Celebrate the Prophet's birthday

Celebrate the Prophet's birthday Posted on Sunday, February 21 @ 04:00:00 PST  Dilulus untuk paparan oleh CyberSniper

Oleh: shazzan

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We all know that the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not celebrate the Prophet's birthday, Hijrah or the Battle of Badr, because they witnessed such events during the lifetime of the Prophet who always remained in their hearts and minds.

Sa`d Ibn Abi Waqqaas said that they were keen on telling their children the stories of the Prophet's battles just as they were keen on teaching them the Qur'an. Therefore, they used to remind their children of what happened during the Prophet's lifetime so they did not need to hold such celebrations.

However, the following generations began to forget such a glorious history and its significance. So such celebrations were held as a means of reviving great events and the values that we can learn from them.

Unfortunately, such celebrations include some innovations when they should actually be made to remind people of the Prophet's life and his call. Actually, celebrating the Prophet's birthday means celebrating the birth of Islam. Such an occasion is meant to remind people of how the Prophet lived.

Allah Almighty says: "Verily in the Messenger of Allah ye have a good example for him who looketh unto Allah and the last Day, and remembereth Allah much." (Al-Ahzab: 21)þ

By celebrating the Prophet's Hijrah, we should teach them values such as sacrifice, the sacrifice of the Companions, the sacrifice of `Ali who slept in the Prophet's place on the night of the Hijrah, the sacrifice of Asmaa' as she ascended the Mountain of Thawr. We should teach them to plan the way the Prophet planned for his Hijrah, and how to trust in Allah as the Prophet did when Abu Bakr told him: "We could be seen so easily, the Prophet replied saying: "O Abu Bakr! What do you think of two when Allah is their third?" "Have no fear, for Allah is with us." (At-Tawbah: 40)

We need all these lessons and such celebrations are a revival of these lessons and values. I think that these celebrations, if done in the proper way, will serve a great purpose, getting Muslims closer to the teachings of Islam and to the Prophet's Sunnah and life.

As for celebrating `Ashooraa', the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, celebrated this day by fasting only. He asked the Jews why they fasted on that day and they told him that it was the day that Allah saved Moses and the people of Israel. The Prophet replied saying: "We have more of a right to Moses than you." So he fasted on that day and ordered the people to fast on that day. He also said near the end of his life: "By Allah, if I lived longer I would fast on the 9th of Muharram." That is, that he would fast on the 9th and the 10th in order to be different from the Jews who fast on the 10th only. However, some of the Sunnis celebrate `Ashura as if it were a feast. The Shi`ah consider it a day of sadness and mourning, but all such things are innovations and are completely un-Islamic.

As for the second part of the question, the exact date of the Prophet's birth is disputed , but it is most likely to be on Monday, 9th Rabee` Al-Awwal (20th or 22nd of April, 571 AC), the same year in which the invasion of the Elephants took place against the Ka`bah. And he, peace and blessings be upon him, passed away on Monday 12, Rabee` Al-Awwal in the eleventh year of Hijrah (8 June 632 AC.)

Allah Almighty knows best.

Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi

Sambutan Hari Raya

Qaryah Cherok Tokun telah mengadakan Sambutan Hari Raya Idilfitri & Bicara Ilmu anjuran Kementerian Luar Bandar & Wilayan dan kerjasama RISDA Pulau Pinang, pada 11hb Oktober di Masjid Cherok Tokun. 

Perayaan Majlis Sambutan Hari Raya  diadakan di qaryah ini buat kali pertama, dan ianya mendapat sambutan yang menggalakkan dengan sokongan padu  Pemuda dan Wanita serta seluruh anak qaryah.

Majlis dimulakan dengan perarakan murid-murid dari sekolah agama Idtihad Al Wathaniah Jalan Kolan ke Masjid Cherok Tokun diikuti dengan Program Khatam Al-Quraan oleh 22 orang murid-murid..

Seramai 220 murid sekolah agama  telah hadir di dalam perarakan tersebut bersama di dalam majlis khatam al-quraan dan setiap murid diberi sumbangan peralatan sekolah dan subangan wang hari raya oleh qaryah dan sumbangan khas kepada murid-murid yang telah khatam al-quraan.

