Abdul Nasir Jangda – 30 Days 30 Questions about Ramadan – EP04

			Selam Aleykum Rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh who is holding NASA Jenga from Calum Institute coming to
you with another session of the column hangout? 30 days, 30 questions, trying to answer people's
questions about the month of Ramadan? We got a question that was asking very specifically, that
during the last 10 days, the last 10 nights, it's, of course, the opportunity to seek out Laila to
the other. So how can a Muslim sister who is experiencing her menstrual cycle therefore she's not
able to pray or fast during the last 10 days? How can she still seek out and achieve the great
reward of Laila to cuddle The Night of Power?
		

			in answering that question, I'd like to kind of broaden the scope of that question. Our sisters who
are not able to fast and pray a certain number of days during the month of Ramadan, overall, how can
they continue to maintain their spirituality and continue to make Ramadan productive for them? You
know, regardless of what time of the month of Ramadan it may be. So, there's a number of things that
to take into consideration here. First and foremost are traditions from the wives of the Prophet
sallallahu alayhi wasallam. Do you imagine what we mean? Who also talked about this issue and talk
about this, this predicament that men that women face, and what they have told us is that there are
		

			still many things that our sisters can still do. During those days when they're able to faster pray,
that will still help them achieve that sense of spirituality and benefit from the month of Ramadan,
such as engaging in the vicar in the remembrance of Allah subhanho wa Taala, engaging in dua, you
know, sitting in supplicating, to Allah subhanho wa Taala, you know, engaging in deep reflection and
thought, catching up on some seeking of knowledge and reading, in regards to whether it be the life
of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam or an explanation of, you know, certain concepts or ideas
in Islam. So between remembrance of Allah subhanaw taala, making dua being a good company, seeking
		

			knowledge about the religion of Islam, very fundamental knowledge is very spiritually beneficial,
and uplifting, like the life of the prophets, allottee, some deceit all of the prophets allottee
some, that is something very productive and very beneficial, that our sisters can engage in during
those days when they're not able to fast or pray.
		

			And the same would go for the night of power Laila to understand that when the prophets a lot even
talked about seeking out the reward of later to the other, it wasn't so much specifically about
having to pray in a congregational community, and that is going on in the masjid. But what's more
beneficial and more productive than that is to actually engage in individual private worship or a
bother reflection remembrance of Allah subhanho wa Taala, during the night of the last 10 nights, to
try to achieve that rewarded leader to other in overall throughout the month of Ramadan. It's a
very, very powerful and productive way to maintain one's spirituality throughout the month of
		

			Ramadan, when, you know, like I said, before, the sisters are not able to pray or fast. And you
know, this is something that aside from what the, you know, the books teach us. This is a question
that I have posed to the women in my own family. And when I received this question, I inquired of
them, what would you recommend in this circumstance in this situation, and this was basically also
was something that was corroborated by them as well, that while initially, it might seem like a bit
of a struggle, excuse me, everyone is fasting, everyone is praying, I'm not able to do those things.
But after a day or two, realizing that I can still make the Can I can still read, I can still study,
		

			I can still make lots and lots of law, that that was very, very, extremely beneficial and
spiritually uplifting to do during the month of Ramadan. And I'll even go as far as saying, and I
don't mean to be patronizing, but I'm just simply offering an observation that a lot of times that
communal aspect of the month of Ramadan, fasting is of course, a great act of very bad in worship,
but then we're, you know, going to be a third parties and breaking paths in the masjid or whatever
the case may be. And then praying motive all together, and then praying every shot together and
praying to be together. That sounds very beneficial. And it no doubt is, but a lot of times an
		

			imbalance occurs with a lot of people as well, that they're just going and doing what everybody else
is doing there without sometimes even giving it a lot of deep thought or reflection. And they're not
really achieving a great, you know, improvement in their individual private, personal intimate
connection with Allah subhanho wa Taala. And that's a very powerful opportunity for our sisters, to
be able to achieve that during the month of Ramadan. May Allah subhanaw taala make it a means of
benefit and blessing for all of us. And may Allah subhanho wa Taala reward all of our sisters who
show much more greater resolve than we do through throughout the month of Ramadan, even when they're
		

			not able to fast and pray
		

			They still are keeping up their connection with the last panel which Allah, they're they're
improving their relationship with Allah through the thicker the two are the steady in the good
company, the seeking of knowledge. All those things that we talked about may have less power to them
make it a blessing. Don't hold on for everyone. Again, this was the alum Hangout. If you got any
questions, remember, don't hesitate to set that send them in. You can tweet them, you can Facebook
them, you can email them with the hashtag Calum Hangout. A real quick explanation for some folks
that might say already sent in a question. You didn't answer it. So the answer your question that
		

			how come your question hasn't been answered? Either it's been answered because it was very close to
another question that we've already answered. Or we're saving it for a little bit later to make it a
little bit more relevant and appropriate for the time we got some questions about the captain fitted
and aid and different things. So we talking about that as we get closer to the end of the month of
Ramadan. And also we got some general questions as well which are very valid questions. We'll get to
those as well inshallah. Once we feel that we have satisfactorily answered you know, the questions
that are more pertinent and relevant to the month of Ramadan, again, just like me located on for
		

			watching, and I'm hanging out with salaam aleikum wa rahmatullah wa barakato.