How Should Your House Be In Ramadan | Part 3

How Should Your House Be In Ramadan.Part 3. One of the favors that Allah could bestow upon a Muslim is to prolong his life until he reaches the month of Ramadan and then enables him to fast it and pray the optional night prayers during it. Rewards for good deeds in this month are multiplied; ranks are elevated; and Allah frees many people from the Hellfire.

Therefore, a Muslim should utilize this month and take advantage of it, and should rush to perform as many good deeds as he can. A Muslims must also fulfill his responsibility towards his children, by properly cultivating them and instructing them and guiding them to the path of righteousness and training them to perform acts of virtue, because the child will grow up according to the manner he was trained.

During these blessed days, the father and the mother must play a pivotal role to help their children utilize this month better, and so we advise them with the following with regards to their children:

Follow up with them and make sure they fast and encourage those amongst them who might fall behind or become lazy.

Remind them with the essence of fasting and that it is simply refraining from food and drinks, and that it is actually a means to attain piety and forgive ones’ sins. Remind them with the narration of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who reported: “Whilst the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) was delivering a speech on the pulpit once he said: “Aameen, Aameen, Aameen” He sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) was asked: “O Messenger of Allah! Why were you saying this?” He sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) replied: “Jibreel came to me and said: `May Allah humble the one who goes through Ramadan whilst not being forgiven` so I said; Aameen. The he said: `May Allah humble the one whose parents (one or both) reach an old age and they were not a cause for him to enter Paradise (i.e. du..