Mubeen Kamani – Ramadan Planning
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The importance of preparing for Papua, including physical and mental well-being, goals, and schedules is emphasized. The three stages of preparation are identified, including setting goals, planning, and building a schedule. The lack of control and app notifications on discipline is emphasized, and the goal is to control one's behavior and show discipline in every part of their body. The importance of settling one's emotions and working towards change is also emphasized, and the goal of settling one's emotions is to prepare for change, to change their behavior, and to change their behavior. The importance of settling one's emotions is to leave work with a full basket of change in one's life, and to take advantage of community events and volunteer activities.
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Sit down, Marty.
We start off by praising Allah Subhanahu Wa
Ta'ala. The one who is worthy of all
of our praise and our gratitude is Allah
Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
who guides us towards that which is pure
and clean. He guides us to that which
is pleasing to him.
Is Allah
who watches over us. Is Allah
who hears us and listens to us at
all times.
Is Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala who blesses us
in our lives for with blessing that we
don't even ask for. With instant peace and
blessings upon the prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam.
The one that was not just sent as
a mercy to mankind, but as a mercy
to the worlds.
Who taught us not just how to worship
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, but how to interact
with one another and live as a community.
With instant peace and blessings to the companion
of the prophet salallahu alaihi wasallam and his
family members, those who helped him aided him.
I'm about thereafter.
We come to
a point of the year
where the month of Ramadan is
just 10 days away.
And
like anything else,
the preparation for Ramadan
starts from now.
Our lives at times,
our brains become so occupied with everything else
that's happening in our life.
Our kids, our work,
the global situation,
the situation of our Muslim brothers and sisters
in Palestine,
our own health,
our bills,
that
everything else
we kind of block away. And
we have this mentality that I will deal
with it when it comes.
Right now my main focus is my job,
or right now my main focus is my
family, right now my main focus
is my health, and everything else
I'll deal with
when we get there.
But it's important that
from time to time in our lives we
press pause
and look at the things around us and
realize what's happening.
And when you press pause and look around,
you're often asked the same questions,
when did my kids
grow up so fast?
When did this happen?
You asked the question, what happened to my
spirituality,
my closeness to my deen, my closeness to
Islam.
The iman that I have inside,
where did that go?
And
when we become busy, there are 2 parts
of our life that we begin to sacrifice.
The first is our physical well-being.
When a person gets busy with work, you
see your brother after some time and they
put on some weight and you say, what
happened?
And they say, I got busy with life.
Work happened.
This happened. Bills happened.
School happened.
I had a test.
I had an exam.
It's the ending of the year. It's tax
season. It's this and that.
And the first thing that we take a
hit or one of the one of the
two things is number 1, our physical well-being,
and number 2, our spiritual well-being.
A lot of times when we are free,
we focus on our spirituality, but the moment
that our lives become busy,
spirituality then takes a back seat.
Where we try to fit in
our salah around our work schedule,
lot of food
or hay. But now that the month of
Amazon is just around the corner, it's time
of the year that we talk about
rebuilding that spirituality
and preparing for Ramadan.
But preparation for Ramadan, it's of 3 parts.
Usually, we talk about setting goals in Ramadan.
And I will talk about this a bit
some a bit more.
Number 2, your plan
for Ramadan.
So if we look at preparing for Ramadan,
these are three areas that you yourself have
to focus in. Number 1,
what are my goals this Ramadan? And goals
are not actions.
Every night. That's not a goal.
That's your plan.
Your goal is what will I take away
from Ramadan.
That at the end of this month, I
want to become a person that is more
patient or I want to become a person
that controls
my anger. I want to become a person
that has a connection
with the masjid, that has a connection with
the Quran, that has a connection with remembering
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. I want to become
a person that has the quality of taqwa.
So number 1, the first step of preparing
for Ramadan is that you sit down on
yourself and you say, what do I want
to take away from this month?
And
from time to time, you're gonna ask you're
gonna have to ask that question.
Am I closer to my goal?
Because if your goal is
then after the month of Ramadan, you'll have
a hold on your anger,
then
a week into Ramadan, you have to ask
yourself the question that,
how I've been how have I been coping
with my anger so far?
If you want to be patient, then you
ask you ask the question,
have I built my patience?
If your goal to Stromazon is that I
want to
build
a Islamic environment
with my family and be able to provide
my children with a role model and a
and a space where they can grow
in their deen, then you have to keep
asking that question. Am I closer to that?
Number 2. So this is your goal. Number
2 is the plan. How will you achieve
that goal?
I will achieve this goal because
every morning, I will make sure that before
we sit down for Sahoor,
everybody has maybe prayed some tajj.
Or after suhoor,
we don't go back to bed, but
a small remembrance of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
or a small reading of the Quran.
And we will only go back to bed
after we pray fajr, and then you have
some sort of plan that this is how
I will achieve that goal. And step number
3
is to build a schedule
of Ramadan.
That every time you begin to divert from
the schedule, you look at yourself and say,
okay. I've moved away from where I wanted
to be. And you can reel yourself back
in.
And the difference here is
that, inshallah, all of us will enter into
the month of Ramadan,
but based upon your planning, your goals, your
schedule,
each of us will exit the month of
Ramadan in a different way.
The person that's sitting next to you right
now
will probably
take away more or they might take away
less based upon their planning and their
their goals of Ramadan.
So Imam Khuzalehi
says that there are 3 type of people
that fast.
In the month of Ramadan, when when we
all are fasting, he says that you can
categorize people
into
3 different categories.
The first category says a person that fast
is level number 1, and this is ordinary
fasting, and this person fast is from eating,
drinking, and
marital relationships. This is base level.
This is base level.
But then he says, number 2,
the second level of fasting
is
taking it just from these 3 and
implementing
that
quality of restraint.
Stopping yourself, controlling yourself.
1 of our big one of our biggest
weaknesses
is
that
we don't have control.
I get in an argue with my wife.
I say something very harsh because in that
moment, I have no control, and the next
morning, I sit and apologize.
My kids do something I have no control,
and the next day, I can't see them
eye to eye.
I'm alone and my desires kick in, and
I have no control, and I look at
haram.
I'm on the dinner table, and food is
in front of me. I have no control,
and then afterwards, I have regret.
So one of our biggest
flaws as insan is
the lack of control.
So a lot of time kicks in, and
the app notification
comes up. It's a lot of time, but
we have no control to stop what we're
doing,
whether it's leisure or work,
and
breaking ourselves away and worship Allah Subhanahu Wa
Ta'ala.
And this lack of control, of course, is
called discipline.
So Imam Ghazali says to take your fast
to level number 2.
A person
now restrain themselves and has control and shows
discipline
in every part of their body where they
have where fasting where they're fasting with their
eyes, they're fasting with their tongue, they're fasting
with their ears,
That this Ramadan, I will not look at
anything
that's Haram.
And this is a hard one,
because
the way that the world grabs our attention
is by our eyes.
Every time you look at your phone, a
notification pops up because it's trying to grab
your attention.
Social media
has stories and reels.
And many times in the month of Ramadan,
even though we can't eat, but what we
end up doing is watching
food tutorials,
cooking shows.
So here, number 1 is that you control
your eyes.
And the goal of this is is if
I can control my eyes in the month
of Ramadan, then
after the month of Ramadan, controlling my eyes
will become a little bit easier.
And if I can control my tongue,
and the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, he grabs
a hold of his tongue
and he says, be mindful of this.
And he says that people will be thrown
into the fire of jhanam face force face
first
because of this right here.
Then this month on Ramadan,
I will monitor everything that comes out of
my mouth.
And
then you take it to
your
hearing, and then you take it to
your heart. You take it to your thoughts.
And when you take it to your heart
and your thoughts, this then becomes level number
3.
So level number 1,
eating, drinking,
and desires. Level number 2, that you begin
to control
your external,
body parts. And level number 3 is when
a person's heart, when you are constantly
monitoring your hearts, the emotions that you have,
the feelings that you have. Ordinary people. Level
number 2
is for people that really want to take
something away from the month of Ramadan,
and level number 3
is for every single one of us, the
elite.
This person
maximizes in the month of Ramadan.
You know, we often talk about the month
of Ramadan, how Muslims
change
for Ramadan.
But the change isn't for Ramadan. The change
is in Ramadan
for after the month in Ramadan. Because great
things have happened in this month. Allah Subhanahu
Wa Ta'ala has shown time after time in
Islamic history that whenever there is a difficult
task in front of you,
the best way to overcome it is the
month of Ramadan.
Rasulullah salawahu alaihi wa sallam and the companions
stood up in the battlefield of Badr on
17th Ramadan.
Rasulullah salallahu alaihi wa sallam entered into Makkah
to Makkah
as
a Fati,
as a conqueror.
