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Introspection | 10 Recommendations of Imam al-Rida for the Month of Ramadan
In the Name of God, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
May the peace and blessings be upon Prophet Muhammad (pbuh&hp) and his purified progeny
The following is an honorable narration that contains ten important pieces of advice about preparing for the blessed month of Ramadan from Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida (p):
The Imam (p) is reported to have said to one of his companions on the last Friday of Shaban, “O Aba al-Sult, most of the month of Shaban has passed and this is its last Friday, therefore, use its remaining time to make up for what you have already missed [of its rewards] and focus on what concerns you (i.e., betterment) and avoid what does not, and perform more [of the following]:
1- Supplications
2- Seeking forgiveness [from God]
3- Recitation of the Holy Quran
4- Repent to God for your sins so that you may greet the month of God in a state of sincerity to Him
5- Do not leave anything entrusted to you unfulfilled
6- Eradicate any grudge in your heart towards a believer
7- Stop persisting in a sin that you have been committing
8- Be pious and fear God
9- Put your trust in God for both your private and public affairs (“And whoever puts his trust in God, He will suffice him. Indeed God carries through His commands. Certainly, God has ordained a measure” – 65:3)
10- Abundantly repeat in the remainder of this month (O God if You have not forgiven us during what has passed from the month of Shaban, then forgive us during what remains of it) for verily God Blessed and Exalted frees people from hellfire out of the sanctity of the month of Ramadan.”
[al-Sadouq, Ayoon Akhbar al-Ridha, vol. 1, p. 56]
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
وصلّى الله على محمد وال محمد
رواية شريفة بعشر وصايا ثمينة بخصوص التهيّؤ والاستعداد لشهر رمضان المبارك عن عبد السّلام بن صالح الهروي، قال: دخلت على أبي الحسن علي بن موسى الرضا (عليه السّلام) في آخر جمعة من شعبان، فقال ل: “يا أبا الصَّلْت إن شعبان قد مضى أكثره وهذا آخر جمعة منه فتدارك فيما بقي منه تقصيرك فيما مضى منه وعليك بالإقبال على ما يعنيك وترك ما لا يعنيك وأكثر من:
الدّعاء
والاستغفار
وتلاوة القرآن
وتب إلى الله من ذنوبك ليقبل شهر الله إليك وأنت مخلص لله عزّ وجلّ
ولا تدعنَّ أمانة في عنقك إلّا أدّيتها
ولا في قلبك حقداً على مؤمن إلّا نزعته
ولا ذنباً أنت مرتكبه إلّا قلعت عنه
واتّق الله
وتوكّل عليه في سرّ أمرك وعلانيتك ((وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّـهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ بَالِغُ أَمْرِهِ ۚ قَدْ جَعَلَ اللَّـهُ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدْرًا))
وأكثر من أن تقول فيما بقي من هذا الشّهر ((اللّهم إن لم تكن قد غفرت لنا في ما مضى من شعبان فاغفر لنا فيما بقي منه)) فإنّ الله تبارك وتعالى يعتق في هذا الشّهر رقاباً من النّار لحرمة شهر رمضان.
[الشيخ الصدوق، “عيون أخبار الرضا”، ج ١، ص ٥٦]
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