No matter what language you speak, be it English, Tamil, Urdu, Hindi or Arabic, there’s always a same greeting before Ramadan starts; “Ramadan Mubarak”.
The word ‘Mubarak’ is generally used for greeting. It’s an alternative form for Baraka or Barack; equivalent to the Hebrew name Barak; meaning "knee" or "kneeling" It is derived from the concept of kneeling in praise/to receive a blessing.
To literally translate this word, ‘Happy’ can be used in order to put more emphasis into what this word actually is used for.
Also, ‘blessed’ is a meaning commonly observed if we dig deep into the actual meaning of Mubarak.
Here are several hadith e nabwii SAWW regarding Ramadan that you can send your spouse or anyone you want to wish Ramadan to.
- “Fasting is a shield, it will protect you from the hellfire and prevent you from sins.” – Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
- Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
“Every action a son of Adam does shall be multiplied—a good action by ten times its value, up to 700 times. Allah says: With the exception of fasting, which belongs to Me, and I reward it accordingly. For, one abandons his desire and food for My sake.
There are two occasions of joy for a fasting person: one when he breaks his fast, and the other when he meets his Lord, and the (bad) breath (of a fasting person) is better in the sight of Allah than the fragrance of musk.” (Al-Bukhari)
- Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,
“Anyone who fasts for one day for Allah’s sake, Allah will keep his face away from the Hellfire for (a distance covered by a journey of) seventy years.”(Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
- Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated:
“The Prophet was the most generous of all people, and he used to become more generous in Ramadan when Gabriel met him. Gabriel used to meet him every night during Ramadan to revise the Qur’an with him. So, Allah’s Messenger then used to be more generous than the fast wind.” (Al-Bukhari)
- Abdullah ibn `Amr reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,
“Fasting and the Qur’an will intercede on behalf of Allah’s servant on the Day of Judgment:
Fasting will say, “O my Lord! I prevented him from food and desires during the day, so accept my intercession for him.”
And the Qur’an will say, “O my Lord! I prevented him from sleeping by night, so accept my intercession for him.”
The intercession of both will thus be accepted. (Ahmad and authenticated by Al-Albani)
- “And of His signs is that He has created for you, from yourselves, spouses that you may gain peace through them and He has set among you love and compassion. Surely in this there are signs for thoughtful people.
- “They (women) are a garment for you (men) and you are a garment for them.”
- Allah says in the Holy Quran: “Men are the protectors and supervisors of women because of the advantage Allah has given some over others and because they support them from their means. Therefore righteous women are those who are humble and who guard (in their husband’s presence and absence) his rights and secrets, which Allah has ordained to be guarded.”
- Allah Almighty says in Holy Quran: “O Humans revere your Guardian-Lord, Who created you from a single person, created of like nature its mate, and from this scattered (like seeds) countless men and women. Reverence Allah through Whom you claim your mutual rights” (Quran 4:1).
Messages and Greetings for Ramadan
Wives can send these Islamic messages to their husbands in Ramadan and even afterwards.
- Allah Says: “And consort with them (your wives) in honor and equity [ma‘ruf].
- Holy Propher (PBUH) said: “The most complete persons in faith are those who have the best manners and the good among you are those who are good with their wives.”
- Imam Ja‘far (‘a) stated: ‘Each of you must prepare yourselves for your wives; just as your wives prepare themselves for you.’, ‘This means that each of you must be neat and clean.’
- The Prophet of Allah has stated: The rights of a wife regarding her husband are that he must provide her nourishment and clothing and must not appear to her with an ugly appearance. If he does these, by Allah, surely he has satisfied her rights.
- Imam Sajjad (‘a) has stated: “The rights of a wife are that you must know that Allah has made her (an instrument of) peace and friendship; then you must know that she is a blessing from Allah upon you, so honor her and be lenient and gentle with her. Even though you also have rights upon her, you must be kind and forgiving toward her because she is captivated by you. And you must provide her food and clothing and when she makes a mistake, you must forgive her.”
- May Allah swt shower His countless blessings on you and make fasting easy for you during your hard hours of working in the office.
- May Allah swt bless you in ways you can’t imagine and open doors of opportunities and success in not only this world but the world hereafter, too.
- May Allah swt grant you patience to deal with my lack of taste in food sometimes in iftar and my laziness in suhur.
- May Allah swt make me the noor and coolness of your eyes and make you the noor and coolness of mine not just in this month but every month that is written for us in this world
Note: Remember to write Ramadan Mubarak or Ramadan Kareem at the end of each message you choose.
Message For Wives
Husbands must also send messages to their wives in Ramadan and afterwards like these:
- Amir al-Mu’minin (‘a) has stated: The jihad of a woman is taking good care of her husband.
- A woman came to the Prophet (S) and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! What are the rights of men upon their wives?’ He replied, ‘She must obey him and not be disobedient. She must not give charity from his house without his permission. She must not perform voluntary fasts without his permission. She must not deny him her body, even if she is on the back of a camel. And she must not exit her home without his permission
- May Allah make it easy for you at home when I’m gone outside and make it easy and comfortable for you when you’re out.
- May you get what your heart desires and may His divine blessings pour on you like raindrops in this holy month. Recite the Qur’an for quadruple the rewards. Happy Ramadan!
- May Allah forgive you, and me, for our shortcomings the previous months and grant us the ability to work hard towards making our life of hereafter far better than this life. May we reunite in Jannah tul Firdaus. Ramadan Mubarak my dear.