventeenth newsletter, as we enter the month of Rajab; one of the four sacred months, in which Allah’s ﷻ mercy pours down upon the repentant. We have an opportunity to return back to Allah ﷻ and start preparing our hearts, bodies and minds to be ready to receive the blessed month of Ramadan in sha Allah.

WELCOMING RAJAB
As the month entered the Prophet ﷺ would say:
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا في رَجَبٍ وَ شَعْبَانَ وَ بَلِّغْنا رَمَضَانَ
“O Allah, bless us in Rajab and Sha`ban and enable us to reach Ramadan!”

The Prophet ﷺ advised us to, “seek much forgiveness from Allah in Rajab, in every hour (throughout the month), as Allah liberates people from the Fire.” (narrated by Daylami).

GETTING THE MOST OF RAJAB
There are a number of ways to get the most out of Rajab. Some of the most important ways are as follows:

  1. Seeking forgiveness in abundance and making sincere repentance;
  2. Making a sincere resolve to seek to approach Allah ﷻ through performing acts of obedience and avoiding acts of disobedience;
  3. Assessing your state, rectifying it and striving to follow the Prophet ﷺ in all that you do.
  4. Improving your performance of the prayer by making sure that you implement the sunnahs pertaining to the prayer and pray with presence of heart. Also strive to pray in congregation in the first row without missing the opening takbir;
  5. Improving your relationship with the Qur’an by increasing the amount you read and reflect upon it daily and seeking to acting upon it;
  6. Being consistent in reading your adhkar in the morning and evening, after the prayer and in your varying states (such as eating, entering the house and preparing for sleep);
  7. Improving your interaction with your family, friends, relatives, neighbours and with Allah’s slaves in general and the elect of His slaves specifically;
  8. Fasting whatever days you are able to, especially Monday and Thursday and the White Days (13th, 14th and 15th days of the month);
  9. Giving a portion of charity and doing what you can to help those in need and treating them kindly;
  10. Worshipping Allah ﷻ in these nights, especially in the last portion of the night. Improve your state at this time so as to enter into those who Allah ﷻ praises in the Qur’an: Those who spend their wealth (in charity) and seek forgiveness in the last portion of the night.
    (Advice given by Sayyid Habib Umar bin Hafiz (hafidhahu Allah) – Muwasala)

UPDATES / NEWS
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Credit: “The Sacred Months, prayer & worship for the special months” (Book) – Rizwana Sayed
https://seekersguidance.org/articles/general-artices/getting-the-most-out-of-rajab-muwasala/

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