Guru Besar Sekolah Agama Ijtihad Alwaltaniah, Puan Zurina dalam ucapan beliau, merayu kepada ibubapa untuk mengambil perahatian yang lebih terhadap pendidikan agama anak-anak dan  bersedia untuk memperutukkan masa dan  wang ringgit bagi membolehkan anak-anak maju di dalam bidang agama. Sokongan ibu bapa amat-amat diperlukan untuk meningkat pelajaran dan pembelajaran murid-murid agar sekolah agama ini terus maju dan memberi menafaat kepada anak-anak qaryah.

Tuan Pengerusi Qaryah, Haji Idrus Ibrahim melahirkan rasa syukor di atas sokongan padu anak qaryah khususnya pemuda dan pemudi bagi menjayakan Majlis Sambutan Hari Raya yang julung kali diadakan di Cherok Tokun. Sokongan yang diberikan oleh pemuda dan wanita dalam menjayakan program Majlis Hari Raya memeberi keyakinan kepada beliau bahawa qaryah Cherok Tokun dapat bergerak maju menyongsong perubahan masa menghadapi zaman globalisasi. Beliau berharap pemuda dan pemudi memainkan peranan yang lebih aktif untuk mengambil alih peranan memimpin  qaryah.

 

Majlis telah dirasmikan oleh Ustas Zolkifli Ramli penyelia KAFA, Pejabat Agama Daerah Seberai Perai Tengah.

Pada sessi tengahari ceramah motivasi bertajuk Mengasah Bakat Diri & Akal Budi telah disampaikan oleh Sdr Ramli Bakar dari Merbok, Kedah.

Semoga program ini akan berterusan pada tahun-tahun akan datang.

Laylat al-Qadr

 

How should we observe Laylat al-Qadr? Is it by praying, or by reading Qur’aan and the Prophet’s Seerah, listening to lectures and lessons and by celebrating it in the mosque?.

 

Praise be to Allaah.

 

Firstly:

 

The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to strive hard in worship during the last ten days of Ramadaan as he never did at any other time, praying, reading Qur’aan and making du’aa’. Al-Bukhaari and Muslim narrated from ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) that when the last ten days of Ramadaan came, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) would stay up at night and would wake his family up, and would abstain from marital relations. Ahmad and Muslim narrated that he used to used to strive hard in worship during the last ten days of Ramadaan as he never did at any other time.

 

Secondly:

 

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) enjoined staying up and praying on Laylat al-Qadr out of faith and in the hope of reward. It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever stays up and prays on Laylat al-Qadr out of faith and in the hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.” Agreed upon. This hadeeth indicates that it is prescribed to observe Laylat al-Qadr by spending the night in prayer.

 

Thirdly:

 

One of the best du’aa’s that may be recited on Laylat al-Qadr is that which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) taught to ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her). Al-Tirmidhi narrated, and classed the report as saheeh, that ‘Aa’ishah said: “I said, ‘O Messenger of Allaah, if I know which night is Laylat al-Qadr, what should I say on that night?’ He said, ‘Say: Allaahumma innaka ‘afuwwun tuhibb al-‘afwa fa’affu ‘anni (O Allaah, You are forgiving and You love forgiveness, so forgive me).”

 

Fourthly:

 

With regard to specifying which night of Ramadaan is Laylat al-Qadr, this needs specific evidence, but the odd-numbered nights during the last ten nights are more likely than others, and the night of the twenty-seventh is the most likely to be Laylat al-Qadr, because that is mentioned in the ahaadeeth.

 

Fifthly:

 

With regard to innovations, they are not permissible during Ramadaan or at other times. It was proven that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever innovates anything in this matter of ours that is not part of it will have it rejected.” According to another report, “Whoever does any action that is not part of this matter of ours will have it rejected.”

 

We know of no basis for the celebrations that are held during some nights of Ramadaan. The best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and the worst of matters are those which are innovated (bid’ah).

 

And Allaah is the Source of strength. May Allaah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions.

 

 

Standing Committee for Academic Research and Issuing Fatwas , 10/413

 

Source : Islamqa

 

Jazaak Alllah Khair for reading.

