All Praise is to Allah, The Lord Of worlds and I bear witness that none is worthy of worship except Allah and may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon the prophet, his companion and those who follow them on goodness till the last day. Aamiyn!


A saying familiar to many Muslims around the globe is, 'Ramadan Mubarak' which simply means 'Blessed Ramadan'. Another commonly used term is, 'Ramadan Kareem', which translates to 'Generous Ramadan', both terms are from Arabic origins. When Congratulating your fellow Muslims, Its Okay to use the phrase “Ramadan Mubaraq” because Ramadan can only be a blessing. Its okay to wish eachother other a Blessed Ramadan. So basically saying Ramadan Kareem is wrong. Because Ramadan can not be Kareem (generous ) but a blessing.

Saying Taqobalallahu Minna Waa Minkum is also proper and this is even common among the companion of the prophet.

And there is nothing wrong with congratulating one another at the beginning of the month of Ramadan . The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to tell his Companions the good news of the onset of Ramadan, and urge them to make the most of it. Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, ‘There has come to you Ramadan , a blessed month. Allah has made it obligatory on you to fast (this month). During it the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of Hell are locked, and the devils are chained up. In it, there is a night that is better than a thousand months , and whoever is deprived of its goodness is deprived indeed.’” (Reported by al-Nasai, 4/129; Sahih al-Targhib, 1/490)

Taqobalallahu Minna Waa Minkum!