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My dear brothers and sisters!
Fear Allah and be pious!
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. 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 taqwa out of the month and make it just for their bellies and their eyes.

This should not be the case. We should rather:

1 –Make 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 – We should Make 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.
The Muslim should ask his Lord to let him live until Ramadaan with a strong religious commitment and good physical health, and he should ask Him to help him obey Him during the month, and ask Him to accept his good deeds from Him.

3 – We should rejoice at the approach of the blessed month
The arrival of Ramadaan is one of the great blessings that Allaah bestows upon His Muslim slave because Ramadaan is one of the occasions of good in which the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of Hell are closed. It is the month of the Qur’aan and of decisive battles in the history of our religion.

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Say: ‘In the Bounty of Allaah, and in His Mercy (i.e. Islam and the Quran); —therein let them rejoice.’ That is better than what (the wealth) they amass”
[Yoonus 10:58]

4 – We should discharge the duty of any outstanding obligatory fasts
It was narrated that Abu Salamah said: I heard ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) say: I would owe fasts from the previous Ramadaan and I would not be able to make them up except in Sha’baan.

5 – We should seek knowledge in order to be able to follow the rulings on fasting and to understand the virtues of Ramadaan.

6 – We should hasten to complete any tasks that may distract us from doing acts of worship.

7 – We should sit with our family members – wife and children – to tell them of the rulings on fasting and encourage the young ones to fast.

8 – We should fast some of the month of Sha’baan in preparation for fasting Ramadaan.
It was narrated that Usaamah ibn Zayd said: I said: O Messenger of Allaah, I do not see you fasting in any month as you fast in Sha’baan? He said: “That is a month that people neglect between Rajab and Ramadaan, but it is a month in which people’s deeds are taken up to the Lord of the Worlds and I would like my deeds to be taken up when I am fasting.”

9 – We should Read the Quran
Salamah ibn Kuhayl said: It was said that Sha’baan was the month of the Quran readers.
When Sha’baan began, ‘Amr ibn Qays would close his shop and free his time for reading Quran.
Abu Bakr al-Balkhi said: The month of Rajab is the month for planting, the month of Sha’baan is the month of irrigating the crops, and the month of Ramadaan is the month of harvesting the crops.
He also said: The likeness of the month of Rajab is that of the wind, the likeness of Sha’baan is that of the clouds and the likeness of Ramadaan is that of the rain; whoever does not plant and sow in Rajab, and does not irrigate in Sha’baan, how can he reap in Ramadaan? Now Rajab has passed, so what will you do in Sha’baan if you are seeking Ramadaan?
This is how your Prophet and the early generations of the ummah were in this blessed month, so what will you do?


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My dear brothers and sisters

When we recite the Quran, we find, Allah mentions in numerous places that we should be conscious of Him, fear Him, be in Awe of Him and He will find a way out for us, He will forgive our sins and shortcomings, He will straighten for us our affairs so that we can attain the greatest success for example where He says

"O you who believe! Fear Allah (by doing all that He has ordered and by abstaining from all that He has forbidden) as He should be feared. [Obey Him, be thankful to Him, and remember Him always], and die not except in a state of Islam (as Muslims) with complete submission to Allah." (Q3:102)

and where He says

"O you who believe! Keep your duty to Allah and fear Him, and speak (always) the truth". (Q33:70)


in another ayah,

"O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam)..." (Q4:1)


and yet again

"And verily, We have recommended to the people of the Scripture before you, and to you (O Muslims) that you (all) fear Allah, and keep your duty to Him" (Q4:131)

and in another ayah

"And whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty)" (Q65:2).

One might ask, how do we attain this beautiful attribute of having taqwa in Allah? In Surah Al Baqarah Allah says

"O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous" (Q2:183)
Today is the 3rd Juma'ah of the month of Sha’baan 1438. This means the blessed month of Ramadan is just around the corner, it is less than a month away!
This blessed month is a great opportunity for goodness, barakah (blessing), worship and obedience towards Allaah and a month for building and nurturing our taqwa of Allah. It is a great month, a noble season, a month in which hasanaat (rewards for good deeds) are multiplied and in which committing sayi’aat (bad deeds) is more serious than at other times. The gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of Hell are shut,
and the sinners’ repentance to Allaah is accepted.

So give thanks to Him for the season of goodness and blessing that He has bestowed upon you, and for the means of bounty and various kinds of great blessings for which He has singled you out. Make the most of this blessed time by filling it with acts of worship and forsaking haraam things, so that you may attain a good life in this world and happiness after death.

