وَ ھُوَ الَّذِیْ یَقْبَلُ  التَّوْبَۃَ  عَنْ عِبَادِہٖ وَ یَعْفُوْا عَنِ السَّیِّاٰتِ

And it is He who accepts repentance from His people, and forgives sins,^[1]

After hearing this verse, the young man let out a piercing scream and exclaimed, ‘It is my good fortune that the favour of Allah continually reached me.  However, despite this, I increased in disobedience, failing to turn back from the path of deviation. Will the past be replaced by another time in which Allah will excuse me for my shortcomings?’ He then screamed again, and his soul left his body.”

After citing this moving account, Shaykh Ḥarīfaysh رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه said:

“My brothers! Why should one not cry due to the departure of Ramadan? This month of pardon and forgiveness is leaving us; why should one not be sad?  Why should one not feel grief at the passing of this month, as sinners are freed from Hell during it!”^[2]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Value the remaining moments

O devotees of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! May Allah also grant us love of Ramadan and a sense of sadness upon its departure. There are still a few days of Ramadan left. These auspicious moments will quickly end and this priceless month will depart, leaving us with a feeling of sorrow. Valuing these moments, repent, seek forgiveness from Allah and strive to do as many virtuous deeds as possible, for there is no guarantee that we will live to see Ramadan again.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد