Nine Ways to Welcome Ramadan
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Nine Ways to Welcome Ramadan
Sermon Elements
- The virtue of the month of Ramadan
- How we welcome Ramadan
- Nine matters with which to welcome Ramadan
- The role of the Mosque Imam in Ramadan
The First Sermon
All praise is due to Allah (swt), who has blessed us with faith and ordained fasting for us in Ramadan, so that we may attain pleasure and contentment from Allah (swt), the King and Judge; it is a refinement for the souls and health for the bodies. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship but Allah alone, the Lord of the heavens and the universes. I bear witness that our Prophet Muhammad is the servant of Allah and His Messenger—the leader of the just, the role model for the workers, and the master of those who fast and stand in prayer. May Allah (swt)’s peace and blessings be upon him, his family, and his companions, and whoever follows them and treads their path with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
As for what follows: Fear Allah (swt), O servants of Allah, and realize the blessing that you are approaching. Indeed, it is the season of goodness and blessings; it is the time for the descent of mercies from the Lord of the earth and the heavens. Indeed: “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.” [Quran 2:185]. Its fasting is the third pillar of Islam and one of its great foundations. It is a month in which the gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of Hellfire are closed, and the rebellious devils are chained.
O Muslims: How do we welcome this month? And how can we gain the greatest share and portion from it?
Know first that welcoming Ramadan is not by buying various types of juices and drinks, nor by providing varieties of foods! It is not by preparing kitchens for food and setting it in halls, and it is not by taking leave from work to dedicate time for sleep and wandering the streets.
Welcoming Ramadan is by resolving to perform acts of obedience and hastening to do good deeds. On the authority of Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Do good deeds in the time that you have and take advantage of the moments of gentle breeze from the mercy of Allah. Verily, Allah has moments of gentle breeze from his mercy that he sends upon whomever he wills among his servants. Ask Allah to cover your faults and protect you from your anxieties.” [Al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr 719].
O Muslim, these are nine matters with which to welcome Ramadan:
- First: Supplicating to Allah (swt) to let you reach the month of Ramadan. On the authority of Al-Nu’man ibn Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him), the Prophet ﷺ said: “supplication is worship.” [Sunan Abi Dawud 1479]. The righteous predecessors used to pray to Allah (swt) to let them reach Ramadan, then they would pray to Him to accept it from them. When you reach Ramadan and see the crescent moon, say what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say when he saw the crescent: “O Allah, bring it over us with blessing and faith, and security and Islam. My Lord and your Lord is Allah” [Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3451].
- Second: Thanking Allah (swt) for letting you reach Ramadan. How many men prayed next to you in the night prayer last year and are now resting in the dust? If it were said to him, “Make a wish!” he would say, “One hour of Ramadan!” So be that person.
- Third: Joy and rejoicing. Our righteous predecessors from the Companions and the Followers (may Allah be pleased with them) used to care deeply about the month of Ramadan and rejoice at its arrival. What joy is greater than being informed of the proximity of the season of good deeds and the descent of mercies?
- Fourth: Having a sincere resolve to seize it and fill its time with righteous deeds. Whoever is truthful with Allah (swt), Allah (swt) will be truthful with him, help him in obedience, and facilitate the paths of goodness for him. Allah Almighty said: “O you who have believed, fear Allah and be with those who are true.” [Quran 9:119]. Plan for yourself how you will spend your day from after Suhoor until the Suhoor of the next day! Where will you pray Taraweeh? How many parts of the Quran will you read daily? How much will you seek forgiveness? How much will you glorify Allah (swt)? When and how will you supplicate to your Lord and turn to Him in humility? And so on… Firm up your matter, divide your day and night, and rejoice, for you will attain goodness by the permission of Allah (swt).
- Fifth: Learning the rulings of fasting and gaining understanding of them. A believer must worship Allah (swt) based on knowledge. One is not excused for ignorance of the obligatory duties that Allah (swt) has ordained, including the fast of Ramadan. A Muslim should learn the issues and rulings of fasting before it arrives so that the fast is correct and accepted by Allah (swt). Allah Almighty said: “So know, [O Muhammad], that there is no deity except Allah and ask forgiveness for your sin.” [Quran 47:19]. And He (swt) said: “and say, ‘My Lord, increase me in knowledge.'” [Quran 20:114]. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim.” [Sunan Ibn Majah 224].
- Sixth: Sincere repentance. We must welcome it with the resolve to leave sins and misdeeds, and with sincere repentance from all sins, quitting them and resolving never to return to them. Ramadan is the month of repentance; if one does not repent in it, when will they repent? Allah Almighty said: “And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.” [Quran 24:31]. Reflect on how Allah (swt) commanded the people of faith to repent and tied success in this world and the Hereafter to it. For this reason, our Messenger ﷺ used to seek forgiveness frequently in all his states. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “There is (at times) some sort of shade upon my heart, and I seek forgiveness from Allah a hundred times a day.” [Sahih Muslim 2702a]. And he said: “By Allah, I seek forgiveness from Allah and I turn to Him in repentance more than seventy times a day.” [Sahih al-Bukhari 6307].
- Seventh: Complete eagerness to perform obligatory duties, such as maintaining the prayers and arriving early for Friday and congregational prayers, fulfilling the rights of the family, and the rights of the job and work. It also includes increasing voluntary prayers, remembrance, charity, and reciting the Quran. Increase in completions of the Quran as much as you are able. It is a mistake that some people finish the Quran once at the start of the month and then never touch it again; this is a deprivation and a discouragement from Satan. Seek help from Allah (swt) and finish it time after time. It is also recommended to plan for a lesson in Tafseer with family, relatives, or friends, reading from the Tafseer of Ibn Sa’di or other reliable books, even if only ten verses a night. How many people have nightly gatherings? If a successful person among them suggested a simple lesson in Tafseer, goodness, knowledge, and rewards would be attained.
May Allah (swt) bless me and you in the Great Quran and benefit me and you with what is in it of verses and wise remembrance.
- Eighth: Among the things we prepare with to welcome Ramadan: preparing to provide Iftar for those fasting in the mosques and homes. This is a righteous deed. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever provides the food for a fasting person to break his fast, then for him is the same reward as his (the fasting person’s), without anything being diminished from the reward of the fasting person.” [Jami` at-Tirmidhi 807]. Prepare the place in your home or mosque. Bringing joy to the poor is among the deeds most beloved to Allah (swt). Indeed, sitting with the poor and serving them is most beneficial for softening your heart and increasing your faith.
- Ninth: What students of knowledge specifically should prepare for: calling to Allah (swt) in Ramadan. Hearts are thirsty and souls are receptive. Remind people of Allah and the virtues of fasting and teach them the rulings. “And who is better in speech than one who invites to Allah and does righteousness and says, ‘Indeed, I am of the Muslims’?” [Quran 41:33]. Among the ways of Dawah is giving short reminders, especially in the prayers where people gather. Many people only attend the congregation in Ramadan; it is an opportunity to call them and return them to their Lord! Prepare your words, keep them brief and not long, and focus on what benefits the people, especially the rulings of fasting and Taraweeh. This also includes distributing booklets and messages related to Ramadan to the congregants and neighbors.
O Imam of the Mosque, you should prepare the books you will read to your congregation after Asr or Isha/Taraweeh. Coordinate with students of knowledge to give reminders to your congregation. Take their appointments from now and prepare yourself; may Allah (swt) guide your steps.
Finally: Increase in this supplication: “O Allah, help me to remember You, in giving thanks to You, and to worship You in the best manner.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Mu’adh: “I advise you, O Mu’adh, do not fail to say after every prayer: ‘O Allah, help me in remembering You, in giving You thanks, and worshipping You well.’” [Sunan Abi Dawud 1522].O Allah (swt), help us to remember You, thank You, and worship You well. O Allah (swt), let us reach Ramadan and make us among those who fast and stand in prayer out of faith and seeking reward. O Allah (swt), we seek refuge in You from laziness, old age, and debt; from the trial and punishment of the grave; and from the trial and punishment of the Fire, and from the evil of the trial of wealth and the evil of the trial of poverty, and we seek refuge in You from the evil of the Antichrist. “Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.” [Quran 2:201]. O Allah (swt), send peace and blessings upon Your servant and Messenger, our Prophet Muhammad, and all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
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الخطبة الأولى
الْحَمْدُ للهِ الذِي أَنْعَمَ عَلَيْنَا بِالإِيمَان، وَفَرَضَ عَلَيْنَا الصَّوْمَ فِي رَمَضَان، لِنَيْلِ الرِّضَا وَالرِّضْوَانِ مِنَ اللهِ الْمَلِكِ الدَّيَّان؛ تَهْذِيبَاً لِلنُّفُوسِ وَصِحَّةً لِلأَبْدَان، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَكْوَان، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ نَبِيَّنَا مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُ اللهِ وَرَسُولُهُ، إِمَامُ الْعَادِلِينَ وَقُدْوَةُ الْعَامِلِينَ وَسَيِّدُ الصَّائِمِينَ الْقَائِمِينَ، صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحَابَتِهِ الْغُرِّ الْمَيَامِينَ، وَمَنْ تَبِعَهُمْ وَاقْتَفَى أَثَرَهُمْ وَسارَ عَلَى دَرْبِهِمْ بِإِحْسَانٍ إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ.
أَمَّا بَعْدُ: فَاتَّقُوا اللهَ عِبَادَ اللهِ وَاعْلَمُوا النِّعْمَةَ التِي أَنْتُمْ مُقْبِلُونَ عَلَيْهَا، إِنَّهُ مَوْسِمُ الْخَيْرَاتِ وَالْبَرَكَاتِ، إِنَّهُ وَقْتُ تَنَزُّلِ الرَّحَمَاتِ مِنَ رَبِّ الأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاوَاتِ، إِنَّهُ (شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدىً لِلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِنَ الْهُدَى وَالْفُرْقَانِ) [البقرة: 185]، صَوْمُهُ ثَالِثُ أَرْكَانِ الإِسْلَامِ وَمَبَانِيهِ الْعِظَامِ، شَهْرٌ تُفْتَحُ فِيهِ أَبْوَابُ الْجِنَانِ وَتُغْلَقُ أَبْوَابُ النِّيرَانِ وَتُصَفُّدُ فِيهِ مَرَدَةُ الْجَانٍّ.
أَيُّهَا الْمُسْلِمُونَ: كَيْفَ نَسْتَقْبِلُ هَذَا الشَّهْرَ؟ وَكَيْفَ يَكُونُ لَنَا مِنْهُ أَوْفَرُ الْحَظِّ وَالنَّصِيبِ؟
اعْلَمُوا أَوَّلاً أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ اسْتِقْبَالُ رَمَضَانَ بِشِرَاءِ أَنْوَاعِ الْعَصَائِرِ وَالْمَشْرُوبَاتِ، وَلَا بِتَوْفِيرِ أَصْنَافِ الْمَأْكُولَاتِ! وَلا بِتَجْهِيزِ الْمَطَابِخِ لِلطَّعَامِ وَوَضْعِهِ فِي الصَّالاتِ، وَلَيْسَ بِأَخْذِ إِجَازَةٍ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ وَالتَّفَرُّغِ لِلنَّوْمِ وَالتَّسَكُّعِ فِي الطُّرُقَات؟
إِنَّ اسْتِقْبَالَ رَمَضَانَ يَكُونُ بِالْعَزْمِ عَلَى الطَّاعَاتِ وَالْمُبَادَرَةِ لِفِعْلِ الْخَيْرَاتِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ -رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- “افْعَلُوا الْخَيْرَ دَهْرَكُمْ، وَتَعَرَّضُوا لِنَفَحَاتِ رَحْمَةِ اللهِ، فَإِنَّ للهِ نَفَحَاتٍ مِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ يُصِيبُ بِهَا مَنْ يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ، وَسَلُوا اللهَ أَنْ يَسْتُرَ عَوْرَاتِكُمْ وَأَنْ يُؤَمِّنَ رَوْعَاتِكُمْ” رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ وَحَسَّنَهُ الأَلْبَانِيُّ.
أَيُّهَا الْمُسْلِمُ: هَذِهِ تِسْعَةُ أُمُورٍ تَسْتَقْبِلُ بِهَا رَمَضَانَ:
أَوَّلاً: الدُّعَاءُ بِأَنْ يُبَلِّغَكَ اللهُ شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ، عَنِ النِّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ -رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا- عَنِ النَّبِيِّ -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- قَالَ: “إِنَّ اَلدُّعَاءَ هُوَ اَلْعِبَادَةُ” رَوَاهُ الْأَرْبَعَةُ وَصَحَّحَهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ والأَلْباَنِيُّ. وَكَانَ السَّلَفُ الصَّالِحُ يَدْعُونَ اللهَ أَنْ يُبَلِّغَهُمْ رَمَضَانَ، ثُمَّ يَدْعُونَهُ أَنْ يَتَقَبَّلَهُ مِنْهُمْ. فَإِذَا بَلَغْتَ رَمَضَانَ وَرَأَيْتَ الْهِلَالَ تَقُولُ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- يَقُولُ إِذَا رَأَى الْهِلَالَ: “اللَّهُمَّ أَهِلَّهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالْيُمْنِ وَالإِيمَانِ وَالسَّلَامَةِ وَالإِسْلَامِ رَبِّي وَرَبُّكَ اللهُ” رَوَاهُ أَحْمَد عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ -رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ- وَحَسَّنَهُ الأَلْبَانِيُّ.
ثَانِيَاً: الشُّكْرُ للهِ أَنْ بَلَّغَكَ رَمَضَانَ، فَكَمْ مِنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَ يُصَلِّي بِجَانِبِكَ فِي الْقِيَامِ الْعَامَ الْمَاضِي وَهُوَ الآنَ يَرْقُدُ فِي التُّرَابِ، وَلَوْ قِيلَ لَهُ: تَمَنَّ! لَقَالَ: سَاعَةً مِنْ رَمَضَانَ! فَكُنْ أَنْتَ هُوَ.
ثَالِثاً: الْفَرَحُ وَالابْتِهَاجُ، وَقَدْ كَانَ سَلَفُنَا الصَّالِحُ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ وَالتَّابِعِينَ -رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ- يَهْتَمُّونَ بِشَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَيَفْرَحُونَ بِقُدُومِهِ، وَأَيُّ فَرَحٍ أَعْظَمُ مِنَ الإِخْبَارِ بِقُرْبِ مَوْسِمِ الْخَيْرَاتِ، وَتَنَزُّلِ الرَّحَمَاتِ.
رَابِعَاً: عَقْدُ الْعَزْمِ الصَّادِقِ عَلَى اغْتِنَامِهِ وَعِمَارَةِ أَوْقَاتِهِ بِالأَعْمَالِ الصَّالِحَةِ، فَمَنْ صَدَقَ اللهَ صَدَقَهُ، وَأَعَانَهُ عَلَى الطَّاعَةِ، وَيَسَّرَ لَهُ سُبُلَ الْخَيْرِ، قَالَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: (يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَكُونُوا مَعَ الصَّادِقِينَ) [التوبة: 119]. فَخَطِّطْ لِنَفْسِكَ كَيْفَ تَقْضِي يَوْمَكَ مِنْ بَعْدِ السُّحُورِ إِلَى السُّحُورِ فِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي! أَيْنَ سَتُصَلِّي التَّرَاوِيحَ؟ كَمْ تَقْرَأُ فِي اليَوْمِ مِنْ جُزْءٍ مِنَ القُرْآنِ؟ كَمْ تَسْتَغْفِر؟ كَمْ تُسَبِّح؟ كَيْفَ وَمَتَى تَدْعُو رَبَّكَ وَتَتَضَّرْعُ إِلَيْهِ؟ وَهَكَذَا… وَاحْزِمْ أَمْرَكَ وَقَسِّمْ يَوْمَكَ وَلَيْلَكَ، وَأَبْشِرْ فَسَوْفَ تُحَصِّلُ خَيْرَاً بِإِذْنِ اللهِ.
خَامِساً: تَعَلُّمُ أَحْكَامِ الصِّيَامِ وَالتَّفَقُّهُ فِيهَا، فَيَجِبُ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِ أَنْ يَعْبُدَ اللهَ عَلَى عِلْمٍ، وَلا يُعْذَرُ بِجَهْلِ الْفَرَائِضِ التِي فَرَضَهَا اللهُ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ، وَمِنْ ذَلِكَ صَوْمُ رَمَضَانَ، فَيَنْبَغِي لِلْمُسْلِمِ أَنْ يَتَعَلَّمَ مَسَائِلَ الصَّوْمِ وَأَحْكَامَهُ قَبْلَ مَجِيئِهِ، لِيَكُونَ صَوْمُهُ صَحِيحاً مَقْبُولاً عِنْدَ اللهِ، قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: (فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنْبِك) [محمد: 19]، وَقَالَ سُبْحَانَهُ: (وَقُلْ رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا) [طه: 114]، وَعَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ -رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ الله صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيه وسَلَّم: “طَلَبُ الْعِلْمِ فَرِيضَةٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِم” رَوَاهُ البَيْهَقِيُّ وَصَحَّحَهُ الأَلْبَانِيُّ.
سَادِساً: التَّوْبَةُ الصَّادِقَةُ، فَعَلَيْنَا أَنْ نَسْتِقْبَلَهُ بِالْعَزْمِ عَلَى تَرْكِ الآثَامِ وَالسَّيِّئَاتِ وَالتَّوْبَةِ الصَّادِقَةِ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الذُّنُوبِ، وَالإِقْلَاعِ عَنْهَا وَالعَزْمِ عَلَى عَدَمِ الْعَوْدَةِ إِلَيْهَا، فَرَمَضَانُ شَهْرُ التَّوْبَةِ، فَمَنْ لَمْ يَتُبْ فِيهِ فَمَتَى يَتُوبُ؟! قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: (وَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ) [النور: 31]. فَتَأَمَّلْ كَيْفَ أَمَرَ اللهُ أَهْلَ الإِيمَانِ بِالتَّوْبَةِ، وَرَتَّبَ عَلَى التَّوْبَةِ الْفَلَاحَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ، وَلِذَلِكَ كَانَ رَسُولُنَا -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- يُكْثِرُ مِنَ الاسْتِغْفَارِ فِي كُلِّ أَحْوَالِهِ فَكَيْفَ بِرَمَضَانَ؟! عَنِ الأَغَرِّ الْمُزَنِيِّ -رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ- أَنَّ رسُولَ اللهِ -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- قَالَ: “إِنَّهُ لَيُغَانُ عَلَى قَلْبِي، وإِنِّي لأَسْتَغفِرُ اللهَ في اليَوْمِ مِئَةَ مَرَّةٍ” رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ. وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ -رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ- قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- يقُولُ: “وَاللهِ إنِّي لأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ وَأتُوبُ إلَيْهِ فِي اليَومِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً” رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ.
