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Is there any mention in the pure Shari'ah of congratulating one another on the arrival of Ramadan, and is there a specific supplication or specific congratulation for that?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is there any mention in the pure Shari'ah of congratulating one another on the arrival of Ramadan? And is there a specific supplication or specific congratulation for that?

Answer:
Yes, it is reported that the Prophet
Salman al-Farisi told of God’s messenger saying in a sermon which he delivered to them on the last day of Sha'ban, “A great month, a blessed monthصلى الله عليه وسلم خطب في آخر جمعة من شعبان فقال أيها الناس، قد أظلكم شهر عظيم مبارك
Mishkat al-Masabih 1965
This gives the glad tidings of the arrival of the month of Ramadan. Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed them that the month had come to them, that it is blessed, and that it is great. So this is like a glad tidings for them and an encouragement for them to seize its opportunity. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [9 -954] هل ورد في الشرع المُطهر التهنئة بدخول رمضان، وهل من دعاءٍ مُعين، أو تهنئةٍ مُعينة في ذلك؟ — youtube.com

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