Source: http://muslimmatters.org/2008/09/02/kicking-the-habit-ramadhaan-advice/
Below is a Ramadan Checklist Sh Tawfique Chowdhury made last year to help us develop and stick to good habits in the month of Ramadan (can also be downloaded from here: http://www.alkauthar.org/downloads/Ramadanchecklist.pdf)
Ask Yourself!
Got up for Fajr on time and prayed Fajr with its Sunnah
Made my morning Dhikr
Prayed all prayers on time and on earliest time possible
Made the recommended Dhikr after every prayer
Prayed all the 12 rakah of Sunnah prayers
Made Dua for the Muslim Ummah in a prayer
Made Dua for my parents
Commanded one good
Forbade one evil
Prayed more than 1 fard prayer in a mosque (males)
Read the Tafsir of one verse of the Quran
Read one new Hadeeth and its meaning
Read 1 page of the Quran as a minimum
Attempted to increase in knowledge (Reading/Listening)
Attempted to practise one rare Sunnah of Rasulullah
Made one Muslim smile
Made my parents smile, hugged and kissed them
Did not argue, nor backbite with anyone
Did not harbour ill feelings in my heart against anyone
Did not do anything I was unsure about its permissibility
Tried my best to take care of my body
Gave charity (monetary)
Preserved or removed a harm from the environment
Made Dua for the Prophet (sallalahu ‘alayhe wasallam)
Make Tawbah and Istighfaar 100 times
Pondered 10 minutes about struggling for this Deen
Did a special deed that is secret between myself and Allah
Gave some of the extra food from Iftar to my neighbours
Made my afternoon Dhikr
Prayed my taraweeh prayers
Prayed the Witr prayer
Read Surah Mulk before going to sleep
Wrote down/updated my will
Pondered about my Death and of the Day of Judgement
Prayed absolute minimum 2 rakah Tahajjud prayer
Asked Allah for Jannah and refuge from Jahannam (X3)
Went to sleep in a state of Wudu
Went to sleep without ill feelings towards any Muslim
REQUIRED SPECIFICALLY ON FRIDAYS
Read Surah Kahf
Took extra care to groom and maintain myself
Attempted to pray Jumah earliest time & best gathering
Made Dua only for Rasulullah (saws)
Pondered 5-10 minutes about the khutbah & its message
WEEKLY REQUIREMENTS
Memorized minimum 1/4 page of the Quran
Fed/Clothed one needy person or gave a gift to one someone
Memorized 1 hadeeth of Rasulullah
Made Istikharah about an important matter
Memorized 1 Dua from the Sunnah.
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So make this Ramadan special by starting a new habit of making dhikr constantly; reciting surah ikhlas 30 times a day so you get the reward of reciting the whole Quran 10 times a day; helping one poor person with a daily meal; sponsoring an orphan; getting up for qiyamul layl in the last third of the night every night of Ramadan; making dua only for Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa salam etc. Whatever habit you work on, believe me, you will certainly find tremendous barakah and become truly beloved to Allah, if you focus on making it less adhoc and more regular and constant – a true good habit!
Wassalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu
Tawfique Chowdhury
Director
Mercy Mission and AlKauthar Institute
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