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🌺 ❛It was not becoming of the people of al-Madinah and the bedouins of the neighbourhood to remain behind Rasulullah, and to prefer their own lives to his life. That is because they suffer neither thirst nor fatigue, nor hunger in the Cause of Allah, nor they take any step to raise the anger of disbelievers, nor inflict any injury upon an enemy, but it is written to their credit as a deed of righteousness.❜ 【Surah at-Tawbah 9:120】
In this aayah, Allah mentions that there were those who refused to participate in the battle of Tabuk. But look how Allah describes the ones who did participate — that while on their way towards the battle, even way before the war started, Allah counted all of the difficulties they encountered and experienced as good deeds:
🌿 The thirst and hunger they felt, 🌿 the fatigue they endured, 🌿 even just one step into the expedition that made their enemies angry, — are all good deeds, and this is not even the actual battle yet!
Why? Because intention matters greatly in the Sight of Allah.
The intention of doing anything, be it something to do an act of khayr or to abandon an evil deed, must always be anchored for Allah. Anything that happens to us when we’re doing something lillahi ta’ala — when we feel tired from fasting, fighting the fatigue while at work, doing chores, or while reading the Qur’an, standing in Taraweeh, preparing iftar, and so on — these too are considered as good deeds in the Sight of Allah.
Tiredness, weaknesses, fatigue, any sort of difficulty we experience are just part of being human. But our Rabb Ash-Shakoor still rewards us for going through these experiences as long as our intention is pure and sincere. And this is truly from the ever-encompassing rahmah of our Rabb. Always make our intentions our primary concern.
May Allah compensate our hardship with far greater reward in this dunya and akhirah.
Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©
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When we pray behind the imam for fard salaah and Taraweeh prayer, pay attention and listen attentively to his Qur'an recitation. It is hoped that we too will get the same reward as the reciter! Sheikh Bin Baz rahimahullah said:
❛You should listen attentively to the Holy Qur'an. Allah says in the Book: "So when the Qur'an is recited, listen to it, and be silent." The Prophet [salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam] used to recite the Qur'an to his companions [radi Allahu anhum] while they were attentively listening and benefiting from the recitation.
The listener and the reciter are the same in receiving the reward — if the listener pays attention to the recitation, and is sincere in benefitting it.
The reciter will be rewarded for every letter he recites with one good deed, and the reward of a good deed is multiplied up to ten times, according to the hadith reported from the Prophet (ﷺ). We ask Allah to reward the listener with the same reward as that of the reciter. ❜ 【Fataawa Nur Alaa ad-Darb】
🌺 And Rasulullah ﷺ said: ❛Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah, he will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed gets a ten-fold reward. I do not say that Alif-Lam-Mim is one letter; but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter, and Mim is a letter.❜ 【At-Tirmidhi 2910 | Graded Fair】
So when we listen to the recitation of the imam, we too will gain the same reward in shaa Allah! May Allah accept from all of us.
Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©
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As we reach the middle of Ramadan, a lot of us are probably starting to feel tired from the long hours of fasting and standing in the night prayers, on top of the other duties and house chores that need to be done. Some of us may also experience health issues as we grow older.
So here is a beautiful advice from Sheikh 'Abdul-Kareem al-Khudayr hafidhahullah:
🌺 ❛One's sleep — if his intention is to use it to enable him to perform worship — is itself worship since things go back to their intentions, and the means of something take on the same ruling as the end-goals that they serve.
So if one sleeps during the day in order to enable himself to perform the night prayers, recitation, and remembrance, then there is no doubt that he will be rewarded for doing so.❜ 【Translated by Tulayhah Blog】
Thus do what we can handle, and take our rest when we need it.
Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©
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The best of those who fast are those who remember Allah the most while fasting.
❛My advice for the fasting person is to increase his dhikr (remembrance) of Allah, so that he may attain a greater reward while fasting.
In a hadith that is graded sound by some scholars, Rasulullah salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam was asked who has the greatest reward for fasting. He ﷺ replied:
🌺 ❛The one who has the most remembrance of Allah.❜ 【At-Tabarani in Al-Mu’jam Al-Kabir (407)】
In the book of al-Wabil as-Sayyib, Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim [rahimahullah] derived a great benefit from this hadith: The person who has the greatest reward in any worship is the one who has the most remembrance [of Allah].❜
�� Sheikh Abdur-Razzaq al-Badr hafidhahullah 【Translated from Shahih Fiqih, link in the comment section】
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May Allah help us to increase His remembrance this Ramadan, and beyond.
Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©
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Here’s an extraordinary hadith that will motivate us to pray Tahajjud, in shaa Allah. Rasulullah salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said:
🌺 ❛A person from my nation arises in the night, and fights his nafs for purification (i.e. to do wudu’).
There are knots over him (i.e. shaytaan is holding back the person from ibaadah). If he washes his hands, a knot is unravelled. If he washes his face, a knot is unravelled. If he wipes his head, a knot is unravelled. If he washes his feet [completing his wudu’], a knot is unravelled.
Allah Almighty will say to those in the Unseen: Behold this servant of Mine, treating his soul, and asking from Me. Whatever this servant of Mine asks of Me, he will have it.❜ 【Sahih Ibn Hibban 2619 | Graded Sahih by Sh. al-Arna’ut rahimahullah】
�� See how this hadith begins specifically about the one who literally fights himself to do wudu’. Allah acknowledges that making wudu’ can be a struggle in those hours.
🌿 Then Allah orders the angels to look at the one making wudu’ as a sign of honouring him. Allah praises him in front of His angels.
🌿 And finally, Allah promises the one making wudu’ that He will fulfil whatever du’a, whatever request, whatever need that he asks of Him.
Did you realise that this person has not even started praying? Yet look at the honour and reward Allah gives him.
Allah, Al-Lateef, is aware of our weaknesses. He knows our struggles to fight off drowsiness when we want to wake up for Tahajjud. So Allah attaches great rewards behind our effort, to let us know that behind these struggles are extraordinary bounties and honour that He has stored just for us.
And so when we wake up, fighting with our nafs to get out of bed to make wudu’, be conscious of this honour and reward that await us.
Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©
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Beginning to get shoulder aches from reading the Qur'an? Say a heartfelt: Alhamdulillah ‘alaa kulli hal.
🌺 Rasulullah salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said that there is nothing more beloved to Allah than 2 types of traces: ❛A trace resulting in Allah's cause, and a trace resulting from carrying out one of the duties that Allah made obligatory.❜ 【At-Tirmidhi 1669 | Graded Fair】
I’ve learned that the last part of this beautiful hadith also includes our fragility as a human being. Our bodies show signs of wear and tear as we age, and when this happens while we carry out our obligations and other righteous good deeds, then this fragility is actually significant and beloved to Allah.
So think about the times we struggled with an ‘ibaadah. Maybe we had an injury, so certain ‘ibaadat become harder to do.
Think of the elderly who struggle to worship for the sake of Allah.
Think also how our previous Ramadan was, and compare it with this year. We’ve aged, we’ve got joint pains, back pains, neck pains, we get tired quickly.
When we have to go through them, experience them, and endure them while doing an act of worship, know that Allah sees them, and Allah acknowledges them. Every single struggle we go through for His sake will have its reward with Allah. Do not for a moment think that Allah doesn't care about our efforts. Our Rabb is Ash-Shakoor, The Most Appreciative.
However, please take breaks in between ‘ibaadat and/or the necessary medicines. Remember that our body has a right upon us.
May Allah heal our weaknesses so that we can continue to worship Him to the best of our capability, and accept from all of us.
Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©
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lightup0nlight · 7 days
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🌺 𝟰 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀
🌿 (1) Don't prioritise buying new clothes / hijaab / jewelleries for Eid over paying off our debts. Remember, the clothes and accessories are worn only in dunya, while debts remain with us until akhirah.
🌿 (2) Allah says: ❛And whoever desires the Hereafter, and strives for it with the necessary effort due for it, while he is a believer, then such are the ones whose striving shall be appreciated.❜ 【Surah al-Isra 17:19】
Allah is Ash-Shakoor. Our striving for the betterment of our akhirah is appreciated by Allah, and He will reward it. So as much as possible, hide our good deeds just like how we hide our sins from people. People’s praises have no bearing whatsoever on our akhirah, rather only Allah’s appreciation and reward do.
🌿 (3) Very important: ❛Salaah is the 2nd pillar of Islam whilst fasting is the 4th. Don't neglect the 2nd pillar whilst fulfilling the 4th. [Imam] Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali [rahimahullah] describes the pillars of Islam as being like the pillars upon which a building is built, if you knock down one of the pillars the whole building collapses.❜ — Written by Bid'ah Busters Dawah Salafiyyah Online
🌿 (4) Rasulullah salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: ❛The one who eats and is grateful is like the status of the patient fasting person.❜ 【At-Tirmidhi 2486 | Graded Fair】
We’re constantly in a state of worship when we fast — there is a reward for our sabr whilst fasting, and there is a reward for our shukr when we break our fast. How Merciful is our Rabb! May Allah accept all of our ibaadat.
Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©
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🌺 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝘂'𝗮
🌿 ❛When My servants ask you about Me, then indeed I am near. I respond to the call of {ad-daa’i | the caller} when he prays to Me; so they should respond to Me, and have faith in Me, so that they may be on the right path.❜ 【Surah al-Baqarah 2:186】
In this aayah, Allah promises us that He responds to us whenever we call upon Him. But how many people beseech Him in a single minute? Uncountable. Yet Allah says that He responds to the call of {ad-daa’i | THE caller} as opposed to “any” caller.
What it implies is that none of the callers are anonymous. Allah knows us and will respond to each and every single one of us in a way that He Himself knows best.
What’s also beautiful about this aayah is that it is situated in the passage about Ramadan, implying that this month is one of the greatest opportunities for our supplications to be answered by Allah. So make numerous ad’iyah (plural for du’a) in this blessed month — for ourselves, our family, for those in hardships, for the whole ummah, even for the environment, and the pets and animals under our guardianship.
Most importantly, ask for His forgiveness abundantly.
Also, do you wish to earn a billion hasanat from just one sincere du’a?
Then ask Allah to forgive all the believing men and women.
🌿 Rasulullah salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: ❛Whoever seeks Allah’s forgiveness for the believing men and believing women, Allah will write for him on behalf of every believer man and woman, a good deed.❜ 【Sahih al-Jami’ 6026】
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ، الأَحْيَاءِ مِنْهُمْ وَالأَمْوَاتِ
Allahumma, forgive the believing men and believing women, the living of them as well as those who have passed away.
Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©
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🌺 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗿
I know we're probably beginning to feel tired from fasting on these hot days, and then standing in the night prayers. But please don't skip suhoor even if it’s just by taking a sip of water, because there are so many blessings for the one who takes suhoor. Rasulullah salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said:
🌺 ❛The sahoor is a blessed meal, so do not abandon it, even if you only take a sip of water. Verily, Allah and His angels send blessings upon those who take the sahoor.❜ 【Musnad Ahmad 11086 | Graded Sahih by Sh. al-Arna’ut rahimahullah】
🌺 He ﷺ also said: ❛The most excellent sahoor meal of the believer is dates.❜ 【Sunan Abi Dawud 2345 | Graded Sahih by Sh. al-Albani rahimahullah】
From this hadith, Sheikh Dr. Muhammad ibn Ghalib al-’Umari hafidhahullah said:
(1) The sahoor is an emphasised sunnah. (2) The best of sahoor meal are dates. (3) This action is from the attributes of the people of imaan. (4) The dates were mentioned to emphasise their virtue, but he who cannot find dates may eat anything else that benefits him.
May Allah enable us to follow the sunnah of Rasulullah ﷺ, and may Allah send His blessings upon us all.
Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©
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🌺 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗮𝗱𝗮𝘁
For those who have to spend a lot of time preparing for iftar, this one’s for you. May Allah accept from you!
