There are many Dua’s with which Muslims can begin the holy month, and among them is the most famous dua for welcoming Ramadan, which is:
“O Allah, let us reach Ramadan and help us to fast, pray, pray, and read the Qur’an.” Below, we will learn about the dua for welcoming Ramadan.
The Prophetic Du`a for Welcoming Ramadan
It was narrated on the authority of the Prophet, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, that if he saw the crescent of Ramadan or another Hijri month, he would say: “Oh Allah, make it crescent upon us with Yemen, faith, safety, and Islam. And it came in what was narrated by “Al-Darimi” with a different wording: “Allah is great. O Allah, bring it upon us with security and faith, safety and Islam, and success in what our Lord loves and is pleased with, our Lord, and your Lord is Allah.
Likewise, there are no fixed hadiths about the dua for welcoming Ramadan, but it was narrated with a weak chain of narrators a hadith to receive the blessed month of Ramadan, which is: (The Messenger of Allah, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, used to teach us these words, when Ramadan came, he would say: O Allah, grant me peace for Ramadan, and grant Ramadan peace for me. And accept it from me).
A Muslim can pray to Allah – the Almighty – as he wishes in legitimate matters, and we mention in the following general dua for welcoming Ramadan:
- Oh Allah, let us reach Ramadan, and help us in it to fast, do good deeds, and avoid forbidden things.
- O Allah, grant us the fullest health, wellness, happiness, and contentment, we, all our families, and all Muslims.
- Oh Allah, let us reach Ramadan, and grant us during it the recitation and contemplation of the Great Qur’an, and help us to understand and apply it.
- Oh Allah, let us reach it in a way that changes our situation for the better, and purifies ourselves from within.
Oh Allah, let us reach it, and make us among those who fasted and prayed for it in faith and in anticipation.
- Oh Allah, make it a month of glory for Islam and Muslims.
- Oh Allah, make it a month in which our lives are straightened, our affairs are rectified, and you grant us all that is good in this world and the Hereafter.
- Oh Allah, make it a month in which joy, security, security, and good fortune prevail over the nation of our master Muhammad – may Allah bless him and grant him peace.
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Dua for forgiveness when entering the month of Ramadan
There is no specific dua in the Prophet’s Sunnah for forgiveness when entering the month of Ramadan, as well as the dua for welcoming Ramadan, and a person can supplicate to Allah – the Almighty – as he wishes, and among the general dua are the following:
- Lord, forgive me and my parents, make us free of your holy month, and bless us with guidance, mercy, and forgiveness in this blessed month.
- O Allah, forgive me all my sins, and purify me from transgressions and transgressions, as a white garment is purified from dirt, and make me, O Lord, among those who are forgiven and those who are victorious in this holy month.
- Oh, Allah, you are pardoning and you love to pardon, so forgive me and my parents and all whom I loved and all Muslim men and women in this great month, O Lord of the worlds.
- Oh, Allah, I ask you with your mercy that encompasses everything, to forgive me my sin, and to accept my repentance in this holy month, for you are the Forgiving.
- Oh, Allah, You know what we hide and what we reveal, so forgive me for what I have done and what I have delayed, and what I have secretly and what I have declared, and what You know better than me in this blessed month.
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Du’a steadfastness in obedience when entering the month of Ramadan
Among the general Dua’s about steadfastness in obedience at the beginning of Ramadan are the following:
- O Allah, turner of hearts, make my heart firm on fasting, doing good deeds, and avoiding evil. Grant me, O Allah, sincere repentance in this blessed month, and make my heart firm on it.
- Oh, Allah, I ask you to be steadfast in the matter, and I ask you, O Lord, to grant me good worship in this holy month, to guide me to the best morals, and to grant me steadfastness in them.
- Oh, Allah, grant us good fasting, and grant us good standing, and bring me near to Your pleasures, and grant me steadfastness in it in this blessed month, and every day, O Lord of the worlds.
- Oh Allah, I mean, oh Allah, I mean, oh Allah, I mean to obey you in this holy month, and give my heart and body strength and determination.
- Oh Allah, strength from You, and patience to obey You and worship You, so that we win Paradise and save us from Hell in this holy month.
Conclusion
Dua is one of the greatest actions that bring a Muslim closer to his Lord, so we included in our article the dua for welcoming Ramadan. It is worth noting that a Muslim may supplicate to his Lord as he pleases and is not bound by any specific dua.
Read also: Quran Learning During Ramadan, Importance & Benefits
FAQs
What do you say when approaching Ramadan?
One of the best actions that a Muslim should do during the month of Ramadan is dua, and among the dua for welcoming Ramadan are the following: There is no god but You, Glory be to You. Indeed, I was the wrongdoer. Oh Allah, fix all my affairs for me, and do not leave me to myself as the apple of an eye. Oh Allah, distance me from the fire as you distanced between the east and the west. Oh Allah, do not hand me over to an enemy who will harm me, nor to a friend who will turn me away, and grant me a lawful sustenance that will enrich me.