Arak Ibu Segala Maksiat

1. الخمر أم الخبائث
Khamar [ arak ] itu adalah ibu segala kejahatan

Riwayat At tabarani

Beza antara manusia dengan binatang ialah aqal . Kerana aqal manusia ditaklifkan dengan tanggungjawab pengabdian diri kepada Allah swt . Aqal jua meletakkan manusia waras bertindak dan merencana . Justeru itu , demi meletakkan manusia dalam kewarasan maka Islam mengharamkan arak dan segala perkara yang memabukkan .

2. Pengharaman arak adalah bersifat ijma' dan qatei . Sabit dalil dari nas al quran [ surah al Maaidah : Ayat 90 - 91 ] sementara nas daripada hadis Nabi saw , antaranya ialah :

ما أسكر كثيره فقليله حرام

Apa yang banyaknya memabukkan maka yang sedikitnya adalah haram.

Riwayat Ahmad , Abu Dawud , At Tarmizi , Ibnu Majah dan Ibnu Hibban.

ثلاثة قد حرم الله عليهم الجنة مدمن الخمر و العاق و الديوث الذي يقر الخبث في أهله

Tiga golongan orang yang telah diharamkan Allah memasuki syurga : iaitu penagih arak , orang menderhakai ibu bapanya dan orang yang dayus iaitu orang yang membiarkan kejahatan dalam keluarganya .

Riwayat Ahmad , al Haakim dan al Baihaqi

لعن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في الخمر عشرة عاصرها و معتصرها و شاربها و حاملها

و المحمولة إليه وساقيها و بائعها و أكل ثمنها و المشترى لها و المشترى له

di riwayatkan dari Anas rha bahawa rasulullah saw bersabda : [ dalam hal arak ini ada sepuluh orang yang dilaknat oleh Allah swt : pembuatnya , pengedarnya , peminumnya , pembawanya , pengirimnya , penuangnya , penjualnya , pemakan wang hasilnya , pembayar dan pemesannya .]

Riwayat Ibnu Majah dan at Tarmizi

3. Hukuman atas pesalah arak .

Tiada khilaf dikalangan ulama' menegenai bentuk hukuman iaitu rotan atau sebatan yang wajib dijatuhkan ke atas mereka yang bersalah meminum arak , cuma yang di perselisihkan dikalangan ulama' ialah jumlah sebatan .

4. Asy Syafie berpendapat jumlah sebatan ialah 40 kali . Pendapat ini berdasarkan kepada hadis nabi yang diriwayatkan oleh Muslim bahawa Saidina Ali karramallahuwajhah merotan al walid bin Uqbah sebanyak 40 kali sebatan kemudian beliau [ Ali rha ] berkata :

جلد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أربعين و أبو بكر أربعين و عمر ثمانين و كل سنة و هذا أحب إلي

Rasulullah saw telah merotan 40 kali rotan , Abu Bakar merotan 40 kali dan Umar merotan 80 kali , semuanya berdasarkan sunnah dan saya lebih menyukai ini [ 40 kali rotan ]

Riwayat Imam Muslim

Hukuman 40 kali terhadap peminum arak ini disetujui oleh Dawud az Zahiri dan Abu Thaur . Sementara Abu Hanifah dan sahabat-sahabatnya , Imam Malik , al Laith , ahlil Bait dan satu pendapat lain dari Asy Syafie menetapkan bahawa hukuman ke atas peminum arak ialah 80 rotan . Mereka mengatakan hukuman 80 rotan adalah suatu yang telah diijma' oleh para sahabat rhm berdasarkan hadis Anas rha.

Telah dibawa kepada Rasulullah saw seorang peminum arak , maka rasulullah saw memukulnya dengan sandalnya [ selipar ] sebanyak lebih kurang 40 kali kemudian Abu Bakar dibawa kepada peminum arak , maka beliau berbuat seperti itu juga . Kemudian dibawa peminum arak kepada Umar , lalu beliau bermesyuarat mengenai hukuman had ini . Ibn Auf [ Abdur Rahman ] berkata : sekurang - kurang hukum hudud ialah 80 kali pukulan , maka Umar memukul peminum arak tadi 80 kali pukulan .

Riwayat Ahmad , Muslim , Abu Dawud dan At tarmizi

5. Alat untuk Merotan

Tidak sabit dalam dari Rasulullah saw bahawa baginda menetapkan alat - alat tertentu untuk memukul peminum Arak . kadang - kadang baginda memukul dengan selipar , kadang - kadang dengan pelepah tamar , kadang - kadang dengan rotan dan pelepah tamar , kadang - kadang dengan tangan dan selipar seperti di riwayat berikut .

أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم جلد في الخمر بالجريد و النعال و جلد أبو بكر أربعين

Bahawa rasulullah saw memukul dalam hukuman meminum Arak dengan pelepah tamar dan selipar dan Abu Bakar memukul 40 pukulan .

Muttafaqun Alaih

Abu Said berkata : Pada zaman rasulullah saw , hukuman meminum arak dipukul 40 kali dengan dua selipar maka pada zaman Umar beliau menggunakan cemeti sebagai ganti tiap - tiap satu selipar.

Riwayat : Ahmad

6. Tindakan merotan sekuat - kuat dengan menggunakan rotan yang besar dan mencederakan dengan satu kecederaan yang parah adalah suatu yang bercanggah dengan kaedah sebatan dalam Islam .

7. Justeru itu ada 2 perkara yang perlu dilihat semula , pertama berkait dengan jumlah sebatan dan kedua ialah cara sebatan .

8. Walaupun Islam meletakkan meletakkan jumlah yang besar iaitu 40 hingga 80 , ia tidaklah membawa kecederaan sebagaimana hanya 6 sebatan mengikut undang - undang manusia di mahkamah sivil .[ rujuk gambar ]

9. Saya dapat satu info dari sahabat dengan membawa satu frasa yang menarik :

Islam kata , orang Islam yang didapati bersalah minum arak harus dirotan mengikut syariat Islam . Rotan tidak menyiksa tetapi untuk pengajaran . Sementara saintis bukan Islam pula kata merotan boleh merawat mereka yang ketagih arak .

Dr Marina Chuhrova [ saintis Rusia ] menyatakan bahawa beliau mempunyai pesakit tetap seramai 10 orang yang memerlukan rawatan merotan ini . Menurut beliau pada mulanya mereka tidak suka kaedah ini tetapi apabila mereka merasai kebaikannya , mereka mula gemar pada kaedah rawatan sebegini [ rotan ] . Malah mereka sanggup pula membayar sekitar RM 400 untuk satu sessi rawatan .

10. ...... Biologist Dr Sergei Speransky who led the research claims corporal punishment , similar to that doled out regularly in British Schools in the last century , helps people overcome addiction and depression. He confirms he is not a sadist even though he recommend caning and says the treatment work . A standard treatment course entails 30 sessions with 60 of the best .

....... The Russian team says they are now charging for caning sessions and are getting over U.S $ 100 per patient for a standard treatment .

sumber : http://www.news-medical.net/news/2005/03/8788.aspx

Selamat menyambut hari Nuzul Al Quran.

Labih kurang 1443 tahun hijrah yang lalu, pada 17 Ramadhan berlaku pristiwa besar yang mengubah sejarah ketamadunan manusia apabila wahyu pertama diturunkan oleh ALLAH kepada Nabi Muhammad saw melalui perantaraan malaikat Jibril as.

Mulai daripada tarikh itu, wahyu diturunkan secara berperingkat kepada Rasulullah saw selama 23 tahun. Bagi yang pernah ke Makkah dan berpeluang mendaki Jabbal Nur, sudah tentu kita akan dapat menghayati betapa susah payah Rasulullah mendaki gunung tersebut menuju ke Gua Hira' dimana peristiwa tersebut berlaku. Pendakian yang mengambil masa diantara 2-3jam itu benar-benar menguji ketahanan mental, fizikal dan spiritual seseorang.

Setelah 1443 tahun berlalu, hari ini Al Quran bagi umat Islam hanya sekadar menjadi hiasan dinding yang diframekan, dijual dipelbagai gedung dan kedai dalam pelbagai bentuk dan rupa, Al Quran sekadar dijadikan hiasan almari, dibaca hanya ketika mayat didepan, atau ditadaruskan dibulan puasa, atau dimusabaqahkan saban tahun silih berganti, untuk mencari juara qori dan qoriah.

