My lifestyle in Ramadan Kareem

Assalamu Alaikum friends. How are you all? I hope that by the grace of Almighty Allah, you are all very well and healthy. Today, I would like to thank @memamun brother for organizing such a beautiful competition in the "Steem For Lifestyle" community. I am really happy to have this opportunity to share my feelings and lifestyle about the month of Ramadan. I will try to share my daily routine and some important information about this month of Ramadan.

Let's share with you the stories of my daily life about the month of Ramadan.

Importance and virtues of the month of Ramadan

We, who are members of the Muslim community, all know that Ramadan is the month of mercy, forgiveness and salvation. This month comes to us with the opportunity to purify ourselves. Allah Almighty says in the Holy Quran, "O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become pious."

Friends, for those who don't know, the greatest virtue of this month is that the reward of every good deed is multiplied many times over in this month. Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him) have commanded us not only to abstain from food and drink, but also to keep ourselves away from lying, backbiting and all kinds of bad deeds. This month is the best time to ask Allah for forgiveness. If we ask Allah for forgiveness in this month, the Most Merciful forgives us.

My daily routine during Ramadan

As many of you know, I am an expatriate. However, my life during Ramadan follows some important rules. I am sharing them with you. Every morning, I wake up at around 5 am for Sehri. After waking up, I freshen up and take a bath, then perform ablution properly and sit down to eat Sehri. As soon as I finish eating Sehri, I don't go to sleep immediately, but rather take a rest for 15 to 20 minutes. Then I pray Fajr and then fall asleep again for some time.

Then my mobile alarm wakes me up at 7:30 am. I have to wake up again because I have to go out for work. Alhamdulillah, now our work load is much less than before. So I can finish work around 5 pm and return home. When I get home, I take a bath and start cooking. My brothers who are with me do the rest of the work. After organizing the work, I relax for a while.

Around 6:30 pm, I brush my teeth with a tree branch (miswak), which is one of my favorite Sunnah habits during this month of Ramadan. Then I arrange the food on the table for iftar. My iftar menu includes some very simple but refreshing foods. Such as dates, watermelon, cucumber and a glass of cold sherbet. These foods bring great peace to the body after fasting all day.

My favorite moment in this month

My favorite moment in the month of Ramadan is the moment just before Iftar. After fasting all day, when I sit in front of Iftar and wait for the call to prayer, the feeling of that time is indescribable. A strange peace comes over me.

Even though food is in front of me at that time, none of us touches food, waiting for Allah's command. This is the greatest act of worship and obedience to Allah. Moreover, Allah Almighty accepts the prayers of his servant during this time before Iftar. That is why this time is my favorite.

My little advice for the Muslim community

In the light of the Holy Quran and Hadith and from my little knowledge, I will say one thing to my Muslim brothers and sisters, do not consider the month of Ramadan as just a month of fasting. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan out of faith and in the hope of reward, all his past sins will be forgiven."

So let us fast not only our stomachs but also our eyes, ears and tongues. Let us refrain from backbiting anyone. Those who are able, should arrange iftar for the poor and helpless people around us. Because Ramadan is the month of compassion and sharing.

Finally, I am inviting three of my friends to participate in such a beautiful competition:

@solaymann
@ripon0630 @suboohi

May everyone be well and healthy. May Allah protect us.