For the sincere believer, every month is an occasion for worship and his whole life is spent in obeying Allaah, but in the month of Ramadaan he has even more motives to do good and his heart is even more focused on worship, and he turns even more to his Lord. By His grace, our generous Lord bestows His bounty upon the fasting believers and multiplies the reward for them on this blessed occasion, so He gives
abundantly and rewards generously for righteous deeds.

Time passes quickly
Days pass so quickly as if they were mere moments. We welcomed Ramadaan, then we bade it farewell, and only a short period of time passed and we are welcoming Ramadaan again. So we should hasten to do good deeds in the month of Ramadaan and strive to fill it with that which Allaah is pleased with and with that which will help us on the Day when we meet Him.

How can we prepare for Ramadaan?
We can prepare for Ramadaan by taking stock of ourselves and recognizing our shortcomings in living up to the Shahaadatayn i.e. the two declarations of faith, or our shortcoming in fulfilling our duties, or our shortcomings in not keeping away
from the desires and doubts that we may have fallen into...

We should set ourselves straight so that in Ramadaan we will have a higher degree of faith. For faith increases and decreases. It increases through obedience to Allaah and it decreases through disobedience and sin. The first act of obedience that a person should achieve is that of being a true slave of Allaah and believing that there is none that is rightfully worshiped except Allaah, so he directs all kinds of worship to Allaah and does not associate anyone else in worship with Him. Each of us should realize that whatever has befallen him could not have missed him and whatever missed him could not have befallen him and that everything happens by the will and decree of Allaah.

We should avoid everything that could undermine our commitment to the Shahaadatayn. This means keeping away from bid’ah (innovations) and things that have been introduced into the religion. We should follow the example of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and his companions and adhere to the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and the way of the Rightly-Guided Khulafa’ who came after him. We should love the Sunnah and love those who adhere to it and defend it, in whatever country they are and
whatever colour or nationality they are.

After that, we should take stock of ourselves and recognize our shortcomings in doing acts of worship such as praying in congregation, remembering Allaah (dhikr), paying attention to the rights of neighbours, relatives and the Muslims, spreading the greeting of salaam, enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil, urging one another to follow the truth and be patient and steadfast in doing so, being patient in avoiding evil actions and in doing good deeds, and accepting the decree of Allaah with patience.

Then we should take stock of ourselves and our sins and our following whims and desires. We should stop ourselves from persisting in that, whether the sin is great or small, whether it is a sin of the eye, by looking at that which Allaah has forbidden; or by listening to music; or by walking to things of which Allaah does not approve; or by using one's hands to strike in a manner with which Allaah is not pleased; or
by consuming things that Allaah has forbidden such as riba (usury) and bribes, or any other means of consuming people’s wealth unlawfully.
By taking stock, repenting and seeking forgiveness, this is how we should welcome Ramadaan. “The smart man is the one who takes stock of himself and strives to do that which will benefit him after death, and the helpless one is the one who follows his own whims and desires and engages in wishful thinking, (assuming that Allaah will forgive him regardless of what he does and that he does not need to strive to
good deeds).”

In the month of Ramadaan the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of Hell are shut. The devils are put in chains and a caller cries out each night, O seeker of good, proceed, O seeker of evil, desist. So, O slaves of Allaah, be among the people of good, following the path of your
righteous predecessors who were guided by the Sunnah of your Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), so that we may end Ramadaan with our sins forgiven and our righteous deeds accepted.

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EfeEj:
Please share a pic of this so we can understand

Thanks

Arc. Efe

Hope this helps

EfeEj:
Hello Ashrush,

Please what reinforcement are you referring to that costs 12000?

I cannot see any reinforcement from your pictures.
Please throw more light on this.

Regards

Arc Efe

I have two pillars, two in front and one at back.

I used ready made reinforcement bars which cost N4000 each (column base inclusive)

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DPC...

Laterite filling...

Core filling...

Blinding


cement (29x2700)
labour = N25,000
water = N10,000
sharp sand (1 trip)
gravel (1 trip)

Foundation wall


blocks (1750x160) = N280,000
cement (29x2700) = 78,300
sharp sand =N30,000
plaster sand = N13,000
labour =N70,000
water = N15,000
reiforcment = N12,000

Foundation wall...

more...

Blinding...

Excavation cost = N50,000

Excavation...

Setting out...

Architect, Mason and Labourers = N12,000
Blocks (50x170) = N8,500
Supervison = N3,000

segzy14:
If you have money for the granite, it would be nice to use granite.

