Haifaa Younis – The Wisdom Behind Fasting

			Why do we fast?
		

			Why do we fast? And I loved number one, there is a reason I put it number one, and we need to all I
say this always to myself, when any one asked us why do you do this something in Islam that Allah
wants us to do? The answer is Allah said so.
		

			Allah said so and then he will show me the reasons he but I don't. It's part of
		

			stay away from this argument. Why? Why did he do that? Why did you want me to do that? That's lack
of etiquette with Allah. I did it because the one who gave me everything, the One who created me,
the one who still gives me the ones who is very merciful with me set so
		

			basically I fast Ramadan, because I want to obey Him. And number two, it is Amin to purify the soul
test here to knifes because the more I am in control, I control my neffs and my desires it will
become much more purified. Not everything my neffs wants I'll give it and that's what happens in
Ramadan in this 16 or 18 hours. I'm hungry, my enough's my soul saying, Please, I need to eat and
you say no, it's they are from other and I'm thirsty. I need to drink. No, it's the day of Ramadan.
The more I say no to myself, the stronger I am, the more purified I am. So when the temptation comes
in to disobey Allah later, I am stronger to say no.
		

			It's an amine away or Amin, amin to attain Taqwa what is taqwa? Allah conscious. And this is a
beautiful concept. It teaches me fasting teaches me when I am alone, outside Ramadan, to remember
that Allah is watching me and he seen what I am doing. And he is hearing what I am saying. And
that's the Aqua Taqwa that Allah subhanaw taala find you where he wants you and does not find you
what he doesn't want you. He finds you where he wants you. Time of Salah. He wants to see me I am on
my side Giada on my dynamos. I am in Salah.
		

			And he doesn't want to see me doing something else. And he doesn't want to see and an act of
disobedience and he see me there. That's Taqwa. So fasting, get me there. Because what is the reason
I am not eating or drinking when I am alone, because I know he sees me. And I know he watched me for
30 days if I can do this, I am short like your OB. I mean, when I leave Ramadan, I got to this, I
got to this feeling that Allah is watching me. And fasting in general, teach me less attachment,
less attachment, there's something may be a little bit funny, but look at us these days, especially
staying at home and a lot of the things you're hearing from people that were eating way more or
		

			having more snacks, were eating more because it's available. And we have more time fasting and
really still going to be unlocked by his wisdom, we're still going to be in lockdown. And what what,
but we're not going to be eating less attachment, less attachment to the worldly things and I need
to talk to myself another
		

			note. So the first note we'll be talking about the second note I'll put to myself as a goal at the
end of from Allah less attachment. If I have it Alhamdulillah if I don't have it Alhamdulillah I
stayed 16 hours with no food and drink. I can stay with less this or less that. And of course the
last thing which we all say fasting hunger actually reminds me hunger reminds me of those who cannot
find And subhanAllah in the last few weeks when we when you when I'm sure everybody had this
experience when you went to this supermarket and you find the shelves are empty. And then you really
need it for example that thing and that thing is not available. What was the feeling? Now look at
		

			the feeling if it was available, but I cannot have it. I can't buy it. I can't I don't have the
means. It teaches me it teaches me less attached and makes me feel with the other people who for us
hamdulillah everything is available and we can buy a lot of people it's either not available or it
is available, but they cannot have it. I put this hadith because this hadith covered the whole
beauty of fasting. If you can just look at this hadith remind yourself of this saying of us rally
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			Hold on, so you don't lose the resolve the him you don't get weaker and tired on the contrary, every
day you will be stronger. And Allah subhanaw taala sets a hadith and Kotze or Suarez Otto salaam
says call Allah who has xojo Allah subhanho wa Taala said, every deed of the son of Adam is for him
except fasting. It is for Allah. It is for me and I will reward for it. Third note, I am fasting for
Allah.
		