سَابِعَاً: الْحِرْصُ التَّامُ عَلَى أَدَاءِ الْوَاجِبَاتِ، مِنَ الْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالتَّبْكِيرِ لِلْجُمَعِ وَالْجَمَاعَاتِ، وَأَدَاءِ حُقُوقِ الأَهْلِ، وَحُقُوقِ الْوَظِيفَةِ وَالْعَمَلِ، وَالإِكْثَارِ مِنَ نَوَافِلِ الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالذِّكْرِ وَالصَّدَقَةِ وَقِرَاءَةِ الْقُرْآنِ، فَأَكْثِرْ مِنْ خَتَمَاتِ الْقُرْآنِ مَا اسْتَطعتَ إِلَى ذَلِكَ سَبِيلاً، وَمِنَ الْخَطَأِ أَنَّ بَعْضَ النَّاسِ يَخْتِمُ القُرْآنَ مَرَّةً فِي أَوَّلِ الشَّهْرِ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ ذَلِكَ آخِرَ الْعَهْدِ بِالْقُرْآنِ، وَهَذَا مِنَ الْحِرْمَانِ وَمِنْ تَثْبِيطِ الشَّيْطَانِ، فَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللهِ وَاخْتِمْ الْمَرَّةَ تِلْوَ الْمَرَّةِ. وَيَنْبَغِي كَذَلِكَ التَّخْطِيطُ لِدَرْسِ تَفْسِيرٍ إِمَّا مَعَ الأَهْلِ وَالأَقَارِبِ أَوْ مَعَ بَعْضِ الأَصْحَابِ، فَتَقْرَؤُونَ فِي تَفْسِيرِ ابْنِ سَعْدِيِّ -رَحِمَهُ اللهُ- أَوْ غَيْرِهِ مِنَ التَّفَاسِيرِ الْمَوْثُوقَةِ، وَلَوْ عَشْرِ آيَاتٍ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ. وَكَمْ مِنَ النَّاسِ لَهُمْ لِقَاءَاتٌ لَيْلِيَّةٌ فَلَوْ أَنَّ مُوَفَّقَاً مِنْهُمْ اقْتَرَحَ عَلَيْهِمْ دَرْسَاً مُيَسَّراً فِي التَّفْسِيرِ لَحَصَلَ خَيْرٌ وَعِلْمٌ وَحَسَنَات.
بَارَكَ اللهُ لِي وَلَكُمْ فِي الْقُرْآنِ الْعَظِيمِ، وَنَفَعَنِي وَإِيَّاكُمْ بِمَا فِيهِ مِنَ الآيَاتِ وَالذِّكْر الحكيم.
ثَامِناً: الاسْتِعْدَادُ لِتَفْطِيرِ الصَّائِمِينَ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ وَالْبُيُوتِ، فَإِنَّ هَذَا عَمَلٌ صَالِحٌ، فَعَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ -رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ-: “مَنْ فَطَّرَ صَائِمًا كَانَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِ الصَّائِمِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَنْتَقِصَ مِنْ أَجْرِ الصَّائِمِ شَيْئًا” رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَصَحَّحَهُ الأَلْبَانِيُّ. فَتَأَهَّبْ بِتَجْهِيزِ الْمَكَانِ فِي بَيْتِكَ أَوْ فِي مَسْجِدِك، فَإِدْخَالُكَ السَّرُورَ عَلَى الْفُقَرَاءِ مِنَ الأَعْمَالِ الْمَحْبُوبَةِ إِلَى اللهِ، بَلْ إِنَّ مُجَالَسَتَكَ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَخِدْمَتَهُمْ مِنْ أَنْفَعِ مَا يَكُونُ لِتَرْقِيقِ قَلْبِكَ وَإِسَالَةِ دَمْعِكَ وَزِيَادَة إِيمَانِكِ.
تَاسِعاً: الدَّعْوَةُ إِلَى اللهِ فِي رَمَضَانَ (لِطَلَبَةِ الْعِلْمِ خَاصَّةً)، فَإِنَّ الْقُلُوبَ مُتَعَطَّشَةٌ وَالنُّفُوسَ مُقْبِلَةٌ، فَذَكِّرِ النَّاسَ بِاللهِ وَبِفَضَائِلِ الصِّيَامِ وَعَلِّمْهُمْ الأَحْكَامَ (وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلاً مِّمَّن دَعَا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا وَقَالَ إِنَّنِي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ) [فصلت: 33]. وَمِنْ أَوْجُهِ الدَّعْوَةِ: إِلْقَاءُ الْكَلِمَاتِ وَخَاصَّةً فِي الصَّلَواتِ التِي يَجْتَمِعُ فِيهَا النَّاسُ، فَكَمْ مِنَ النَّاسِ لا يَحْضُرُونَ الْجَمَاعَاتِ إِلَّا فِي رَمَضَانَ؛ فَهُوَ فُرْصَةٌ لِدَعْوَتِهِمْ وَرَدِّهِمْ إِلَى رَبِّهِمْ! فَتَجَهَّزْ بِإِإعْدَادِ الْكَلِمَاتِ، وَاحْرِصْ عَلَى الاخْتِصَارِ وَعَدَمِ الإِطَالَةِ، وَالتَّرْكِيزِ عَلَى مَا يَنْفَعُ النَّاسَ، وَخَاصَّةً أَحْكَامَ الصِّيَامِ والتَّرَاوِيحِ. وَمِنْ ذَلِكَ: تَوْزِيعُ الْكُتَيِّبَاتِ وَالرَّسَائِلِ الْوَعْظِيَّةِ وَالْفِقْهِيَّةِ الْمُتَعَلِّقَةِ بِرَمَضَانَ عَلَى الْمُصَلِّينَ وَأَهْلِ الْحَيِّ.
وَيَنْبَغِي لَكَ أَخِي إِمَامَ الْمَسْجِدِ الاسْتِعْدَادُ وَتَجْهِيزُ الكُتُبِ التِي تَقْرَأُهَا عَلَى جَمَاعَةِ مَسْجِدِكَ فِي العَصْرِ وَبَعْدَ صَلاةِ العِشَاءِ أَوِ التَّرَاوِيحِ، وَكَذَلِكَ نَسِّقْ مَعَ طَلَبَةِ العِلْمِ لِيُلْقُوا الكَلِمَاتِ وَالْمَوَاعِظِ عَلى جَمَاعَةِ مَسْجِدِكَ، فَخُذْ مِنْهُمُ الْمَوَاعِيدَ مِنَ الآنَ وهَيِّئْ نَفْسَكَ سَدَّدَ اللهُ خُطَاك.
وَأَخِيرَاً: فَأَكْثِرواْ مِنْ هَذَا الدُّعَاءِ: اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ، فَعَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ -رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ- أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- قَالَ لَهُ: “أُوصِيكَ يَا مُعَاذُ: لَا تَدَعَنَّ دُبُرَ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ أَنْ تَقُولُ: اَللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ” رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ، وَقَالَ ابْنُ حَجَرٍ: بِسَنَدٍ قَوِيٍّ.
فَاللَّهُمَّ أَعِنَّا عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ، اللَّهُمَّ بَلِّغْنَا رَمَضَانَ وَاجْعَلْنَا مِمَّنْ صَامَهُ وَقَامَهُ إِيمَانَاً وَاحْتِسَابَاً، اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَالْهَرَمِ وَالْمَغْرَمِ، وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْقَبْرِ وَعَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ النَّارِ وَعَذَابِ النَّارِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتْنَةِ الْغِنَى، وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتْنَةِ الْفَقْرِ، وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ.
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً، وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ، اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى عَبْدِكَ وَرَسُولِكَ نَبَيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِين.