How Ramadan teaches us leadership qualities
Ramadan is a month that returns every year. Only the fortunate among us are those who witness Ramadan, and more fortunate still are those who truly benefit from it.
How people receive Ramadan
Some people receive Ramadan as if it is just another month. Others long for it, welcoming it with passion, commitment, sincerity, and preparation. It depends which of these people you are.
And sometimes, people do not really receive Ramadan at all. They do not see it coming. They forget about it. They are so busy with the dunya, with business, with family, and whatever else it may be. So you see different levels of attention, or no attention at all.
Receiving Ramadan better than before
How can we receive Ramadan this year better than any other year? SubhanAllah, it is a gift that Allah has given to this Ummah: Ramadan itself, not fasting alone. Fasting was known to previous nations too. But the unique gift Allah has given to this Ummah is Ramadan.
It is a month full of blessings and mercy. I usually call it a booster month in the year. You wait for that booster, and it should give you extra energy, extra closeness to Allah, and a renewed sense of opportunity.
In fact, every day we open our eyes is a new opportunity. Every day we live is an opportunity. Every breath we take is a new opportunity to come back to Allah, to become a better version of ourselves, and to fulfil the requirements of being servants of Allah, the servants of the Most Merciful.
So this Ramadan, let us try our best together, inshaAllah, to receive Ramadan with a pure heart and a pure intention.
Preparing for a dear guest
Part of preparing for Ramadan is like preparing for a guest. Especially sisters understand this well: when you have a guest, how do you prepare? Cleanliness, arranging the home, a little decoration, a pleasant scent, thinking about your appearance, what to wear, how to organise the rooms, and so on.
Ramadan is a very dear guest. How do we receive this guest? It is a dear guest that Allah has sent to us. Ramadan is not an intruder. It has been sent by Allah to this Ummah, to wake up those who are sleeping, to energise those who are on low battery, and to give an opportunity to someone carrying heavy loads to offload their concerns, sins, and shortcomings, and to open a new page with Allah.
Open a new page with Allah
We all need a refresher. We need a new start. All of us. And The Prophet ﷺ spoke about new starts many times, especially when he mentioned Umrah and Hajj. If you perform Hajj, you return like a newborn baby. If you perform Umrah, you return with a new page to start with Allah. Likewise, Ramadan is a new page. And broadly, repentance is a new page. Tawbah is a new page.
Whenever you are sincere, no matter what you have done, when you repent you open a new page with Allah. But there are conditions.
First, you must be sincere and committed: I am going to do what pleases Allah from now on. Second, you must have remorse, nadam. In a hadith narrated by al-Tabarani, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
النَّدَمُ تَوْبَةٌ (Tabarani)
When you have remorse, you have repentance. But this remorse must be sincere, from the bottom of your heart. It cannot be lip service. Many people give promises like lip service, then forget. You do not do that with Allah. This is a commitment between you and Allah.
Ramadan is coming, and I want to be a better person, ya Rabb. Help me. This has to be from the heart. Allah knows exactly who is sincere and who is not. It is not about publicising it online or offline. It is about Ikhlas (sincerity).
Say: Ya Rabb, I am tired of living with shortcomings. I want to be a better person, the person You want me to be: a true believer in You, a close worshipper to You. I want the Prophet ﷺ to be proud of me on the Day of Judgement, not embarrassed by me.
The appointment at Al-Hawd
In a beautiful hadith, The Prophet ﷺ mentioned that he will receive his Ummah on the Day of Judgement at al-Hawd, the Pond. It is like an ocean, a huge body of water dedicated to the Prophet ﷺ. The appointment is al-Hawd, for those who long to see him.
They asked him, how will you recognise them, ya Rasulullah? He ﷺ said, if you had horses that went out to graze and mixed with other horses, how would you recognise your own? They said they would recognise them by the white markings on their foreheads and legs.
He ﷺ said he would recognise his Ummah by the light on their faces and limbs from wudu. He called them:
الْغُرُّ الْمُحَجَّلُونَ
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), one of the narrators of the hadith, used to exaggerate in his wudu, going beyond the elbows and ankles, because he wanted to be recognised by the Prophet ﷺ. He took this seriously because he wanted the Prophet ﷺ to recognise him. (Bukhari)
But unfortunately, there are people the Prophet ﷺ will recognise, and he will be about to offer them a cup to drink from al-Hawd, then angels will come and snatch them away.
He ﷺ will say: they are from my Ummah, I recognise them. And the angels will say:
إِنَّكَ لَا تَدْرِي مَا أَحْدَثُوا بَعْدَكَ
“You do not know what they did after you.” (Bukhari)
So the Prophet ﷺ will say, “Do not embarrass me on the Day of Judgement.”
Ramadan comes to give us this opportunity: to rectify what we have ruined in the last eleven months, to be true followers of The Prophet ﷺ, and not to be a cause of embarrassment for him on the Day of Judgement.
The Prophet’s ﷺ final advice: protect the salah
Before he passed away, the Prophet ﷺ said repeatedly:
الصَّلَاةَ الصَّلَاةَ
“salah salah”
He was giving his final advice to the Ummah: keep your salah, protect your salah, observe your salah, do not miss your salah, do not ruin your salah.
I know many people are on and off in their salah. They pray sometimes, forget sometimes, feel lazy sometimes, thinking they will pray later. Then later is postponed to later, and they miss the salah. Some people do not pray at all. Some people only pray Jumu’ah. People are on different levels. And some people, alhamdulillah, are observant and pray on time. But all of us need to refresh our commitment with Allah and listen to the Prophet ﷺ as if he is speaking directly to each one of us: protect your salah, keep your salah, improve your salah.
No wonder he ﷺ emphasised it. If you fix your salah properly, the rest will follow. Our salah is our connection with Allah.
Though we need to fast in Ramadan, fixing salah is more important than fasting. Salah is daily, at least five times a day. Fasting is once in Ramadan each year. Ramadan and fasting fix many things in us, but in priority, after the shahadah comes the salah. It is the manifestation of iman in your life.
So as part of preparing for Ramadan, the first commitment is to fix our salah.
Learning the salah of the messenger of Allah
Our salah is our connection with Allah. Without this connection, we cannot truly excel or become better people, because salah is the essence of goodness in our lives. It is like water to seeds, to plants, to fruit, to flowers: it makes things grow and flourish.
So we must learn salah the way the Prophet ﷺ used to pray – his khushu, his recitation, his presence, his focus, and with the etiquette of salah. Preparation for salah begins before the salah, not only during the salah. So we need to know what he ﷺ used to do and say in the salah: in his ruku, in his sujud, in his qiyam.
The reality of salah: you are conversing with your Lord
And the Prophet ﷺ repeatedly mentioned:
إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا قَامَ يُصَلِّي فَإِنَّمَا يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ، فَلْيَنْظُرْ بِمَ يُنَاجِيهِ، وَلَا يَبْصُقَنَّ قِبَلَ وَجْهِهِ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ قِبَلَ وَجْهِهِ إِذَا صَلَّى
“When one of you stands to pray, he is conversing privately with his Lord. So let him be mindful of how he addresses Him…” (Bukhari)
To show the weight and gravity of salah, he ﷺ taught us that when any one of you stands to pray, you are in fact conversing privately with your Lord.
Can you imagine this meaning? You are conversing with Allah.
And when you recite al-Fatihah, Allah responds. In the authentic hadith, Allah says:
قَسَمْتُ الصَّلَاةَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي نِصْفَيْنِ وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ
When you say, Alhamdulillah Rabbil Alamin, Allah says: My servant has praised Me. When you say, Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim, Allah says: My servant has extolled Me. Allah listens and responds to your recitation. (Muslim)
So when we pray, and when we recite, we should be aware that Allah is listening and responding to us. This is why we should not rush our salah and perform a super-speedy prayer. We should not offer what people call the Ferrari salah. Because we are conversing with Allah. This is part of how we prepare ourselves for Ramadan.
Why prepare for Ramadan at all?
Why do we need to prepare for Ramadan in the first place? Though we fast in Ramadan, we worship Allah across the whole year. We do not worship Allah only in Ramadan. Allah is the Lord of Ramadan and the rest of the calendar. He is the Lord of Ramadan, and Sha’ban, and Shawwal, and the rest of the year. Allah is the One who is most deserving of worship and should not only be worshipped in Ramadan as if outside Ramadan there is no worship.
Ramadan is an extra booster. It carries extra reward. And Allah speaks to us in a language we understand. When you tell people there is a discount, they become eager. When you tell them there is 70% off, people rush in, online and offline. This is how many people respond.
So Ramadan is a month of special reward. Deeds are multiplied in Ramadan. But they can be multiplied outside Ramadan too. It depends on the quality of the deed, the sincerity, the devotion, and the ikhlas.
The three levels of fasting according to Imam al-Ghazali
Imam al-Ghazali mentioned that fasting can be divided into three levels.
صَوْمُ الْعَوَامِ
The first is the fasting of the general public: restraining the stomach and the private parts from fulfilling their desires. This is the common fasting everyone knows: no eating, no drinking, and no intimacy during the day.
صَوْمُ الْخَوَاصِّ
The second level is the fasting of the select: they do not only refrain from eating and drinking, but they also refrain with their senses and limbs. They restrain their hearing from haram, their eyes from haram, their tongue from haram, and their hands, feet, and limbs from sins.
صَوْمُ خَوَاصِّ الْخَوَاصِّ
Then there is a third level: the fasting of the select of the select, the cream of the cream. This is the fasting of the heart: refraining from being attached to the dunya, and keeping the heart occupied with Allah alone.
This does not happen overnight. The one fasting at this level did not develop it suddenly in Ramadan. He has been working all year. Likewise, level two is not achieved overnight either. Controlling the whims, desires, eyes, ears, and tongue requires continuous observation, monitoring, repentance, and muhasabah (self-monitoring).
We do accountancy for our finances. We audit our business. We should do a spiritual audit too.
Ramadan is time to become closer to Allah
Ramadan is special. Ramadan is an encouragement for those who have fallen behind. It tells them: you still have an opportunity. You are not left alone. You can come at any time. You can repent and become close to Allah. Allah will elevate you, energise you, accept you, and make you a better person, if you are committed and sincere.
Sha’ban and Shawwal as the sunnah around Ramadan
As we do wudu before salah, the scholars said: Sha’ban is like the two rak’ahs before Dhuhr, and Shawwal is like the two rak’ahs after Dhuhr. The obligation is Ramadan, and these months are like the complementary sunnah around it.
So when you fast extra days in Sha’ban and extra days in Shawwal, it complements the shortcomings that will likely exist in our fasting in Ramadan. No one gets 10 out of 10 in every fast. And no one gets 10 out of 10 in every salah.
This is why the sunnah prayers help. The two rak’ahs before Dhuhr and the two after Dhuhr rectify shortcomings in the obligatory prayer. Similarly, the sunnah around Fajr and Isha, and so on. These extra acts fill the gaps, and we have plenty of gaps.
The shifting timing of Ramadan is part of its training
Ramadan comes each year at a different time. Each year it moves back by around eleven days. It is not fixed to one season. It goes around the year: it can come in cold days or hot days, in winter or summer, in spring or autumn.
So it trains you to worship Allah in different temperatures, different weather, and different conditions. Allah made it like this, with wisdom, to train us that we worship Him all the time, regardless of comfort. When we are connected with Allah, we can go through difficulty and overcome hurdles. Allah makes the difficult easy for the one who is sincerely connected to Him.
Why the reward is multiplied
Ramadan is also special because of the blessings Allah bestows in it. Deeds are multiplied in Ramadan. But again, it depends on the quality of the deed.
Some people may receive a reward outside Ramadan like the reward in Ramadan, if their deed is full of sincerity (Ikhlas), and devotion. It is not exclusive to Ramadan.
But with His wisdom, Allah selected some months, days, and nights and gave them special status. Just as He selected some places and gave them special status. Makkah has special status, Madinah has special status, and Bayt al-Maqdis has special status. Likewise, Ramadan has special status and special reward.
Ramadan develops leadership qualities
The beauty of Ramadan is that it gathers goodness together and develops qualities within you, sometimes in ways you do not notice. When you reflect on the verses and hadith about Ramadan and gather the benefits, you will see it revives and strengthens leadership qualities.
I collected thirteen of these qualities. There may be more, but I gathered thirteen.
Ramadan and the three types of sabr
The first is sabr.
Ramadan is the month of sabr. The Prophet ﷺ referred to it as a month of patience. And the scholars explain sabr in different categories.
