اللَّهُمَّ بَلِّغْنَا رَمَضَانَ وَأَعِنَّا عَلَى صِيَامِهِ وَقِيَامِهِ وَتَقَبَّلْهُ مِنَّا
Allahumma ballighna Ramadana wa a'inna 'ala siyamihi wa qiyamihi wa taqabbalhu minna
O Allah, let us reach Ramadan, help us to fast and pray in it, and accept it from us.
The Prophet ﷺ and the Companions would begin saying this months before Ramadan — some as early as Rajab. The expanded version addresses three anxieties: arrival (will I even live to see it?), performance (will I have the strength to fast and pray properly?), and acceptance (even if I do everything right, will it be accepted?). People who were with you last Ramadan may not be here this year. This du'a turns the anticipation of Ramadan into an act of worship and a reminder that every Ramadan could be your last. The third request — acceptance — is the most important, because worship without acceptance is effort without reward.
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اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلِلَّهِ الْحَمْدُ
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. There is no deity except Allah. And Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, and to Allah belongs all praise.
Sahihمَنْ فَطَّرَ صَائِمًا كَانَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِهِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لَا يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَجْرِ الصَّائِمِ شَيْئًا
Whoever provides iftar to a fasting person will have the same reward as him, without diminishing anything from the fasting person's reward.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ كَرِيمٌ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي
O Allah, You are the Pardoner, the Most Generous, and You love to pardon, so pardon me.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ أَعْتِقْ رِقَابَنَا وَرِقَابَ آبَائِنَا وَأُمَّهَاتِنَا وَأَزْوَاجِنَا وَأَوْلَادِنَا مِنَ النَّارِ
O Allah, free our necks and the necks of our fathers, our mothers, our spouses, and our children from the Fire.
Hasan