5 Charity Before Ramadan Fasting: Increase Fasting In The Moon Of Syaban To Pilgrimage Of Graves

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YOGYAKARTA Ramadan 2024 will soon arrive, this month Muslims are required to perform fasting for one full month. Before the arrival of a month full of glory and blessings, a Muslim is advised to perform a number of practices before fasting Ramadan, such as paying Ramadan's fasting debt last year, increasing prayers, to grave pilgrimages.

Well, in this article, it will discuss the practices to welcome the month of Ramadan, as summarized by VOI from various sources, Wednesday, February 21, 2024. Let's see the following reviews.

1. Pay Off The Debt Of Ramadan Fasting Last Year

A Muslim who still has a fast debt in Ramadan last year is required to replace it immediately.

The debt of fasting can be replaced throughout the year until the month of Syaban. Therefore, please pay off the fasting debt before the end of the sacrificial month.

2. Expand Sunnah Fasting In The Moon Of Syaban

Expanding the sunnah fast in the Moon of Syaban includes practice before Ramadan fasting. Imam Baihaqi in his book entitled Blessing Times: Classical Islamic Zarantah, said that the Prophet Muhammad SAW fasted hamper for a full month in the month of Syaban.

In a history, Abu Salamah RA said:

I asked Aisyah RA about the fast of the Prophet SAW. He snatched Rasulullah SAW fasts until we said, he really fasts and he also doesn't break his fast until we say, "He really has broken his fast. And I've never seen him fasting in the month of Syaban. Namely, he fasted in that month almost all of them," narrated by Muslim Imam, Imam NasaI, and Imam Ahmad.

Regarding the fasting, Imam Syafi said that the Prophet SAW fasted (almost) a full month during the month of Syaban, which was only a few days before he did not fast.

3. Purification, Birth and Inner

The next practice before fasting Ramadan is to make up for oneself, both physically and mentally.

This practice can be done by cleaning the house, prayer rooms, apologizing to friends, friends, neighbors, and also parents.

Regarding this recommendation, Allah SWT obeys it in surah Al-Baqarah verse 178:

You can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't.

Meaning: So whoever gets a forgiveness from his brother, let (who forgives) follow in a good way, and let (who is apologized) pay (he) to those who apologize in a good way (also). That is a relief from God you and a blessing. Whoever crosses the line after that, then for him you are very sad.

4. Increase Prayers

The fourth practice is to increase the number of prayers so that they can meet the month of Ramadan.

The following is a prayer that can be pronounced by a Muslim to welcome the holy month of Ramadan.

You can't help it, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't.

Latin Arabia: Allahumma sallimni li Ramadhaana wa sallim lii ramadhaana wa tasallamhu minni mutaqobbalan.

Meaning: "O Allah, save me for the month of Ramadan and save the month of Ramadan for me, and save Ramadan from me for the deeds of worship accepted."

5. Grave Pilgrimage

Another practice before fasting Ramadan is performing grave pilgrimages. However, from the information compiled by VOI, grave pilgrimage before Ramadan is a tradition of society and not religious recommendations.

This was confirmed by M. Quraish Shihab in his book entitled M. Quraish Shihab answered 1001 questions of Islam that You Should Know.

However, the Prophet Muhammad allowed grave pilgrimage. It's just that he didn't mention the special time in its implementation.

There are several hadiths that can be used as a reference for performing grave pilgrimages. The Prophet SAW said:

You can't help it, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't help yourself, you can't.

Meaning: "I forbid you to make grave pilgrimages, but now please go on grave pilgrimage." In another history: Anyone who wants to go on a grave pilgrimage please, because grave pilgrimage can remind the afterlife" (HR Muslim).

That's information about practices before Ramadan fasting. Hopefully this article can add insight to the loyal readers of VOI.ID.