Bismillah

Alhamdulillah, the month of Ramadan is upon us inshaAllah! There won’t be many new posts on Tayyibaat  but I will be posting a Duaa series inshaAllah that will have authentic duaas that are not well known for us to memorize :) InshaAllah I will share memorization audio, word for word translation and some benefits of knowing these duaas.

I pray that Allah blesses all of you with an amazing Ramadan and make it better than last year. May Allah accept our deeds, make us among the winners of this month and those who receive His Mercy and are freed from the Fire. Ameen.

My favorite hadeeth on the subject of Ramadan is:

عن أبي هريرة عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال إذا كانت أول ليلة من رمضان صفدت الشياطين ومردة الجن وغلقت أبواب النار فلم يفتح منها باب وفتحت أبواب الجنة فلم يغلق منها باب ونادى مناد يا باغي الخير أقبل ويا باغي الشر أقصر ولله عتقاء من النار وذلك في كل ليلة

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah radi Allahu anhu that the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: “When it is the first night of Ramadan the evil devils are chained. The gates of Fire are locked- not a single gate is opened, and the gates of Paradise are opened- not a single gate is locked, and a caller calls out :’O seeker of good come forth! and O seeker of evil withhold! and there are many whom Allah frees from the Fire – and that is every night.” [Ibn Maajah, Saheeh]
Some of the Salaf used to say:
“Indeed Allah, the Most High, has made the month of Ramadaan as a competition for His creatures, in which they may race with one another to His pleasure, by obeying Him. Thus, one group comes first and so they prosper and another group comes last and so they fail.”

Here are a few lectures and videos that I’ve benefited from:
Dr Saleh as Saleh rahimahullah - Fasting in Ramadaan (20+ lectures on the fiqh, etiquette, focus and benefits of fasting)
Abu Uwais rahimahullah - We need Ramadaan! (Transcribed lecture here)
Dr Bilal Philips - Ramadaan: a Way of Life (video)
Ali Tamimi - Benefits of Ramadaan
Ahmad Jibril - Are you Ready for Ramadaan?
Ahmad Jibril - Greeting Ramadaan
Yasir Qadhi - Preparing for Ramadaan
Yahya Ibrahim - Rewards Derived from Ramadaan
Yahya Ibrahim - Renewing One’s Faith is a Priority in Ramadaan
Muhammad Alshareef - Towards an Outstanding Ramadaan (video)
Nouman Ali Khan - Welcome Ramadaan (video)
Siraj Wahhaj - Ramadaan: Prepare Yourself
Waleed Basyouni - How to Make this your best Ramadaan (9 parts)
Navaid Aziz - Preparing for Ramadaan
Sa’eed Rageah - Ramadaan Reminder

Here are some of my favorite articles on Ramadan:

The Approach of Ramadan - Shaykh Saalih Fawzan

Ramadan has a Beloved - Bintus Sabeel

Can you Guarantee your Next Ramadan? - Bintus Sabeel

A beautiful reminder from Fajr

Please feel free to share anything in the comments on Ramadan that is beneficial.