الْحَمْدُ لِلهِ، الَّذِي أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدَى وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ. وَأَشْهَدُ أَلَّا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ
Oh People: the last ten nights of Ramadhan have approached, and how fast they will pass. And they’re the essence of the entire month of Ramadhan. Our Prophet Muhammad SAW used to mix the first 20 nights of the month with Sleep and voluntary night prayers. As far as the last 10 nights goes, he used to stay up at spending his night in Salah, and also would encourage his family to worship during these last 10 nights. He would also make Etikaf (seclusion in the Masjid in the last ten nights).
My brothers and sisters, be conscious of Allah, your Lord. And perform deeds sincerely for His sake. And excel in concluding this noble month, for the deeds are gauged by how they conclude. As ALLAH SAT mentioned in Surah Ankaboot:
وَٱلَّذِينَ جَـٰهَدُواْ فِينَا لَنَہۡدِيَنَّہُمۡ سُبُلَنَاۚ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَمَعَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ (٦٩)
As for those who strive in Us, We surely guide them to Our paths, and lo! Allah is with the doers of good. (69)
Indeed my brothers and sisters, between us and Paradise or the fire, is our life term to end. And prioritizing the important deeds reflects on us how we are realizing the importance of next life over this life.
We pray that ALLAH subhan ahu wa Taa’la allows us to spend the last 10 days of Ramadhan following the paths of ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ وَٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ وَٱلشُّہَدَآءِ وَٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَۚ وَحَسُنَ أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ رَفِيقً۬ا