And the conquest of Ram a conquest of
Makkah happened in the month of Ramadan.
And this is the this is what Allah
teaching us that if you
want to conquer
your emotions,
if you want to conquer
your thoughts,
the reality is everything that we watch, everything
that we consume,
it has an effect on our hearts. It
has an effect on our mind, and what
you will see when you analyze the state
of your heart and the state of our
minds, that our hearts and minds have become
polluted.
Our emotions are polluted, and our thoughts are
polluted. That sometimes,
certain thoughts come to your mind that later
on you feel disgusted with yourself. How could
I even think of this? So if you're
struggling
with your emotions, if you're struggling with the
thoughts that come into your mind, and these
thoughts and emotions are okay if
you work towards you work towards fixing
it. Why are those thoughts there? Is there
something wrong with me that I have these
emotions? Is there something wrong with me that
these thoughts come to mind? Absolutely not.
The reason why those thoughts come, the reason
why those feelings come,
shaitan is doing his job.
But now is the time that
you conquer your hearts, and you conquer your
mind,
and you
work towards a change
in this month in Ramadan.
But the reality is
the battle of Badr,
it wasn't
won on the battlefield.
When the 313 companions stood up on the
battlefield,
that's not where they won the battle Badr.
The victory of the battle Badr actually happened
in Al Aarish,
in the tent.
But the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam the night
before,
he puts all the companions to sleep
and he stands up in his tents, and
he prays Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
And he makes du'a to Allah Subhanahu Wa
Ta'ala. And he asks Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala,
oh, Allah, we are faced with a difficult
challenge. Oh, Changing myself in the month of
Ramadan is going to be a difficult challenge
because
I have habits
that have been a part of my life
since I can remember.
I have habits that have changed me in
the last 11 months, Now
that I think about
bringing on this change, or I think about
leaving out these things
in the month of Ramadan, it's overwhelming.
Many people think that how can I
go without
TikTok
for 30 days?
Or how can I not post
on Instagram for 30 days?
How how do I not watch the news
for 30 days? And I'm not saying watching
news is bad. All of these things have
khid in it, all these things have shuddered
in it. There's good in there and there's
evil in there.
But the month of Ramadan is such that
you want to stay as far as you
you can from evil.
So there's not even a slip up.
So now, you look at the month of
Ramadan and you say, okay. I need to
plan out my Ramadan. What are my goals?
What is my plan? How will I build
a schedule that'll help me achieve these goals?
Whatever
thing is holding me down, I have to
plan on it from now. As Rasool Allahu
alaihi wa sallam, again, the victory of Ramadan
is based upon what?
The efforts that you put into planning it.
How much you will get in Ramadan,
it depends on how how much you prepare
for the month of Ramadan. And the companion
said that we never saw the prophet
fasting more in any other month outside of
Ramadan
like the month in Shaban.
But now the question comes,
am I expected to become the super Muslim
in the month of Ramadan? And
it may be
controversial, but from in my opinion, no.
Carry on all of your other responsibilities.
In the month of Ramadan, am I not
supposed to
go to the gym or am I not
supposed to go to work?
And the answer is, in my opinion, no.
Month in Ramadan is preparing you for outside
of outside of Ramadan and you cannot leave
your work. You cannot leave your family. You
cannot leave your physical well-being
outside of Ramadan.
So inside of Ramadan,
continue.
But maybe decrease it.
But then of course,
we come into the Q4 of Ramadan,
the last 3rd of Ramadan,
and this is where a person steps up
30.
That the first
two tenths of Ramadan
build these qualities.
Work on them.
We're not super Muslim
yet. Now that you have
a foundation built,
in the last 10 days, you go all
out.
And this is where the prophet sallallahu alaihi
wa sallam, he shows us that Rasulullah Sallallahu
Alaihi Wasallam, he says Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam
would tighten
his waistband,
and we would like put in our words,
he would roll up his sleeves.
He would get serious.
So
working on the month on month on from
right now is essential.
Just 10 days away.
We often talk about child psychology,
that you should show your children a difference
between wanting and needing.
Your child comes to you and says,
Abba, I need some candy.
And you say,
you don't need it.
You want it.
And this has an effect on a person's
psychology
of understanding their desires.
Preparing for Ramadan is not a one. Preparing
for Ramadan is a need.
It's something that you cannot afford
to leave out.
