Q/ADr Zakir Naik

Why Is Ramadhaan Considered The Month Of Self-Improvement

Why is Ramadhaan the preferred Month of undergoing the process?
in terms of topic today of course it’s Ramadan, the issue of Ramadan, why is Ramadan the preferred month of undergoing the process of self-improvement and islah.
Ramadan is the best month of self-improvement as as islah, because Allah says in the Quran, in Surah Baqara chapter number two verse number 183

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ
O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint,-

oh you believe fasting has been prescribed to you, as it was prescribed to people who came before you, so that you may learn self-esteem.

So if you fast the main reason is to learn self-esteem taqwa righteousness paity, God Consciousness, and as we discussed earlier that the psychology they tell us that if you can control your hunger, you can control almost all your Desire.
So in the month of fasting, when we fast, inshallah whatever deficiencies we have it’s the best opportunity to control them, because if you can control your hunger you can control almost all the desires, so all the desires which may be away from Islam away from Allah and his rasool’s Commandments this is the best opportunity therefore Ramadan is the month of self-improvement and islah.

same way when we are doing islah correcting another Muslim, who is also fasting it is the best time that he can agree with the Improvement and best time to correct himself, furthermore our beloved Prophet صَلَّى ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said it’s mentioned musnad Ahmed volume number two page number 230 Hadith number 7148
where the Beloved Prophet said, that Ramadan is the month in which the Gates of Heaven they opened and the gates of hell they closed and the Devils they are chained.
So when the devils are chained there less chances that you can be destructed and there are more chances that you can go on the straight path, there less Temptation from the devil, that’s the reason it is the best time in the full year for a person to islah and for the person to improve himself both, this is the time where he can be least tempted by the devil and since the Gates of Heaven are open, it’s inviting you towards the good and the gates of hell are closed, So it is taking you away from the evil and the sin, and the hadith again repeated in sunan al nasai in the book of fasting Hadith 2106

that in the month of Ramadan the Gates of Heaven are open, the gates of hell are closed and the devils are chained, and it’s also mentioned in shahi al Bukhari volume number two in the book of fasting Hadith number 1901
where the Beloved Prophet said, that anyone who fasts in the month of Ramadan with belief and seeking the pleasure of Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ all his past sins will be forgiven.

So imagine this is the best opportunity maybe a person is a sinner, he has done many mistakes, and if he fast the full month of Ramadan all his passing will be forgiven, So at least he feels like coming to the straight path the person has sinned a lot and say I’ve sinned so much and what’s my chance of going to jannah, how can I go to paradise, and how can I come on the straight path.

So Ramadan is the month where all his past sins can be forgiven and he can start his life a fresh. So the best time for self-improvement as well as doing islah, same with the other Muslim brother.

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