Thanks

segzy14:
Any show?

I have used water gravel for my dwarf fence.

I am thinking of using it for the building foundation and DPC; would this be okay or should I use granite instead?

STRATEK:
Go through your arch plan again sir....the opening in living room & dinning will light up the lobby...if u insist on adding more to that, create an opening of considerable size in the inner wall of the study room & use a glass block or any transparent glass material, so light can pass through...hope u understand what i mean...

Thank you for the suggestion sir; It is duly noted and much appreciated

Memejem:
Thanks. I'm not a professional builder/architect or anything like that. But I just felt I should say something

P.s I've edited my original comment for spelling mistakes and just a congratulations on your build! Keep it up

Many thanks

Much appreciated

Memejem:
I'm not an architect but I'll just give my 2 cents. 1. Here in Canada most of our kitchen pantries/stores don't have windows in them and the food don't rot. I'm aware the climate is different in Nigeria. But we have four seasons. Keep in mind that it is storage. Fresh fruits and vegetables are to be used fairly quickly within a week or two. Those should be kept on the kitchen, in the fridge or the cupboards there. The kitchen is equipped with a window. A store is meant to store food items for a relatively longer period of time that you would not normally keep on the kitchen. Usually excess supplies or non/perishable goods. I think the design of the store is fine. It depends on what the OP chooses to put inside there.

2. As for the design of the placement of closets in the room. That is also fine. It's a design preference and there is no right or wrong way to do this. Where I currently live the closet is right next to the door. It has sliding doors that are painted to match the room.When the closet door is closed it blends in with the walls. I'm not sure how most closets are designed in nigeria but I don't see any issue with their placement. From his plan the rooms seem large. The closet placements are not hindering space or movement. Unless it's an open closet without any doors the worst case is it may not be aesthetically pleasing to see clothes hanging from the wall upon entry to the room.

3. I could be wrong but the bedroom close to the pre-sit seems cross ventilated to me. His architect did well to place the rooms in the corners of the house walls to ensure each bedroom has 2 windows. But that's also not a requirement. In my house in Canada each room has at least 1 large window (some have 2) and ventilation is not a problem at all. Just open the window and get fresh air.

4. As for the long alley way. If light is off and it's dark? What's the issue? Have flashlights gone extinct? Im not sure what the fix is for that. What do you recommend that will not completely alter the design of the house?

Thumbs up my man

Most of your thoughts align with mine thus I agree

@psity and others, any thoughts/recommendations on the alley way/lobby as memejem mentioned?

money121:
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Thank you sir

Psity:
Hello op. I am really shocked that folks think this your floor plan is OK. From my own point of view, it isn't and I owe Nairaland a duty to warn you and here are the points to note:

1. The bedroom close to the pre-sit or ante room is not cross ventilated.

2. The store has no window(opening outside) and therefore will be poorly lit as well as ventilated. Your foodstuffs could rot in a few days.

3. All the entrances to the rooms are wrongly placed.i.e you shouldn't walk into the closet before accessing the room itself. Proper thing is to locate the room first, then you move into your convenience enroute the walk-in-closet.

4. There is a long corridor that has no natural lighting and ventilation provision. Imaging when there is power outage, it will be a dark alley.

Please do not be carried away by the 3D. That design requires not just adjustments but a total overhaul. I hope you have not started digging yet. A word is enough to avoid pulling down your house after building. I can almost bet the designer isn't an architect. If at all a professional, it will be one of those structural engineers who dabble into architectural design, which is not their primary forte. He may be good with construction works but definitely not design. This isn't to spite him but to help op avoid wasting his money.

And nairalanders should note that the ability to generate 3D images is not limited to architects. So, do not be bamboozled by 3D images alone. Architects are trained first to resolve the elements of circulation and ventilation before any thing.

Many thanks for the observations sir

Will look into it

toluxa1:
I noticed at least four or five people have asked you the location in Minna, starting from me, but you have not answered anyone. Why so?

On your way to GK it is the new MTP layout by your left

Cutealexio:
The only observation I have is that d pre-sit shouldn't link to d rooms or lobbies , it should only link to d sitting room and guest toilet for privacy and security purpose

Many thanks for the observation
Much appreciated

Cc: mufutau55
Segzy14

Janetade86:
Op pls, are there still lands over there? I and my husband need one abeg. Besides, what area is that in Minna?

There are plots available but selling really quickly

Inbox me and I will hook you up

i8sins:
Op, please let's talk on the painting of the house when it's completed o.

Sure thing

Drop your details and will contact in due course