The sermon of the holy Prophet, peace be upon him and his household, on the holy Ramadan, delivered on the last Friday of Shaban
Abu al-Hasan al-Rida, peace be upon him, narrates from his father through his ancestors that the Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, has said: The Messenger of Allah one day gave us a sermon and said:
“O people, the month of Allah has come to you with its bounty, blessings and forgiveness.
It is a month which is the best of months with Allah; its days are the best of days, its nights are the best of nights, and its hours are the best of hours.
It is the month in which you are invited to the banquet of Allah and you are included in the circle of the people of the glory of Allah.
Your very breaths in it are the glorification of Allah, your sleeping in it is devotion, your deeds are accepted in it, and your prayers in it are granted.
So ask Allah your Lord with true intentions, and pure hearts to help you to fast in it and to recite His book, for truly the wretched is he who is denied the forgiveness of Allah in this great month.
In your hunger and thirst remember your hunger and thirst on the day of Judgment.
