Majalis Ramadan - Ibn Baz
- Author died
- 1420 AH
- Editions
- Dar Taybah al-Khadra'
Majalis Ramadan (Ramadan Assemblies) is a work compiled from the writings, articles, and legal rulings of the Saudi scholar Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz (1330–1420 AH / 1912–1999 CE), offering daily lessons on the virtues, rulings, and etiquettes of fasting and worship during the month of Ramadan .
Compilation and Purpose
The work was assembled from the published articles and fatwas of Ibn Baz, primarily drawing from his collection Majmu' Fatawa wa-Maqalat Mutanawwi'ah . It was reviewed and approved by Abd al-Aziz ibn Muhammad al-Wuhaybi, an advisor of da'wah at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs .
The compiler selected and arranged the texts so that each chapter does not exceed two pages, specifically intended to facilitate concise daily reading to families at home or to congregations in the mosque throughout the month .
Structure and Content
The text is organized into thirty daily sessions (majalis), covering key jurisprudential and spiritual aspects of the month . The material across the chapters derives almost entirely from Ibn Baz, with the exception of the twenty-first session—dedicated to the virtues of the last ten nights of Ramadan—which was drawn from the writings of Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymin .
The topics addressed across the sessions include:
- Welcoming Ramadan and spiritual readiness: Advice on receiving the month with sincere repentance, understanding the relevant legal rulings of fasting and night prayers (qiyam), and competing in righteous deeds .
- Rulings and obligations: Clarification of who is obligated to fast, the recommendation for young children to fast when capable, and parental responsibilities concerning religious obligations .
- Hadiths on fasting: Explanations of core prophetic reports concerning the rewards of fasting and the opening of the gates of Paradise .
- Moral conduct and generosity: Emphasizing charity (jud), mutual advice, and guarding the fast against forbidden speech and wrongdoing .
- Practical matters: Rulings on daily habits, such as sleeping during the day and staying awake at night, observing the pre-dawn meal (suhur), and fulfilling daily work and communal obligations without neglect .
- The sanctity of time: The principle of how righteous deeds are multiplied in virtue during Ramadan and how sins carry greater gravity during sacred times and places .
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