A sister asked: 🔸 ❛The Muslim woman often spends a large portion of her time busy in the kitchen preparing various types of food, so misses out on the opportunities of the month [of Ramadan]. O sheikh, do you have any guidance for her, and will she be rewarded for cooking?❜
Sheikh Salih al-Fawzan hafidhahullah replied: 🔹 ❛Yes, she will be rewarded for this because she is preparing food for the fasting people, and this is from cooperation upon righteousness and piety, and she will be rewarded for this. Cooking and [house] work does not prevent her from saying:
سبحان الله, لا اله إلا الله, الله أكبر
and reciting what she has memorised from the Qur’an. Cooking should not prevent her from the dhikr of Allah ‘azza wa jalla.❜ 【Source 】
I’d like to also add, that while many may feel that cooking and cleaning take our time away from ibaadah, please remember that household chores are from the Sunnah, and therefore an act of worship. Sheikh Ibn Uthaymin rahimahullah said:
🔹 ❛When a person is at home, then it is from the Sunnah, that for example he makes his own tea, cooks if he knows how to, and washes up that which needs washing, all of this is from the Sunnah.
If you do this then you get the reward of following the Sunnah, with imitating the Messenger (ﷺ) and in humbling yourself for Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.❜ 【Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen 3/529 | Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya】
I’ll end with this same reminder that I share every year: Always remember that our halaal work is 'ibaadah. And so are house chores, cooking, cleaning, taking care of the kids — they are all ibaadat. As long as our intention is sincere and true.
May Allah accept all of our acts of worship, no matter how insignificant we think they are.
Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©
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🌺 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀
How is our Ramadan going so far? The excitement we had in the first week might be slowly fizzling out as we reach the second week. So let me share this beautiful hadith to get our spirit back on track, in shaa Allah.
Talhah radi Allahu anhu narrated a story about two men who became Muslims at the same time. The difference between them is that the first would strive much harder in khayr, fought for the sake of Allah and was martyred. The second man remained for a year longer before he passed away.
One day, Talhah dreamt about them:
❛I saw in a dream that I was at the gate of Jannah, and I saw them. Someone came out of Jannah and admitted [into Jannah] the one who had died last; then he came out and admitted the one who had been martyred. Then he came back to me, and said: Go back, for your time has not yet come.❜
The next morning, Talhah told the people about his dream, and they were amazed by it. Because logically, the first man to enter Jannah should have been the martyr, who also strove harder in khayr. So how come it was the other man who was admitted into Jannah first? To this, Rasulullah ﷺ said:
🌺 ❛Did he not stay behind for a year? And did not Ramadan come, and he fasted, and he offered such-and-such prayers during that year? — The difference between them is greater than the difference between heaven and earth.❜ 【Sunan Ibn Majah 3925 | Graded Sahih】
Notice that Rasulullah ﷺ mentioned Ramadan in his explanation.
Allah too has blessed us with another month of Ramadan, hasn’t He?
And so, when we truly take advantage of this blessing, and Allah allows us to benefit immensely from Laylatul-Qadr, perhaps we too may exceed the rank of a shaheed, bi idhnillah! For indeed, just one extra year, one extra Ramadan, can raise our rank in the Sight of Allah ta'ala beyond our imagination — when we truly strive to benefit from them. May Allah make us one of them.
Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©
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🌺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗸𝗵𝗹𝗮𝗮𝗾 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗻
🌿 ❛O you who believe! Observing the fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become people of taqwa.❜ 【Surah al-Baqarah 2:183】
For these 30 days in Ramadan, there is a battle that happens within us, from not just abandoning food and water, but also from sins and non-beneficial matters. In these 30 days, Allah helps us to purify our hearts, renew our imaan, and strengthen our taqwa so that by the time Ramadan ends, we’re ready to face the next 11 months with stronger taqwa, bi idhnillah.
🌿 ❛Verily, the most honourable of you with Allah is that [believer] who has at-Taqwa.❜ 【Surah al-Hujurat 49:13】
Our honour in the Sight of Allah is our taqwa of Him. And He gifts us with the month of Ramadan so that we may attain this honour.
But in our pursuit of Allah’s rida, don’t forget to also take care of our akhlaaq towards one another. A man once asked Rasulullah salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam: ❛O Rasulullah, [there is] a woman who prays in the night, fasts in the day, does many deeds and gives charity, but she harms her neighbours with her tongue.❜
🌿 Rasulullah ﷺ replied: ❛There is no good in her. She is among the people of Hellfire.❜ 【Al-Adab al-Mufrad 119 | Graded Sahih by Sh. al-Albani rahimahullah】
🌿 He ﷺ also said: ❛Whoever does not give up false statements (telling lies), evil deeds, and speaking bad words to others — Allah is not in need of his leaving his food and drink (i.e. fasting).❜ 【Sahih al-Bukhari 6057】
Good akhlaaq is one of the things that people often neglect, which can be extremely detrimental for our akhirah. This is important outside Ramadan, but even more so in Ramadan. So exercise thoughtfulness. Be careful with how we behave, what we say and post.