Sedangkan Al Quran sepatutnya menjadi petunjuk kepada orang bertaqwa (Al Baqarah:2), dan menjadi petunjuk bagi kehidupan manusia agar ia dapat membezakan mana yang halal, mana yang haram, yang dosa dan pahala, yang benar dan yang palsu, yang adil dan yang zalim, yang haq dan yang batil, yang Islam dan yang kufur (Al Baqarah:185)!

Dihari menyambut Nuzul Al Quran ini, manusia lebih sibuk dengan membeli belah daripada mengambil masa untuk membaca dan menghayati Al Quran. Peniaga penjaja lebih berebut habuan duniawi daripada janji Ilahi. Umat Islam lebih sibuk memastikan shopping raya dibereskan daripada mengejar keberkatan kehidupan Al Quran. Bazar dan pasar berjiran masjid riuh pikuk dengan tawaran spesial hari raya. Bagi kita hari ini Nuzul Al Quran bermakna hari cuti untuk bershopping raya.

Sedangkan masjid menjadi lengang. Mereka yang masih cintakan al Quran, yang cuba menghabiskan masa membaca Al Quran boleh dibilang dengan jari. Itu pun kalau ditolak Bangladesh dan Indon yang dok membaca Al Quran dalam Masjid, kita pun naik malu melihat kurangnya orang Melayu yang mengambil kesempatan di hari Nuzul Al Quran ini untuk membaca dan mentela'ah Al Quran.

Benarlah kata Rasulullah, "suatu hari Al Quran hanya tinggal menjadi hiasan. Dan akan tiba masanya nanti Al Quran diangkat kembali dari mashafnya. Manusia akan menjadi buta Al Quran. Diwaktu itu, ketamaddunan manusia tidak lebih daripada haiwan, malahan lebih buruk daripada haiwan. Umat Islam akan hanya menjadi saperti keldai, yang memikul kitab berkati-kati dibelakangnya, tapi sedikit pun tidak membawa menafaat kepada keldai itu.

Marilah kita dibulan Ramadhan penuh keberkatan ini, kembali menghidupkan Al Quran. Ingatlah, tiap Muslim mempunyai 5 tanggungjawab terhadap Al Quran. Pertama ia wajib beriman dan meyaqini Al Quran. Kedua ia wajib tilawah iaitu membaca Al Quran mengikut hukum tajwid dan bacaan yang tartil dan tahu tujuan bacaannya, ketiga ia wajib faham akan makna dan maksud Al Quran, keempat ia wajib beramal dan melaksanakan suruhan, perintah dan tegahan Al Quran, dan kelima ia wajib tabligh iaitu menyebar dan menyampaikan Al Quran.

Taraweeh

The Wisdom Behind Fasting

From the wisdom of fasting is that: It is an act of worship done for Allaah, in which the ‘abd (servant) draws closer to His Lord by abandoning the things that he loves and desires, such as food, drink and sexual intercourse. So because of this, the truthfulness of his Faith and the completeness of his servitude to Allaah become apparent, as well as his love for Allaah and his longing for what Allaah has prepared for him (of good). This is since the one who fasts does not abandon something that is beloved to him except for that which is greater to him than it (which is Allaah). When the believer knows that Allaah’s contentment lies in the fasting - which is abandoning those desires that he naturally loves - he will give his Lord’s contentment precedence over his desires. So he abandons his desires no matter how much he longs and yearns for them, because his delight and the tranquility of his soul lies in his abandoning all that for the sake of Allaah.

And from the wisdom behind fasting is that it is a means of attaining Taqwaa, as Allaah says: "O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, in order that you gain Taqwaa." This is since a person who is fasting is commanded to do the obligatory duties and to avoid sinful acts. The Prophet (saws) said: "Whoever does not abandon false speech, acting upon that (false speech) and (acts of) ignorance (i.e. sins), then Allaah has no need of him abandoning his food and drink." [Reported by Al-Bukhaaree] So when a person is fasting, every time he desires to do a sinful act, he will remember that he is fasting and thus withhold himself from that. This is why the Prophet (saws) ordered the person who is fasting, when cursed at and abused, to say: "I am fasting", cautioning him (the reviler) that a person fasting is commanded to refrain from cursing and reviling, and reminding himself that he is fasting and cannot react with cursing.