Having changed in the month of Ramadan and
the reality is that if we can't change
in the month of Ramadan,
there were will there be change
where the mercy of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
is coming down.
So from now, you put yourself in this
mindset and you tell yourself, this is a
need. I need to prepare, and I need
to
change myself
not just in my Ibadah,
but in every realm of my life.
Every aspect of my life, there has to
be some sort of improvement, some sort of
chain, some sort of progression.
In my relationships,
there has to be some sort of betterment.
In my work ethics, there has to be
some sort of improvement.
In my well-being, my health, there has to
be some sort of, you know,
moving forward.
And that's why we have the month of
Ramadan.
The month of Ramadan is not about 30
days.
The month of Ramadan is not about some
extra trawary that you pray.
These are all steps
that you take
to help you achieve your goal
of leaving Ramadan
with a full basket
of change in your life.
Oh, Allah,
we ask to have mercy upon the Muslim
Ummah. Oh, Allah,
we ask that you aid and help the
Muslim Ummah wherever they are suffering. Oh, Allah,
We ask that you help our Muslim brothers
and sisters in Palestine. Oh, Allah, let this
month of Ramadan be a month of mercy
for them. Oh, will Allah subhanahu wa'ala, show
them the happiness of Ramadan by putting it
into this oppression. Oh, will Allah subhanahu wa'ala,
change and give them victory in this month
of Ramadan. Oh, will Allah subhanahu wa'ala, the
way that you gave victory to the prophet
sallallahu alaihi wa'ala against the Quraysh in the
month of Oh, Allah, we ask that you
give our Muslim brothers and sisters in Palestine
victory up against their oppressors in the month
of Ramadan. Oh, Allah, subhanahu, help us prepare
for the month of Ramadan. Oh, Allah, we
ask that you give us victory over our
desires in this month. Oh, Allah, we ask
that you give victory
over our internal demons,
our weaknesses,
our shortcomings,
the things that hold us down. Oh, Allah,
help us overcome. Oh, Allah, we come to
a point that we don't believe that we
can change.
Oh
Allah. Oh, the turner of hearts.
Turn our hearts toward that which is pleasing
to you. Oh Allah.
Oh Allah. Help us worship you. Oh Allah.
Make it easy upon us
to adapt this change in our lives. Oh,
Allah.
Make it easy upon us to go and
become a different person in the month of
Ramadan, that we can become a different person
outside the month of Ramadan. Oh, Allah. We
ask that you forgive our sins. Oh, Allah,
we ask that you overlook our shortcomings. Oh,
Allah, we ask that you pardon our mistakes.
Oh, Allah, we ask that you guide our
youth. Oh, Allah, have mercy upon our children.
Oh, Allah, have mercy upon our parents. Oh,
Allah, subhanahu wa'ala, we ask that you give
us unity amongst our community. Oh, Allah bless
our community. Oh, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, help
us expand into the expansion. Oh, Allah remove
any difficulties from the past. Oh, Allah subhanahu
wa ta'ala, we ask for jannah. Oh, Allah
subhanahu wa ta'ala, we ask that you take
us to the month of Ramadan al Khaira
al Afiyya. Oh, Allah, we ask that you
give us the ability to earn our jannah
in the month of Ramadan. Oh, Allah, we
ask that you be pleased with us. Oh,
Allah, be pleased with us. Oh, Allah, be
pleased with us.
A few reminders, and,
tonight is the welcome Ramadan. Join us for
an enlightening journey through the sacred month of
Ramadan.
After Maghrib 6:30, dinner will be served.
We also have a lot of Ramadan community
night iftar sign up,
left. So please visit our website and sign
up there.
There is also a lot of volunteer opportunity
during the month of Ramadan.
Please make sure you, look at the flyer
and sign up for the volunteer opportunities.
And, we have balancing school in Ramadan, fiqh
of fasting,
virtues of Ramadan youth event with sheikh and
Ustad Sofia tonight at 8 PM.
Fajr Salah will be at 6:15
effective today.
On Monday, we have Frisco City Council and
Frisco ISD candidate forum at 6:30 PM. Please
r s v RSVP on our website.
Islamic games will be hosted in Dallas this
year. To,
learn more, look at the flyer, and sign
up on our website.
Lastly, there is ICQC fundraiser, March 3rd,
on Sunday, 6 PM at Hyatt Regency Frisco.
Also, we have some,
spots left on the Egypt trip. So if
you wanna take a look at the flyer
and contact us, that would be great.