Worship More in Ramaḍān, Don’t Be Cheated

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Today is holy Friday. It is the first eve of the holy month of Ramaḍān. Tomorrow is the first day. We must look at the moon. But to look at the moon – Nobody knows from where it rises and where it sets anyway. Therefore, whatever the government, Ūli l-‘Amr say, we follow this. In shā’a Llāh, this holy month starts this evening. We pray tarāwīḥ tonight and tomorrow will be the first day.

Ramaḍān is a great month. It is a beautiful month given by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. It is with fasting, with prayer, with zakāt and with ṣadaqah. We should do them. If you give ṣadaqah or do a good deed on normal days Allāh ﷻ writes ten thawāb. In Ramaḍān, more than a hundred, up to eight hundred, and even more is written.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla’s Generosity is endless. His ﷻ Kindness is infinite. Not like people today. Ḥāshā (far from it). There is never a comparison. Tawbah, AstaghfiruLlah. So do as much as you want from goodness in this month.

Zakāt is paid any time of the year. You can do it anytime. But when paying it in Ramaḍān, as we said, instead of being written ten rewards, seven hundred, eight hundred rewards will be written. You will be more profitable. And you will not mix up your time. If payed otherwise, you will certainly mix up. That’s why, paying it from Ramaḍān to Ramaḍān is better. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla gives you greater rewards then.

The same goes for prayers and tarāwīḥ. Now they’re bringing up a new fashion. People are striving, “How much should we shorten it, how much should we avoid prayer.” People are used to praying it. Now, they shortened it in Ka’bah and Madinah Munawwarah. They say, “This is an opportunity. Let’s pray our tarāwīḥ less than twenty rak’āt.” They are issuing fatwās and such.

Therefore, people must benefit. Wherever there is benefit, one should benefit from the favors of Allāh ﷻ. This month of Ramaḍān is the month of barakah, the month of thawāb, the month of beauty. Do not leave it in vain. Do not let it go in vain.

As we said, do as much as you can do from good deeds, charity, worships. So that when you can see your book in ākhirah, you will say, “Shukr to Allāh ﷻ we did these things. We were not fooled by these people. We were not cheated by those who did not do them, who were preventing those wanting to do.” You will be thankful to Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla in ākhirah.

May Allāh ﷻ make it blessed upon you. May it be of goodness, in shā’a Llāh. May He ﷻ make it a means of guidance, in shā’a Llāh. May Islām be victorious. May He ﷻ guide Muslims, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

There are recited Qur’an Khatms, Surahs, Tasbihat. It’s been a long time since we’ve received istighfar. We gift all of the istighfar, Khatms, Tasbihāt, Tahlilat, Surahs, Yasin, Tabarakah, and the rest of the recited Surahs, Dala’il Al-Khayrat, all the various recited Tasbihāt for asking forgiveness that were entrusted to us, firstly to our Holy Prophet ﷺ, his ﷺ Ahlu l-Bayt and Sahabah, souls of all Anbiya, Awliya, Asfiya and Mashayikh, souls of our late relatives, souls of Muslims and Mu’mins. For goodness to come and evil to be gone. For the strength of our Imān. Li-Llahi Ta’ala.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 

28 February 2025/ 29 Sha’ban 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul