What Should You Be Doing the Night Before Ramadan?
1) If you have not already done so, you should plan on preparing your meal for Sahur (early morning meal before the start of the fast). Sahur meals should be simple, so do not invest too much of your energies in doing this.
2) Reserve some hours in your night for quiet reflection, reading the Quran, and prayer. Get used to doing this every day during Ramadan.
3) To achieve this, you will need to turn off the tv, radio and stop surfing the web for distractions. Again, this is something you should get used to during Ramadan, so you might as well start the night before Ramadan.
4) Declare your intention for the fast that you will be doing the following morning. "I intend to keep the fast for tomorrow in the month of Ramadan". In Arabic: "Wa bisawmi ghadinn nawaiytu min shahri Ramadan".
If you have an hour to spend, we recommend you watch the following video lecture by Sheikh Waleed Abdulhakeem on Ramadan, its history, its meaning, and practical tips on performing the fast during Ramadan properly, as well as on adopting the necessary attitude and behavior to achieve the maximum benefits.
The night before Ramadan, the first thing we did was to watch the video below to prepare ourselves for Ramadan 2010!
The Night Before Ramadan
