How are you preparing for Ramadan?

Question

Do you need to be prepared for Ramadan?

Have you changed your schedule for work, school etc...

Have you made especially times:

for worship of Allah?

to spend more time at the mosque?

Do charitable works?

Prepared finance for zakat etc..

Have you prepared the foods?

things like that.

Answer 1

RAMADHAN-THE MONTH OF MERCY

**CHECKLIST**

-Ask Yourself!

Got up for Fajr on time and prayed Fajr with its Sunnah

Made my morning Dhikr

Prayed all prayers on time and on earliest time possible

Made the recommended Dhikr after every prayer

Prayed all the 12 rakah of Sunnah prayers

Made Dua for the Muslim Ummah in a prayer

Made Dua for my parents

Commanded one good

Forbade one evil

Prayed more than 1 fard prayer in a mosque (males)

Read the Tafsir of one verse of the Quran

Read one new Hadeeth and its meaning

Read 1 page of the Quran as a minimum

Attempted to increase in knowledge (Reading/Listening)

Attempted to practise one rare Sunnah of Rasulullah

Made one Muslim smile

Made my parents smile, hugged and kissed them

Did not argue, nor backbite with anyone

Did not harbour ill feelings in my heart against anyone

Did not do anything I was unsure about its permissibility

Tried my best to take care of my body

Gave charity (monetary)

Preserved or removed a harm from the environment

Made Dua for the Prophet (sallalahu ‘alayhe wasallam)

Make Tawbah and Istighfaar 100 times

Pondered 10 minutes about struggling for this Deen

Did a special deed that is secret between myself and Allah

Gave some of the extra food from Iftar to my neighbours

Made my afternoon Dhikr

Prayed my taraweeh prayers

Prayed the Witr prayer

Read Surah Mulk before going to sleep

Wrote down/updated my will

Pondered about my Death and of the Day of Judgement

Prayed absolute minimum 2 rakah Tahajjud prayer

Asked Allah for Jannah and refuge from Jahannam (X3)

Went to sleep in a state of Wudu

Went to sleep without ill feelings towards any Muslim

-REQUIRED SPECIFICALLY ON FRIDAYS

Read Surah Kahf

Took extra care to groom and maintain myself

Attempted to pray Jumah earliest time & best gathering

Made Dua  for Rasulullah (saw) and others

Pondered 5-10 minutes about the khutbah & its message

-WEEKLY REQUIREMENTS

Memorized minimum 1/4 page of the Quran

Fed/Clothed one needy person or gave a gift to one someone

Memorized 1 hadeeth of Rasulullah

Made Istikharah about an important matter

Memorized 1 Dua from the Sunnah.

Answer 2

I always do a lot of heavy cleaning before Ramadan and also make some small foods (like samboosa) and put them in the freezer.  I also try to stock up so I do not need to go to the store as often.  

Answer 3

I will be putting my dog into a kennel as the local Muslims do not have much decency in making a big noise with fire crackers at the end of their Ramadan Festival. i have never known a muslim to do a charitable work~~

Answer 4

well I've reduced my food intake a fair bit so that its not such a shock to the system when it starts.

We are not gonna make a big deal foodwise - just the normal everyday types of foods will be cooked in our house. Eid is going to be the big feast.

I have booked the last two weeks off work so the first 2 are gonna be quite difficult.

Answer 5

I'm spending more time at the mosque

Answer 6

well to be honest I haven't made any food & stacked my fridge coz I still have to stand in me kitchen the same amount of time & make food. It doesn't help me.I feel Allah gives us more then our expectations esp  in ramadaan .

yes as 4 my Amal. I really get annoyed if my scedule is messed up by my family memebers.I like to be left alone with out disturbance while I do my Ramadaan ibadaat.I like to spend my precious time in reading Quraan most of the time & stop me self 4m talking unnessarily.

& Alhamdulillah I give my time 2 Allah & by Magrib Allah helps me to  fills my table with all his endless blessings.

Answer 7

nothing really out of the ordinary.. cause Ramadan isnt supposed to be extravagant.. its just fasting.. so I actually shouldnt need to shop more..

besides the stores here in Saudiarabia act as if there is a food shortage about to happen and they over stock on everything.. so all i need is a quick run to the store if I need anything..

I do like to give my house a good clean over cause there are loads of friends and relatives that like to visit in the evenings.. otherwise.. I dont do anything otherwise to prepare.. well yes there is one thing.. i forgot

I do stave off coffee a week prior.. this year I started doing without a month ago.. Me and my husband made a pact to lay off caffeine.. no pepsi, cola, chocolate, or coffee 1 month prior.. this way, no caffeine withdrawal headache.. those are maddening the first day of Ramadan  

Answer 8

As Umhuda said,my prepration is maily cleaning the house to all corners,making samosas,spring rolls etc and stock in freezer..Yesterday we did a big shopping,all flour ,oil and stuff..Also I have to arrange parties for relatives and frineds..Hard time ahead with all work,fasting and baby:-/

Answer 9

MashaAllah that's a great tip for Ramadan, sister Umhuda

I will InshaAllah do the same. As it is quite hot so it will be challenging to go to the market so often.

I have just made a schedule of  which Surahs i am going to memorise during Ramadan---InshaAllah.

InshaAllah just about 2 days pior to Ramdan i am going to clean the whole house inshaAllah.

May Allah help us all

Answer 10

I shall be eating lots of bacon sarnies.