The first is patience in worshipping Allah: waking up early to pray Fajr, even when it is cold, and maintaining perseverance in obedience.
The second is patience with the difficulties and tests you face: losing someone you love, losing a friend, a brother, a sister, and what you endure of hardship. This is the quality of the righteous.
The third is patience in avoiding sins: something may be tempting, but you restrain yourself because you do not want to displease Allah. This is patience through self-control.
Ramadan helps us practice all three types of sabr. And sabr is a quality of leaders. No successful leader can succeed without sabr.
Generosity and transformation of habits
Ramadan also teaches generosity. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was generous all the time, but he was most generous in Ramadan.
And Ramadan transforms habits. Many people spend the year saying: I am weak, I cannot do this, I am not trained, I cannot change. Then Ramadan comes and suddenly they change. They wake up for suhoor, they pray, they sacrifice comfort. You used to sleep at this time, so how are you waking now? This shows you are not weak. When you have intention and will, you can do it.
So Ramadan teaches us we can change ourselves, and we can change our habits. It is a clear and visible exercise. On an individual level, and on a family level, you see the whole household waking for suhoor, the whole house changes, routines change.
And this reminds us that we can do it together. Ramadan is not only an individual project. It is a family project and a community project. We come together, improve ourselves together, and we try to carry that beyond Ramadan throughout the year.
Transformation, self-discovery, and inner awareness
Ramadan transforms our sleeping, eating, prayer, and daily routines. It helps us transition into a different way of living. It also gives us self-discovery and deeper self-awareness.
Those who fasted long days in the UK know exactly what this means. Long, long days. Before Ramadan even began, many people had doubts: I am not sure I can fast these long hours, especially in the heat. And yet, you managed to do it.
You discovered something about yourself: I can go beyond what I expected. You did not know this until you experienced it. When you are sincere with Allah, Allah gives you beyond your expectations. This is part of the deeper self-awareness Ramadan brings.
Purification of the heart
Ramadan also purifies the heart. Clear grudges, hatred, and resentment. Of course, this is not something only Ramadan requires. We need this throughout the year. But Ramadan is a practical exercise to revamp our character.
There is cleansing of the body through fasting, and cleansing of the heart through discipline and restraint. And this can be continued throughout the year as well, through fasting Mondays and Thursdays, and the 13th, 14th, and 15th of each month, as the Sunnah teaches us.
Self-control and restraint
One of the key qualities Ramadan develops is self-control. You see the difference immediately between someone who has self-control and someone who does not. A person with self-control is respected. They think before they speak. They restrain themselves.
Controlling the eyes, the ears, and the tongue is essential in Ramadan and outside Ramadan. Ramadan becomes the platform from which we launch ourselves into the rest of the year.
Balance between body and soul
Another quality Ramadan teaches us is balance. We often lose balance in our diet, our exercise, our sleep, our speech, and our lifestyle. Ramadan helps restore balance.
It teaches balance between the body and the soul. Ramadan is food for the soul. This does not mean we neglect the body. We still eat at iftar and suhoor. But the focus shifts. And we need this balance not only in Ramadan, but throughout the year: desires on one side, the soul on the other, both held in moderation.
Priorities and what truly matters
Ramadan also teaches us priorities. What truly matters?
Do not allow your work to prevent you from fasting. Do not allow your work to prevent you from salah. Do not allow your work to prevent you from sadaqah and good deeds.
And sadaqah is not only money. Sadaqah can be teaching someone a skill, helping someone discover their potential, supporting someone emotionally, or guiding someone positively.
Controlling anger
Another major quality Ramadan teaches is controlling anger. The Prophet ﷺ said that if someone insults you or tries to provoke you while you are fasting, you should say:
إِنِّي صَائِمٌ، إِنِّي صَائِمٌ
I am fasting. (Bukhari)
This is restraint. Outside Ramadan, the response might be anger or retaliation. Ramadan trains us to control ourselves, and this discipline should remain outside Ramadan too.
Mercy and empathy for others
Ramadan also develops gentleness and mercy (rahmah).
It helps us feel the pain of those who are poor and needy. Hunger teaches empathy. Fasting reconnects us with compassion and softens our hearts.
All of these lessons shape our character. But they do not descend on us suddenly in Ramadan. We must work towards them before Ramadan arrives.
Intention before Ramadan begins
So let us make the intention to receive Ramadan with open hearts, sincere repentance, and a genuine desire to become closer to Allah. We ask Allah to make us better versions of ourselves.
Fasting: the longest act of worship
Fasting is the longest act of worship. Salah has defined times. Hajj is limited. Umrah is limited. Zakah is limited. But fasting spans long hours, day after day. Because it is long, it has the capacity to fix many things within us. But it requires monitoring, refinement, improvement, and discipline. And above all, it requires sincere intention.
Make the intention that this Ramadan will be better than any other Ramadan. Keep supplicating. Keep asking Allah to make you among those He loves, and among those whom the Messenger of Allah ﷺ will be proud of on the Day of Judgement, not embarrassed by.
Encouraging children to fast
When asked about encouraging children to fast, it depends on their age. Regardless of age, we train them gradually.
Many parents encourage children to fast for a few hours, then break their fast at Dhuhr time. Slowly, from two hours to three hours, and over time, by the end of Ramadan, some children may fast a full day.
If a child is five, six, or seven years old, fasting is not obligatory. But training them gently makes Ramadan special for them. They see you fasting and want to imitate you. Slowly, they grow into the practice, inshaAllah.
Advice for young people in Ramadan
Advice for young people should be given according to their level of understanding. Speak their language. Simplify the message. Take the lessons of Ramadan and present them in a way they can understand and relate to.
Making dua in Ramadan
Dua is accepted throughout the year, but Ramadan is a special month. Because of the increased mercy, blessings, and reward, dua carries greater impact in Ramadan.
Prayer times and mosque calendars
When there are different prayer timetables, follow your local mosque. If spouses follow different mosques, it is best to keep peace in the home. As long as the timing is within valid bounds, there is flexibility.
Maintaining change after Ramadan
Permanent change requires maintenance. Just as a house or garden needs care, the heart needs maintenance.
When maintenance stops, Shaytan pulls us back to old habits. So keep intention, focus, action, and consistency in place after Ramadan.
Zakah and the lunar calendar
Zakah is not required to be paid in Ramadan. There is no evidence that the Prophet ﷺ or his companions waited for Ramadan to pay zakah.
Zakah is linked to the nisab and the lunar year. Muslims follow the Islamic calendar, not the solar calendar. If zakah became due in Rajab, it is due in Rajab the following year, not Ramadan.
If someone chooses to pay in Ramadan, they must account for the extra months between the due date and Ramadan.
Paying zakah in Ramadan may carry extra reward, but paying it outside Ramadan for someone in urgent need may carry even greater reward.
Making up missed fasts
For women who have missed fasts due to pregnancy or breastfeeding, the correct approach is to intend to make them up gradually throughout the year. There is no need to rush or to combine fidyah with making them up if they are able to fast later.
Salah and children in school
Regarding children missing salah at school, parents should speak to schools about providing prayer space. Many schools in the UK already accommodate this.
If children are still missing prayers due to busyness or laziness, parents must guide, encourage, and remind them with wisdom, patience, and consistency.
Encouraging children to maintain salah
If a child cannot pray at school, then let them pray at home. Although praying on time is the recommended act, praying late is still far better than not praying at all. It is better to make up a missed salah than to abandon salah completely.
With encouragement, gentle reminders, and without constant nagging, inshaAllah they will maintain their prayers. Alongside this, make continuous dua.
Allah says:
رَبِّ ٱجۡعَلۡنِي مُقِيمَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي
O Allah, make me and my offspring among those who establish prayer. (14:40)
Make a lot of dua for your children, especially in these days and nights before Ramadan. InshaAllah Allah will place mercy, tranquillity, and guidance in their hearts.
Making up sunnah prayers when busy
If someone is busy at work and only able to pray the obligatory prayers, then yes, they can make up the sunnah prayers later if they have time. The Prophet ﷺ used to do this. If he missed sunnah prayers while travelling, he would make them up later.
Likewise, the Prophet ﷺ used to fast Mondays and Thursdays. If he missed these due to travel, he would make them up later. Many scholars explain that this is one of the reasons he fasted so much in Sha’ban, more than any other month outside Ramadan. He would make up the sunnah fasts he missed throughout the year.
