Maryam Amir – Do you feel like you arent doing enough this Ramadan

			Story Time. I have a friend who
was sitting in Egypt, and she
		

			would often be approached by women
and their children to give them
		

			money. And she didn't have enough
money to be able to give
		

			frequently. And so instead, what
she made the intention to do is
		

			just to spend time with them. She
would ask them their names or
		

			kids' names, what they like to do.
And over time, every time she
		

			would see them, they would never
ask, and instead they would ask
		

			her, what prayers can we make for
you? What do I do? Do you want us
		

			to make for you? And so she said,
every single thing that she asked
		

			them to pray for her came true.
Adnan alayam talks about the fact
		

			that you might be asleep, but 10s
of supplications are knocking on
		

			the doors of heaven from someone
that was sad and you made them
		

			happy, someone who was distressed,
and you gave them relief. Maybe
		

			the reason why someone else is
praying for you at a time when
		

			you're sleeping, but others are
making dua for you. The Prophet
		

			sallallahu alayhi wa sallam
teaches us that Allah is with you
		

			as long as you're helping your
brother or sister. I don't know
		

			what you do in the medical field,
but literally, even if you were
		

			filling out paperwork, you are
helping someone at all times of
		

			the day and whatever else someone
else is doing, whether you're
		

			studying, working, taking care of
kids, you are supporting yourself
		

			and other people. That's and it's
very, very kind of you to help
		

			your roommates. That's super nice.
Mashallah, it's not something that
		

			you would need to do, but you're
choosing to do it, and that is
		

			such a blessing for them. At your
generosity, you feel guilty for
		

			not giving enough to Ramadan, but
your every day is giving to
		

			Ramadan. So what you need to do is
just shift your intention. Indeed,
		

			actions are by intention. So what
is your intention to help, to have
		

			Allah aid you, to be relieved of
your own burden on the Day of
		

			Judgment. All of these are what
the Prophet peace upon him have
		

			taught us. Are rewards and
blessings of helping others. And
		

			you might be asleep, and people
are praying for you, including the
		

			angels. The angels are ordered to
pray for you. If you were in
		

			Mecca, your prayers would be very
different than they are with the
		

			chaos of your life, it might not
taste sweet. You're not crying
		

			tears of faith when you are doing
the dishes, but Allah sees what
		

			you are doing, and he is a SHA
cool. He is the most appreciative.
		

			And if your roommates or the
people that you work with are
		

			grateful or not grateful when they
should be for what you're doing.
		

			Then think about, what about
Allah? What about Allah, who knows
		

			that if you had all the time in
the world, you would try to focus
		

			on your relationship with him even
more, and yet you're still trying
		

			with everything you have going on
that
		

			is someone who truly believes and
truly truly loves him.