Ramadan Articles - Gateways of Goodness in Ramadan-II

1-RecitingThikr)remembrance ofAllaah( afterFajrprayer until sunrise.
The Prophet,, said:"Whoever performs Fajr prayer in congregation, then
stays remembering Allaah till the sun rises, then performs two
Rak'ahs,will have the reward of Hajj and 'Umrah in
full."]At-Tirmithi:Hasan[
2-Performing Friday prayers regularly. The Prophet,, said:"The five
daily prayers, and from one Friday prayer to the )next( Friday prayer,
and from Ramadanto Ramadan are expiations for the sins committed in
between)their intervals(, provided major sins are not
committed."]Muslim[
3-Seeking the hour in which supplications are answered on Friday. The
Prophet,, said:"There is a time on Friday during which a Muslim, while
he )or she( is performing prayer and is supplicating, will be granted
whatever he )or she( is supplicating for.'']Al-Bukhaari and Muslim[
4-ReadingSurat Al-Kahf. The Prophet,said:"A Muslim who reads Surat
Al-Kahf on Friday, a light will shine for him between this Friday and
the next one."]An-Nasaa'i and Al-Haakim[
5-Giving charity frequently."Charity extinguishes sin as water
extinguishes fire."]At-Tirmithi[
6-The best charity is that of the poor. The Prophet,, was asked: "What
is the best charity?"and he said:"The best charity is that which is
given by a poor man, and start giving charity to those under your
care."]Abu Daawood, Ibn Khuzaymah, and Al-Haakim[
7-Giving charity in secret."Doing favors helps in saving from evil
deaths, secret charity puts out the anger of the Lord, and maintaining
kinship ties increases one's lifespan."]At-Tabaraani[
8-Obeying and being dutiful to parents. The Prophet,, said:"He is a
loser, he is a loser, he is aloser."It was said, "O Messenger of
Allaah, who is he?" He replied:"He who lives until his parents reach
old age, either one or both of them, and misses the chance to enter
Paradise )because of being dutiful to them(."]Muslim[
9-Supplicating for parents. The Prophet,, said:"Allaah The Almighty
raises the degree of therighteous slave in Paradise, and as a result
he asks, 'O my Lord, where did I get this from?' Allaahwill Say, 'This
is because of your son's asking forgiveness for you.'"]Ahmad[
10-Dutifulness to one's maternal uncles and aunts. The Prophet,,
said:"The maternal aunt is like the mother in position."]Al-Bukhaari[
11-Saying kind words. The Prophet,said:"Save yourself from Hell even
by giving half a date in charity, and if you do not find that, then by
saying a kind word."]Al-Bukhaari and Muslim[
12-Fulfilling people's needs. The Prophet,, said:"A man who goes to
fulfill ]the Muslim's[ need, )then he pointed with his finger(, it
will be better for him than making I'tikaaf )staying in seclusion( in
this Masjid of mine for two months."]Al-Haakim[
13-Visiting the sick. The Prophet,, said:"A man who visits an ailing
person will attain the fruitsof Paradise."]Muslim[
14-Maintaining kinship ties. The Prophet,, said:"Kinship ties are
hanging on the Throne, saying, 'whoever keeps ties with me, Allaah
will keep good connection with him; and whoever severs ties with me,
Allaah will sever connection with him.'"]Al-Bukhaari and Muslim[
15-Making Muslims happy. The Prophet,, said:"Whoever meets his Muslim
brother with what he likes seeking to make him happy with it, Allaah
will make him happy on the Day of Resurrection."]At-Tabaraani[
16-Making life easy for people in straitened circumstances. The
Prophet,, said:"A person who makes things easy for an insolvent
person, Allaah will make things easy for him in this life and in the
Hereafter."]Muslim[
17-Showing compassion and mercy to the weak. The Prophet,,
said:"Allaah will be Merciful with those who show mercy to others.
Show mercy to those on earth, and The One in Heaven will show mercy to
you."]Abu Daawood and At-Tirmithi[
18-Reconciling people. The Prophet,, said:"Shall I not inform you of
something more excellent in degree than fasting, prayer and
almsgiving?"The people replied, "Yes, O Messengerof Allaah." The
Prophetsaid:"It is reconciling people."]Abu Daawood and At-Tirmithi[
19-Forbearance, forgiveness, andsuppressing anger. Allaah The Almighty
Says )what means(:}And who restrain anger and who pardon the people -
and Allaah loves the doers of good.{]Quran 3:134[ The Prophet,, said
to Al-Ashajj ibn 'Abd Al-Qays: "You have two qualities that Allaah The
Almighty loves: forbearance and patience."]Muslim[
20-Shaking hands with love and a pure soul. The Prophet,, said:"No two
Muslims meet and shake hands with one another but Allaah will forgive
them before they leave."]Abu Daawoodand At-Tirmithi: Hasan[
21-A smiling face. The Prophet,said:"Smiling at your brotheris charity."
22-Lowering one's gaze from what Allaah The Almighty forbade. The
Prophet,, said:"The unlawful look is one of the poisonous arrows of
Satan, and whoever abstains from it out of fear from Allaah will find
its sweetness in his heart."]At-Tabaraani[
23-Enjoining good and forbidding evil. The Prophet,said:"Whoever sees
evil let him change it by his hand; if he is unable, let him change it
by his tongue; and if he is unable, let him abhor it in his heart and
this is the weakest level of faith."]Muslim[
24-Sitting with righteous and good people. The Prophet,, said:"No
people sit to mention Allaah The Almighty but the angels will circle
them, mercy will shower them, tranquility willdescend upon them, and
Allaah will mention them among those with Him."]Muslim[
25-Preserving one's tongue and private parts. The Prophet,,
said:"Whoever gives me a guarantee to safeguard what is between his
jaws and what is between his legs )his tongue andprivate parts(, I
shall guarantee him Paradise."]Al-Bukhaari and Muslim[