Insha Allah:
1. Sleep early the night before to strengthen yourself
for the special day.
2. Wake up before Fajr for suhoor.
3. Make wudoo, while consciously remembering that
your sins are being washed away til the last drop of water.
Pray at least 4 rakahs of qiyam and make duaa for
your deen & dunya in your sujood. Cry to Allah,
showing Him humility & ask Him to give you tawfeeq
on this great day, and thank Him for making you of
those who would experience this special occasion. 4. Spend some time (10-15 mins at least) making
Istighfar before Fajr, to be like the righteous whom
Allah described as “seeking forgiveness before
dawn.”
5. Repeat after Fajr adhan & make duaa. Pray Fajr. Sit
in your prayer place and do your morning adhkar. Make tasbeeh, tahleel, tahmeed, & takbeer. And as
the Prophet Muhammad (Sallal laahu alaihi wa sallam)
advised, increase in “la ilaha illallah, wahdahu la
shareeka lahu, lahul mulk wa lahul hamd, wa huwa
ala kulli shay’in qadeer.”
6. 15 minutes after sunrise pray 2 rakahs of shurooq. This all amounts to the reward of a complete Hajj &
umrah. So do not waste it!
7. If you’re able to stay awake by all means, do so
and do not waste a single minute. If you need to sleep,
take a nap for an hour with the conscious intention of
energizing yourself for the worship of Allah. 8. When you wake up, make wudoo and pray at least
4 rakahs of duha. Then recite lots of Quran and make
the dhikr mentioned above in breaks in between.
(Make dhikr after Dhuhr as you prepare food or as you
do what is absolutely necessary.)
9. After Asr, say the evening adhkar. Then recite Quram again til about an hour before Maghrib. At that
point, make LOTS of duaa til Maghrib, while having
yaqeen that Allah will answer. (Preparing a duaa list
ahead of time helps!) Beg that the day will not come to
an end except that Allah has forgiven you all your sins
and written you of those He has freed from the Fire. Don’t forget the Muslims suffering all over the world.
Remember as you break your fast that your duaa at
that moment is accepted.
May Allah grant us all tawfeeq on that day.
Ameen!