Things to Avoid in Ramadan 2015

Ramadan is the month of the Quran in which Allah has Revealed Quran from Loh-e-Mehfooz for guidance in order to seek His mercy and forgiveness. Apart from restraining hunger and thirst it is a ritual for Muslims to refrain from bad habits. Ramadan is a period of moral training in which Muslims can achieve the highest level of soul purification and tolerance. When Ramadan arrives the gates to the paradise are opened and Satan are chained hence Muslims quit all their bad behaviors to honor the essence and teachings of Ramadan.

Month of self-reformation:

Ramadan is the month of self-reformation because the total stature of a Muslim change with the ritual of fasting. Muslims fasts in order to avoid fighting, donate, charity, recite Quran Kareem, offer Tarawih and do maximum Zikar. There are following things that Muslims should avoid in this Holy month of Ramadan.

Do not show haste in Ibadah

Like all other normal day do not haste or show irregularities in the act of worship. Recite Quran and offer prayers in time.

• Recite Quran after Fajar prayers whoever find time. Ramadan is the month of Quran hence it is better to complete the recitation of this holy Book in Ramadan. Contemplate Quran with its meanings while those who find it difficult to concentrate on the teachings of this Holy book they should learn Arabic alphabet pronunciation prior reading Quran. In a Hadith the importance of reciting Quran has explained as:

  Ibn 'Abbas narrates "that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) was the most generous person, and he would be at his most generous in Ramadan because Jibril would come to him every night and he would rehearse the Qur'an with him." [Sahih Al-Albani]

• Offer Tarawih in congregational prayers because it is a source of reviving communal relation as well provides an opportunity to finish Quran in 30days.
  

  "He who observes optional prayer (Tarawih prayers) throughout Ramadan, out of sincerity of Faith and in the hope of earning reward will have his past sins pardoned." [Muslim]

• Offer Tahajud. The type of Salah, which is offered before Fajar prayer because it is the perfect time to beseech Allah’s mercy as He descends down to earth from Heaven on that specific time.
• Do Tasbih for extra virtues in Ramadan in order to gain maximum bounties as stated in the Hadith
  

  “A Tasbihah in Ramadan is better than a thousand Tasbihah in other that it.” [Tirmidhi]

Eating too much and avoiding Salah

In Ramadan Most of the Muslims stuff themselves too much at Iftar/Suhoor that they find it difficult to offer Salah and Tarawih. The trick to gain much out of this blessed month is to eat less and spare much of the energy for doing Azkaar an Nawafil.

Stay away from Evil

Abide from all Makrooh and unlawful things in this month of Ramadan.

• Controlling anger because anger is the tool of Satan and it destroys all deeds like fire engulfing woods.
• Do good have good. Donate charity as it is the source of attaining Taqwa besides helping the deserving and poor ones.
• Hold tongue from uttering any abusive and negative remarks.
• Be anti social in this month of Ramadan and concentrate on Quran and Salah.
• Avoid backbiting and all wrong doings as in Quran Allah says
  

  “O  you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead?” [4:12]

Avoiding above bad habits and following the rest is the actual teachings of Islam in this month of Ramadan. By refraining from the above habits will refine the spirits morally and will revamp Imaan, only then can a Muslim will enjoy the auspicious occasion of Eid after fervently upholding moral character in the month of Ramadan.