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THE LORD OF RAMADĀN IS THE LORD OF SHAWWĀL, SHA'BĀN AND THE REST OF THE MONTHS

The blessed month of Ramadān is a great season to accustom oneself to righteousness, being diligent in the worship of Allāh and competing to perform good deeds. It is abhorrent for the Muslim to forsake worship once this month has finished, as is the state of some people who do not know Allāh nor the worship of Him except in Ramadān.

It is said to these people:

O you who knew in Ramadān that you had a Lord, whom you worshipped, obeyed, feared and placed your hope, how could you forget Him after Ramadān?

O you who knew that Allāh made it obligatory upon you to pray five prayers in the Masjid, how can you be ignorant of this or feign ignorance after Ramadān?

O you who knew in Ramadān that Allāh forbade you from all acts of disobedience, how can you forget this after Ramadān?

O you who knew in Ramadān that in front of you there is Paradise, the Hellfire, a reward and a punishment, how can you be heedless of this after Ramadān?

O you who used to fill the Masājid in Ramadān and recite the Qur'ān, how have you forsaken the Masājid and abandoned the Qur'ān after Ramadān?

How strange is it that a people do not know Allāh except in Ramadān, and do not fear Allāh except in Ramadān.

Some of the Salaf were asked about the condition of a people who were like this, and they responded:

"How evil is a people who do not know Allāh except in Ramadān."

Verily, the Lord of the months is One; the Lord of Ramadān is the Lord of Shawwāl, Sha'bān and the rest of the months. It is obligatory upon the Muslim to worship Allāh and desist from disobeying Him at all times and moments.

Book: Important Lessons For Ramadān
By Shaykh 'Abd al-Razzāq al-'Abbād
Translated by Hassan Hussein Abdi
Hikmah Publications
P. 278, 279