وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: آيَةُ الْإِيمَانِ حُبُّ الْأَنْصَارِ وَآيَةُ النِّفَاقِ بُغْضُ الْأَنْصَارِ

It is reported by Anas ibn Malik رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

“The sign of faith is love for the Ansār, and the sign of hypocrisy is hatred for the Ansār.”

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“The blessings and the sweetness of the Quran can only be reached by believers who are purified from faithlessness.”

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What does Ramadan teach us about the strength of the true believer?

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“Often we think that we have so many weaknesses and we transgress so often that maybe we aren't capable of leaving sin. Maybe we are not capable of overcoming an addiction. But the reality is that if you think about how capable we are, how much restraint that we show in the month of Ramadan, in private and in public…That shows incredible capacity.”

How can someone actually maintain that consistency after Ramadan? How do we use our Ramadan to strengthen our resolve?

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“The most critical time to develop these habits which we may do in Ramadan is the time immediately after Ramadan because we are already in a momentum.”

How do the three objectives of Ramadan: mercy, forgiveness, and salvation from the hellfire connect together to perfect our success as Muslims?

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“Even after an entire month of worship, fasting, losing sleep, exhaustion, it's not our actions that allow us to purchase our freedom, but rather it's the endless bounty of Allah that truly sets us free from the fire of Jahannam (hellfire)”

What are the layers of meaning in the word Qadr? How do we reflect its meaning as Muslims in these last ten nights?

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“The divine power is not just any power. It is a measured and precise power. Every praiseworthy aspect in the noble Quran is for humanity to aspire for as much as humanly possible.”

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In this blessed month of Ramadan, Allah invites believers into the gates of paradise. When you enter the door to paradise, what incredible beauty will you feel and see?

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“[Imagine] you have…the scoop of the soil of Jannah (paradise) in your palm. You see the radiance of its color. You smell its fragrance. And as you pass it through your fingers, you feel how soft this is. And immediately you want to invest in this fertile soil.”

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What is the relationship between Allah's ﷻ response to supplication and the reciprocal demand for belief? How does this bring us closer to Him ﷻ?

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“Allah’s encompassing awareness is near to all believers in a special way through care, support, and answering supplications.”

How do we overcome mediocrity in our relationship with ourselves, others, and most importantly our relationship with Allahﷻ?

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“A lot of times we settle for mediocrity in our ibādah (worship), in our relationship with Allah…and the reason we settle for mediocrity…is often because of a sense of hopelessness.”

«اللهمَّ آتِني أفضلَ ما تُؤتي عبادَك الصالحين»

“O Allah! Grant me with the best of that which you grant to Your righteous servants.”

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What is the purpose of fasting? How can we understand it as an opportunity?

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“This month is an opportunity, a chance that Allah ﷻ gives us every single year to reset our hearts, to reconnect with the Quran, to strengthen our relationship with Him.”

Tafsīr Pearl from Sūrah al-Maʿārij (70) Session 1

وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ “‏إذا بقي نصف من شعبان فلا تصوموا‏”‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه الترمذي وقال حديث حسن صحيح‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “When the last half of Sha’ban remains, then do not fast.”

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