And from the wisdom behind fasting is that the heart opens to contemplation and remembrance (of Allaah). This is since fulfilling one’s desires leads to heedlessness and perhaps the heart becomes hardened and blinded from the truth. This is why the Prophet (saws) advised us to eat and drink little, where he said: "The Son of Aadam does not fill a vessel worse than his stomach." [Reported by Ahmad, An-Nasaa’ee and Ibn Maajah]

And in Saheeh Muslim, Handhala Al-Usaidee (raa), who was one of the scribes of Allaah’s Messenger, said to the Prophet (saws): "Handhala has become a hypocrite." So Allaah’s Messenger (saws) said: "Why is that?" He said: "O Messenger of Allaah, when we are with you, you remind us of the Hellfire and Paradise, as if we see them with our own eyes. But when we depart from you, we meet our wives and our children and our homes and we forget much (of what we heard from you)." In the last part of the hadeeth, the Prophet (saws) said to him: "But O Handhala, there is a time for this and a time for that (three times)." Abu Sulaymaan Ad-Daraanee said: "Indeed, when the soul hungers and thirsts, the heart softens and becomes pure. And when it is fed, the heart becomes blinded."

And from the wisdom behind fasting is that the person who has wealth is caused to realize the blessing of wealth that Allaah has bestowed on him, such that Allaah blessed him with food, drink and sexual intercourse. Many people are deprived of these things, so he should praise Allaah for these blessings and thank Him for granting him them. And he should remember his brother who is poor and who probably goes through the day starved and hungry. So he should be generous to him and give him charity so that he can clothe his barrenness and satisfy his hunger.

And from the wisdom behind fasting is that it trains one to curb the soul, and it gives one strength to withhold his soul by its bridle, such that one can govern it and lead it towards that which is good for it and what will make it prosper. This is because the soul commands one to do evil, except for those souls that my Lord has mercy on. So when a person undoes and lets go of his (soul’s) bridle, the soul lands him into many dangers. But when he controls it and curbs it, he is able to lead it to the highest of levels and the greatest of goals.

And from the wisdom of fasting is that the soul is broken down and restricted from having pride, to the point that it humbles itself to the truth and softens itself before the creation. This is because eating, drinking and having sexual intercourse with women - all of these things bring about insolence, arrogance, vanity and pride over people and over the truth. The soul preoccupies itself with trying to obtain these things because of its need for them. So when it obtains these things, the soul feels like it has conquered what it desired and so it falls into the happiness and proudness that is condemned. And this is a cause for its destruction. Only those whom Allaah protects are saved from this.

And from the wisdom behind fasting is that the passageways of blood (in the body) become narrow due to hunger and thirst, so therefore the passageways of the Devil in the human body also become narrower. This is since the Devil flows through the son of Adam like the flowing of blood, as is authentically recorded in the two Saheeh collections. So by fasting, the whisperings of the Devil are subdued and the strength of one’s desires and anger are subjugated. This is why the Prophet (saws) said: "O young men! Whoever amongst you can afford it, should get married, for it is the best means for lowering one’s gaze and the best way of keeping (one’s) private parts chaste. But whoever is not able to marry, then let him fast, for it has protection."

And from the wisdom behind fasting are the health benefits that come as a result of it, which are attained by in-taking little food, allowing the digestive system to rest for a specified time, which lets excess wastes and excrements that are harmful to the body be discharged.

So how great and profound is the wisdom of Allaah, and how beneficial are His commandments to His creatures!

O Allaah, give us comprehension of Your Religion and allow us to understand the inner secrets of Your commandments. Rectify for us the affairs of our Religion and our worldly life. And forgive us and our parents and all the Muslims, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful. And may the peace and blessings of Allaah be on Muhammad (saws) and on his family and all his Companions.

Author:Imaam Muhammad Ibn Saalih Al-'Uthaimeen

Source:Majaalis Shahr Ramadaan [pgs. 41-43] Abridged