Praise be to Allah.

How to prepare for the month of Ramadaan?

Many people misunderstand the true nature of
fasting, and they make it an occasion for
eating and drinking, making special sweets
and staying up late at night and watching
shows on satellite TV. They make
preparations for that long before Ramadaan,
lest they miss out on some food or prices go
up. They prepare by buying food, preparing
drinks and looking at the satellite TV guide
so they can choose which shows to follow
and which to ignore. They are truly unaware
of the real nature of fasting in Ramadaan;
they take worship and piety out of the
month and make it just for their bellies and
their eyes.
Others are aware of the real nature of
fasting in the month of Ramadaan, so they
start to prepare from Sha’baan, and some of
them even start before that. Among the best
ways of preparing for the month of
Ramadaan are:


1 –Sincere repentance

This is obligatory at all times, but because
of the approach of a great and blessed
month, it is even more important to hasten
to repent from sins between you and your
Lord, and between you and other people by
giving them their rights, so that when the
blessed month begins you may busy yourself
with acts of worship with a clean heart and
peace of mind. Allaah says (interpretation of
the meaning): “And all of you beg Allaah to
forgive you all, O believers, that you may be
successful” [al-Noor 24:31]
It was narrated from al-Agharr ibn Yasaar
(may Allaah be pleased with him) that the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: “O people, repent to Allaah
for I repent to Him one hundred times each
day.” Narrated by Muslim (2702).

2 – Du’aa’ (supplication)

It was narrated from some of the salaf that
they used to pray to Allaah for six months
that they would live until Ramadaan, then
they would pray for five months afterwards
that He would accept it from them. #Repost