Welcoming the Month of Ramadan: Excerpts from the Prophet’s (saww) Sermon 

As Ramadan approaches in Canada’s vibrant Muslim communities, the Prophet’s (saww) sermon offers powerful guidance to prepare our hearts and actions.  

This sermon, handed down through Imam al-Rida (as), encapsulates the mercy and spiritual opportunity of this blessed month.  

“O people, indeed the month of Allah has approached you with blessings, mercy and forgiveness. In the eyes of Allah, it is the best of all months, its days are best of all days, its nights are best of all nights, and it hours are best of all hours.”   

Read the sermon in full here! 

Ramadan: The Best of Months

According to the Prophet (saww), Ramadan is the most beloved month to Allah (swt), with its days, nights and hours holding exceptional value.  

Every breath in Ramadan becomes praise, every sincere prayer finds response, and every good deed is accepted with divine grace.  

“It is a month in which you have been invited to be guests of Allah, and you have been made in it the people who have honour of Allah.”   

Key Teachings from the Sermon

The Prophet (saww) urged believers to: 

• Remember the Day of Judgment through hunger and thirst.  
• Offer charity to the poor and needy.  
• Guard sight, speech and listening from what is forbidden.  
• Be compassionate to orphans — so Allah (swt) shows mercy to your own.  

This balance of physical devotion and moral conduct reflects Ramadan’s deepest purpose. 

Blessings and Divine Opportunities

The Prophet (saww) also reminded that: 

• A simple act of giving iftar can earn immense reward.  
• Good character in Ramadan helps one safely cross the Sirat on Judgement Day.  
• Reciting one Qur’an verse earns vast reward.  

The gates of Paradise are open; the gates of Hell are closed; and Satan is restrained.  

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