It is a great favor of Allah that he granted us a tremendous gift in the form of Ramadan whose every moment is full of mercy. In this month the reward of deeds is multiplied many times. Even the sleep of fasting person is considered as an act of worship but that does not mean that you should sleep all day. According to one hadees
"The fish in the seas ask for forgiveness until iftaar for the one who fasts in Ramadhan" (Al-Hadees)
Fast is the hidden form of worship. No one can come to know about your fast until you tell it to others yourself. Allah likes hidden worship more. According to one hadees
"Fasting is the door of worship"
Ramadhan is the blessed month in which Allah reveals the auspicious Quran
"The month of Ramadhan in which was sent down the Quran, the guidance of mankind, the direction, and clear criteria to judge between right and wrong so whoever among you witnesses this month must fast for the whole month and whoever is sick or on a journey may fast the same numbers in other days Allah desires ease for you and does not desire hardship for you so that you can complete the count of fasts and glorify Allah's greatness for having guided you and so that you may be grateful"
Ramadhan is either one of the names of Allah like Rehman. Allah is giving us Ramdhan and just being honest Allah is giving us a chance to prepare ourselves for the life hereafter. Now the very important point is how can we protect and preserve this Ramdhan with good deeds
If our Ramadhan becomes impure without any purpose then all the ibadat and worship we do is impure, and Allah does not accept impure worship.
And this impure worship is because the month of fasting has become the month of feasting. The month of getting close to Allah has become the month of getting closer to friends, the month of getting close to masjid has become the month of getting closer to restaurants and cafes. The month of getting close to the Quran has become the month of getting closer to our phones, social network, and media. What's happening out there.
Is this what the month of change Ramadan has turned into? Is this what the month of change has become? This is the month that my soul and your soul has been crying for the past years. This is the month when the worst of people, the worst of sinners, the worst criminals on Earth get their chances to turn a new page with Allah. This is our chance to make right all the wrongs that we've made over the past year. This is what Ramadan is about. This is our chance to take directly from the treasures of Allah.
Imagine a bank was to call you and tell you" Please come in we are going to open up or bank vault. We're going to open up or safe and going to give you 2 hours. You can take whatever you want. Just thought of this put a smile on our face!
By Allah, your heart danced with that. Why? You are thinking of yourself 2 hours I can take whatever I want? You know as well as I do. If I work hard enough for 2 hours I'm going to set myself for life. In those 2 hours, would anyone have time to answer his phone? Would anyone of us have time to sleep. 2 hours! Money wherever you look! You wouldn't waste a moment. But when it comes to Ramadan, where Allah tells us the door of hell are closed and the gates of paradise are opened. And take whatever you want from the treasure of Allah. This is the month where the prophet (saw) says:
"If the people knew the blessing of this month, they would wish the whole year was the month of Ramadan"
This is the month where every single night in Ramadan Allah saves people from hellfire. So all yourself, where are you going to be this Ramadan?
This is the month of change
Don't make it the month of waste
i. Aslam
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