			And he will reward me
		

			an accountant. I have no idea. He didn't say one time Stan or one time 70 In Nehemiah facade Aruna,
Drambuie lady hisab, those who are patient, they will be rewarded unaccounted for, and sober and
Seon together, being patient and fasting they usually come together. So number one, I have always to
remember in the morning when I put my support. And then that's it. I was like, Yeah, Allah, this is
for you. What a beauty. Imagine May Allah subhanaw taala give us these feeling all the time when
someone does something special? And then you say, Why did you do that? And they say I did it for
you. What do you feel? How do you feel if you're special? And Allah subhanaw taala is telling you
		

			you're doing it for me. You're doing it for me. Now. This is Allah, I and you are doing something
special for Allah. And he taught me that I didn't. He taught me and he said do it is for me, and I
will reward you. Number two, a CR mo Jonah, it's a shield. It's a protection. It should protect me.
Protect me protect me from Shavon protect me from disobedience. Protect me from my own innocent my
desires. And then don't forget layer fifth wall is hub don't say immoral things don't stay away from
indecency and immoral and morality in general. Number four, the small cards I'm going to say if
someone if someone is going to try to quarrel with me, or he's going to say things that is offending
		

			to me or he's gonna offend me, she will offend me, I am going to say in Nisa,
		

			I am fasting, see how the beauty of this the beauty of this ini sign. And then he swear by the one
who owns his life or Swati sought to ascertain the smell of the person who's fasting normally,
especially as the day goes by, and we get much drier and it may have some smell, that smell is more
beautiful and more beloved to Allah and the smell of the mosque. And fasting person has two joys
remember this two joys, the joy, the moment of joy when I put that date in my mouth. And I was like
Alhamdulillah because I obeyed Allah Alhamdulillah he gave it to me, I was able to do it. And
Hamdulillah I have the date Hamdulillah I have something to break my fast. And the second joy is
		

			when we meet Allah subhanho wa Taala and it we see this in our books, and he we will be very happy
by our fasting. He ought to be I mean,
		

			so it is protection from the hellfire, it will forget sent me to forgive my forgiveness of my sins,
and it is a way to get me to Jana and a soul Majan you sturgeon will be allowed Domina No, Psalm
fasting is a shield and the servant of Allah by fasting, you're protecting yourself from the
hellfire. Think of it this way.
		

			If you had a fire fight and the fire, let's say whether it's
		

			fire in the winter or it's on the stove, and the fire is up and you're trying to protect yourself
from the fire. So you look for water or you look for something to protect yourself so you don't get
burned. This is fasting for us in the hereafter. It protects me from the hellfire. So I want to have
a lot of fasting and a beautiful fasting in my book because it will protect me from the Hellfire
Osama dunya and, and
		

			fasting so special to Allah subhanaw taala that he made a special gate in Jannah for the people who
fast Finn Jannetty the man Yeti Abobe Jana has eight gates. Jen has eight gates. And one gate is
specifically only the pupil who fast Orion the name of it Liard hula hula saw, no one will enter
through that gate, except those who fast Think of it this way. I this hadith comes to my mind. When
Allah subhanaw taala used to bless me and I go in Ramadan to Makkah and it's very busy and crowded
and they close this door. Those of you who have been in umbra, they close that door and they close
that door and then they will leave one door only
		

			And they and then they that door as I said only the people in the front they will enter how do you
feel when you're so special? And you enter that door going into the Haram of Allah and there is
millions people behind you they couldn't make it
		

			fasting in the door not Allah make us enter from their from their Jambi me or Ryan law your total
who elhassan Only the people who are fasting
		

			enter it. Month of Ramadan is the month of the Quran both will intercede for me and you and me how
much we need intercession. Both of them will speak Day of Judgment, everything will speak except the
tongue. The fasting will say Ya Allah Ya Allah please forgive him. I made him or her not eat or
drink and the Quran will say your Allah please intercede for him. I made him not sleep in the night
because he or she was reading Quran Ramadan give me both Ramadan give me both because the day of
Ramadan is the fast and the night of the Ramadan is the km and what is the fear Salah with Quran
longer with the Quran and I will add to this in general all of us. We are much more attached to the
		

			Quran during Ramadan than outside Ramadan. May Allah correct this in us but that's reality. So both
of them will speak for us. So when you are so tired at five and 6pm and you are getting no more
energy, remember this is going to come and talk for me is going to intercede for me. And when you're
in the middle of the night 1112 And you're getting so tired, no more energy to stand Wallahi Allah I
cannot stand to more Rocha, let this come to your to your mind and to your ear. I'm going to
intercede for you stand up, stand up Quran and fasting will intercede for us and whomsoever fast
Ramadan out of faith and waiting for his or her reward. Wolfie Raja hamata condemning them
		

			since before will be removed expiated let's make it this way. Let's make it this way. Eman and YT
Saba, full faith and Allah, all my energy, all my resolve all my
		

			plans. Everything I want to do is to please Allah out of faith, and this is his month and I am also
waiting for my reward. And Allah will give it to me because that's what the hadith is saying.