As Muslims anticipate fasting barely five days away, the Chief Imam of Area 10 Jumma’a Mosque, Sheikh Yahaya Al Yolawi in Garki, Abuja has cautioned traders against undue price hikes of food items.
The cleric made the call while addressing worshippers during the Juma’a Sermon titled Tips for Ramadan preparation on Friday in Abuja.
Fasting in the month of Ramadan is one of the five known pillars of Islam.
Al-Yolawi appealed to traders, businessmen and women to fear Allah and maintain the prices of essential things needed during the Ramadan fast.
“In fact, it will be even more encouraging to have Ramadan Bonanza than to increase the prices of food items because of Ramadan,” Al-Yolawi said.
He reminded Muslims that charity is of the deeds highly encouraged in the month of Ramadan.
“It was narrated by Ibn ‘Abbas that Prophet Muhammad was the most generous person, and he used to become more generous in the month of Ramadan.
“In this month, Allah opens the gates of paradise and closes the gates of hell, and put the devil in chains.
"The Messenger of Allah says when it is the first night of Ramadan the devils are chained.”
Al-Yolawi explained that fasting in the month of Ramadan is a means of expiation for the sins committed after the previous Ramadan, so long as one avoids major sins.
”Our righteous predecessors were very attentive to the month of Ramadan; thus it is known that many of them used to pray to Allah six months after the end of Ramadan to accept their fasting.
”And then in six months, they would ask Allah to spare their lives to see the next month of Ramadan, so that they would have another opportunity to make this great worship, which is the fasting in the month of Ramadan,” Al-Yolawi said.
The 2023 month of Ramadan is expected to start on March 21 or 22, subject to the sighting of the moon and confirmation by the office of the President-General of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar.
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