Five Sunnahs to maximize your blessings during Ramadan

​Ramadan is a sacred month for Muslims. Observing Ramadan through fasting is a compulsory form of worship that reaps some of the highest rewards. Allah (SWT) commands us in the Holy Qur’an: “O ye who believe! fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you that ye may (learn) self-restraint.” (Surah Al Baqarah: Ayah 183).

​To make the best of Ramadan and to maximize the blessings we receive from observing it, there are numerous Sunnah that can help you attain greater closeness to Allah (SWT). Below are a few:

​1. Increasing your Charity

​While it is incumbent on every Muslim (who can afford to do so) to pay their Zakat-ul-Fitr in order for their fast to be accepted, being extra generous during this month through voluntary acts of charity is highly desirable. 
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​Ibn 'Abbas said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was the most generous of people in giving charity. He was even more generous in Ramadan when Jibril, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to meet him. Every night of Ramadan, Jibril used to come to him and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, would read the Qur'an to him. When Jibril came to him, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was more generous in giving charity than the blowing wind."

​It was widely known that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was even more generous during the month of Ramadan and he is the ideal example for us to follow.

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