Even though the month of Ramadhaan has ended

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Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan said:

Even though the month of Ramadhaan has ended, [know that] the right of Allaah does not end except with death.

{And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty [i.e. death].} – al-Hijr:99

Allaah is the Lord of Ramadhaan, and He is the Lord of Shawwaal, and He is the Lord of all the months of the year, so fear Allaah throughout all the months [of the year].

[So] protect and preserve your religion, protect and preserve your religion, protect and preserve your religion throughout your lives, because it is your capital with Allaah (Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala) and it is your salvation from the Fire.

So protect and preserve your religion, and hold fast to it throughout all the months [of the year], and at all times.

[Know that] the month of Ramadhaan [should] be followed by gratitude, and [should] be followed by seeking forgiveness, and [should] be followed by rejoicing in the Grace of Allaah who enabled us to fast and pray during it. So we [should] rejoice in this blessing and we [should] not rejoice in the passing of [this] month, but rather, we [should] rejoice that we completed it in the worship of Allaah.

For this we [should] rejoice.

{Say, “In the bounty of Allaah and in His mercy – in that let them rejoice; it is better than what they accumulate.”} – Yunus:58

Beware of too much amusement, and too much heedlessness, and turning away from obedience to Allaah, because Shaytaan is keen to nullify your deeds and to erase all the good that you have done.

So he makes some people think that when Ramadhaan ends, a person becomes free as if he has come out of prison, so he sets out in amusement, and play, and negligence and neglecting prayer, and other that from the reprehensible acts. So do not undo what you have strived [in doing], lest you be like the one who unwraps what she has spun after it has become strong.

So fear Allaah [O] servants of Allaah, [and] protect and preserve what you have done from the righteous deeds and repent to Allaah for your shortcomings and mistakes, for [indeed] Allaah accepts the repentance of whoever repents [to Him].

Translation originally published on 3 April, 2025