This shows commitment. Although sunnah acts are not obligatory, the Prophet ﷺ would not abandon what he had committed to doing.
Decorating homes in Ramadan
Decorating the home for Ramadan, especially for children, is a good thing. Children need a halal alternative to what they see elsewhere. Preparing the home for Ramadan and Eid helps them feel joy and excitement.
This does not detract from spirituality. Rather, it builds positive emotional attachment to Ramadan. Let them feel happiness, celebration, and anticipation. There is nothing wrong with that.
Engaging non-Muslim colleagues during Ramadan
Engaging with non-Muslim colleagues during Ramadan should be no different from the rest of the year: good character, a smile, kindness, and gentleness. This is the sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ at all times.
Ramadan is also an opportunity. You can place something on your desk about Ramadan. Colleagues may ask about it, opening a natural conversation. You explain that it is Ramadan and that Muslims fast.
Many non-Muslims have tried fasting simply through these conversations. Some even fasted many days. You never know whose heart Allah may open.
Combining prayers for school children
During short days, if children find it difficult to pray Dhuhr and Asr at their designated times due to school schedules, they may combine them at lunchtime, but they should be taught how to do this properly.
Travelling and fasting
Allah says:
فَمَن كَانَ مِنكُم مَّرِيضًا أَوۡ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٖ فَعِدَّةٞ مِّنۡ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَۚ وَأَن تَصُومُوا۟ خَيۡرٞ لَّكُمۡ
Whoever is ill or travelling may fast on other days. But Allah also says that fasting is better for you, if you are able. (2:184)
Breaking the fast while travelling is a concession, not an obligation. If you can fast without harm, it is better. A practical approach is to begin the fast while travelling. If it becomes genuinely difficult or harmful, then break the fast.
Sustaining change after Ramadan
Permanent change requires maintenance. Just as a house or garden needs care, the heart needs ongoing maintenance.
When maintenance stops, Shaytan easily pulls a person back to old habits. Keep intention, focus, and consistency. Maintain control, monitoring, and remembrance of Allah throughout the year.
Zakah and the Islamic calendar
There is no requirement to pay zakah in Ramadan. There is no narration showing that the Prophet ﷺ or his companions waited for Ramadan to pay zakah.
Zakah is linked to the nisab and the lunar calendar. Muslims follow the Islamic calendar, not the solar calendar. If zakah became due in Rajab, it is due the following Rajab.
If someone chooses to pay in Ramadan, they must account for the extra months between the due date and Ramadan. Paying in Ramadan may carry extra reward, but paying it outside Ramadan to someone in urgent need may carry even greater reward.
Making up missed fasts and Shawwal fasting
There is scholarly difference of opinion regarding combining missed Ramadan fasts with the six fasts of Shawwal.
Some scholars say they must be done separately. Others allow combining the intention. Both opinions are valid, and a person may follow either.
Long-term illness and fasting
For long-term illness, especially chronic illness, the ruling depends on medical advice. A qualified specialist should be consulted, preferably one familiar with fasting and Islamic practice.
If the specialist says fasting is harmful, then fasting is not permitted and fidyah is paid. If they say fasting is possible with adjustments, then those adjustments should be followed.
For conditions like diabetes or migraines, it depends on severity and type. If breaking the fast will alleviate harm, then it is permitted to break the fast. The guiding principle is avoiding harm.
Suhoor and iftar choices
Suhoor and iftar vary by culture and individual habit. Some cultures prefer light suhoor, others heavier meals. There is no single correct approach. Each person should choose what helps them fast best.
O Allah, bless Sha’ban, allow us to reach Ramadan, and help us fast, pray, lower our gaze, and guard our tongues.
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي شَعْبَانَ وَبَلِّغْنَا رَمَضَانَ، وَأَعِنَّا فِيهِ عَلَى الصِّيَامِ وَالْقِيَامِ وَغَضِّ الْبَصَرِ وَحِفْظِ اللِّسَانِ
May Allah accept all our worship, allow us to reach Ramadan, and make us among those He loves and those whom the Messenger of Allah ﷺ will be proud of on the Day of Judgement. Ameen.
Based on the talk of Shaykh Haytham Tamim delivered to Utrujj North on 5th February 2026.