The Last 10 nights are upon us...

Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh,

MashaAllah, the last 10 nights of Ramadhan are finally upon us. May Allah grant us tawfeeq and strength to be able to maximize our worship in these nights. Aameen. Everything is going well from my end... baby Maryam is growing fast, mashaAllah, and is already 6 and 1/2 weeks old. Please keep her, and all of us, in your duas.

The following hadeeth describes the practice of the Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) on the last 10 nights of Ramadhan:

'Aa'ishah, radhiallaahu 'anha, reported: "When the last ten days of Ramadhaan came, the Prophet sall Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam would stay up all night, wake his family and gird his loins". [Al-Bukhaari & Muslim]. In the book of Imaam Muslim the narration read: "He strove hard and girded his loins". Imaam Ibn Hajar, rahimahullaah, said: "His staying all night was in worship and acts of obedience, and the reason he woke his family was for them to pray the optional night prayers, and girding his loins referred to him abstaining from sleeping with his wives".

Also, I wanted to share some very nice advice on how to take advantage of the last 10 nights from Sh. Muhammad AlShareef, copy and pasted below:

The last ten nights of Ramadan are upon us. And soon after this
you the journey for Hajj will begin for Muslims around the world.

If you make the same dua, each day, for the last ten nights of
Ramadan, it's guaranteed that you would have made that dua during
Laylatul-Qadr. (A night worth 1000 months of reward in the sight
of Allah).


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So, prepare your dua from now!
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Step 1: Ask yourself, "If Allah said to me, I'll give you
anything you wish, just ask!" What would you ask for? Make a
list. (Try to fill 2 pages worth of dua, from the goodness of
this life and the next.

Step 2: Pick about 6 of those things

Step 3: Make dua for those 6 things consistently every night for
the last ten nights of Ramadan.

Of course, make as much dua as you want, but make sure these 6
things are consistent.

With best wishes to see you succeed at the highest level!
- Muhammad Alshareef