May Allah grant us taqwa with excellent akhlaaq this Ramadan and beyond.
Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©
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🌺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗵 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹-𝗜𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗳𝗮𝗿
The most principal ‘ibaadah during the time of suhoor is seeking Allah’s forgiveness. Suhoor time refers to the end of the night, just before dawn. Allah says in the Qur’an:
وَٱلۡمُسۡتَغۡفِرِينَ بِٱلۡأَسۡحَارِ 🌿 ❛[The people of taqwa] make istighfar during {al-ashar | predawn i.e. the time for suhoor}.❜ 【Surah Ali Imran 3:17】
وَبِٱلۡأَسۡحَارِ هُمۡ يَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ 🌿 ❛And during {al-ashar | predawn i.e. the time for suhoor}, they were found making istighfar.❜ 【Surah adh-Dhariyat 51:18】
And Imam Ibn Hajar rahimahullah said that the du'a and istighfar made during the time of suhoor are easily granted by Allah.
What about iftar? What's the most critical du'a we can make before we break our fast other than the prescribed Sunnah du'a?
It’s also asking for Allah’s forgiveness.
🌿 Rasulullah ﷺ said: ❛At every breaking of the fast, Allah has people whom He frees (from the Fire), and that happens every night.❜ [Sunan Ibn Majah 1643 | Graded Fair]
From these, we learn how important it is to seek Allah’s forgiveness throughout our days and nights in Ramadan. May Allah choose us among those who are freed from the Hellfire, and grant us all a full pardoning.
Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©
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🌺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗤𝘂𝗿'𝗮𝗻
What is the first thing that comes to the mind when we think about Ramadan?
Fasting. And maybe those delicious food during iftar.
But what is the first thing that Allah wants us to know about Ramadan? He subhanahu wa ta'ala says:
🌺 ❛The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur’an…❜ 【Surah al-Baqarah 2:185】
Even before mentioning fasting, the very first thing that Allah tells us about Ramadan is that it is the month in which the Qur’an was sent down. While we should always be grateful for iftar, remember that Ramadan is essentially a month for us to gear up our appetite for the Qur’an.
Here are some encouraging ahadith about the Qur’an. Rasulullah salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said:
🌿 ❛Allah has His own people among mankind — the people of the Qur'an, the people of Allah, and those who are closest to Him.❜ 【Sunan Ibn Majah 215 | Graded Fair】
🌿 ❛Recite the Qur'an, for on the Day of Resurrection it will come as an intercessor for those who recite it.❜ 【Sahih Muslim 804a】
🌿 ❛The Qur’an will be brought on the Day of resurrection, and it will say to its reciter: ‘O Rabb, decorate him.’ So he will be clothed with a crown of nobility.
Then it will say: ‘O Rabb, give him more.’ So he will be clothed with a suit of nobility.
Then it will say: ‘O Rabb, be pleased with him.’ So Allah will be pleased with him, and He will say: Recite and rise up, be increased in goodness for every aayah.❜ 【At-Tirmidhi 2915 | Graded Fair】
May Allah make us believers who love to read the Qur'an, learn the Qur'an, and live by the Qur'an.
Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©
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🌺 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲
Rasulullah salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: ❛Every deed of the son of Adam is multiplied from 10 to 700 times. Allah the Exalted says: Except for fasting, for it is done for My sake, and I will reward it.❜ 【Sahih Muslim 1151e】
The normal ‘calculation’ of hasanat (rewards) does not apply to fasting, because its hasanat are so massive, beyond the angel’s knowledge, that Allah ta’ala Himself will reward us for it.
And do you know that the moment we start fasting, we’re already in a state of worship, and gaining those hasanat until we break our fast? What an amazing blessing from Allah, alhamdulillah.
But the moment we get caught in sins and acts of foolishness, and we don’t repent, we will gradually lose those hasanat until they deplete completely.
To help understand this concept better, my teacher taught us to imagine our fasting hasanat like our data plan — it constantly gets reduced depending on what we watch, what we listen to, and what we do with it.
Remember that fasting isn't merely about holding back on food and drink, but its main purpose is for us to achieve taqwa, and part of achieving this is by:
🔸 Steering clear from any type of major and minor sin, as well as
🔸 Abandoning all acts of foolishness, such as screaming / shouting / using coarse language / being careless with what we say, what we see, and what we hear.
🌺 Rasulullah salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: ❛When one of you wakes up in the morning for fasting, then he should not use obscene language or behave foolishly.❜ 【Sahih Muslim 1151a】
From this we learn that there are matters that invalidate our fasts, and then there are matters that invalidate the hasanat of our fasts. What a major loss if we tire ourselves, depriving food and drink, but only gaining zero reward at the end of the day.
May Allah enable us to fast the correct way with the akhlaaq of Rasulullah ﷺ and grant us its full reward.
Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©
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🌺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗵𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗮𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗮𝗻
In 3 separate ahadith recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari, Rasulullah salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said that whoever:
(1) Fasts in the month of Ramadan, (2) Pray Qiyamul-Layl in Ramadan, (3) Pray on the night of Laylatul-Qadr, — with sincere {imaan} and {ihtisaab}, then all his past sins will be forgiven.
What do these terms mean?
🌿 Imaan — It means we have full conviction that what we’re doing (i.e. fasting in Ramadan, praying Qiyamul-Layl, and praying on the night of Laylatul-Qadr) are legislated in the shariah of this Deen. That we don’t do them just because of culture.
🌿 Ihtisaab — It means to have hope in Allah that He will reward us for doing these ‘ibaadat. And Imam Ibn Hajar rahimahullah explained that having ihtisaab means doing ‘ibaadat with happiness, gratitude, and full of hope!
So if a person enters Ramadan with the mindset of “I just want to get this done and over with” — then let it be known that this is not ihtisaab. If a person does them merely because of culture, or because he will feel embarrassed towards his colleagues and community if he did not do these ibaadat — then let it be known that this is also not ihtisaab.
Ihtisaab is to have genuine hope in Allah’s rahmah and reward, that it motivates us towards ‘ibaadat — that we actually enjoy spending our Ramadan by worshipping Allah. And Rasulullah ﷺ said that only with imaan and ihtisaab will we gain Allah’s forgiveness for all of our past sins.
Please don’t be discouraged if we’ve entered Ramadan on the wrong foot. We still can correct our intention, in shaa Allah. Please also teach your children regarding these ahadith, so that they too may reap the rewards.
May Allah allow us to fully take advantage of this blessed month with imaan and ihtisaab, and accept from us.
Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr © __________ References: [1] Sahih al-Bukhari 38 [2] Sahih al-Bukhari 37 [3] Sahih al-Bukhari 35
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From the encompassing rahmah of Allah is that He has set favourable conditions for us even from the very first night of Ramadan.
🌿 The shayatin are restrained.
One scholarly opinion is that only the major / aggressive leaders of the shayatin are shackled, leaving the minor ones loose. So if a person succumbs even to the minor shayatin and he sins in Ramadan, that is an important indicator that he needs to hasten in fixing his relationship with Allah, strengthening his imaan and taqwa.
🌿 All the doors of Jannah are opened, all the doors of the Hellfire are closed.
Among its meanings is that Allah has removed for us any hindrance so that it’s easy for our good deeds to be accepted. Another opinion is that these are glad tidings and encouragement from Allah so that we increase our righteous deeds in Ramadan.
🌿 There is a caller (an angel) that calls us to khayr.
We cannot literally hear this call, but it resonates with our fitrah. Our hearts respond to this call by increasing in doing good deeds and leaving off all types of sins.
🌿 Every night is an opportunity to be written as those who are saved from the Hellfire.
I am amazed with this last part of the hadith — Every night in Ramadan is an opportunity for us to be among those who are saved from ever entering the Hellfire. The ones whom Allah chooses will be forgiven, and He will protect and guide them so that they remain on siratal-mustaqeem and then reach husnul-khatimah (a good end).
And so we ask Allah to help us to fully benefit from Ramadan, choose us as those who are blessed from ever entering the Hellfire, and grant us eternal success in the hereafter.
Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©
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