Muhammad Hoblos – How can we Change in Ramadan?

			Salam aleikum wa rahmatullah and welcome to living Muslim the new show on the one path network what
a fantastic opportunity to kick off the show in the greatest month of the the month of Ramadan the
month that every single Muslim waits for all year round Joining me in the studio here today I have
he Sham and Ziad Shabbat thank you very much for joining me my Allah subhanaw taala reward you
Ramadan means so much to so many people as we've already seen but I want to ask you guys on a
personal level he Sham What does Ramadan mean to you? Look thanks very much. I think what it means
is sharing like the aspect of sharing because there's two things one is like the family experience
		

			that we have yeah sharing the thought together but then also the other thing I was thinking about
was sharing with non Muslims you know at work you bringing your your plate off but lower he take you
around the work and everyone's joining in they're asking what's going on? Yeah so I think it's
really about sharing the knowledge and sharing you know the food and it's a very good chance to
actually give our also isn't that Ziad What does Ramadan mean to you? Thanks for having us on the
show hopeless well I've my pleasure Yeah. For me Ramadan is personally about reflection and you know
taking the time out from your normal schedule to sit down and connect with the Quran come closer to
		

			Allah spandana II Shem what what is what is the purpose of Ramadan? I mean what's Ramadan all about
because like you guys you know shared with us I know everyone has a personal
		

			everyone has a personal relationship with the month of Ramadan like he said whether it's connecting
with family whether it's being appreciative you know for myself personally it's our right I love it,
you know it's a fantastic time for Dawa I really get to engage with Muslims and but I mean what do
you think the What do you think the purpose of Ramadan is obviously Islamic? Yeah, absolutely. I
think it's about change you know, like one thing I've always admired about everyone is that they try
changing something in Ramadan and you know even some of the boys that might be not so much
practicing you know, they might have a girlfriend they'll try stopping speaking to her just during
		

			that month. So it really shows that people are making effort and Ramadan is that time to do that. I
think they've been saying that well I mean, look, we do know that Allah smart Allah says that more
or less he says that the month of Ramadan or fasting rather is so that we may attain taqwa. So many
of us tend to hear this and I'm sure we hear this you know the hobas you know 10 taqwa is the fear
of loss pantalla but really, what it also means is to become conscious to become conscious of this
have to become conscious of your actions. And it's funny that you say that right because many times
		

			you tend to hear from their eyes or mushy or whatever the case is. We tend to hear this phrase
Ramadan Muslim right and really it gets me going because I fallen into that you know I used to refer
to people before as Ramadan Muslims, but then you know over time you start to think But hang on
really in the month of Ramadan everyone is Ramadan Muslim, even the person that's very practicing
the person that's not practicing altogether we all tend to have this you know this Ramadan Muslim in
Allah when the month comes everyone wants to do more, practice more get closer to Allah subhanaw
taala change our sins so you know somehow like you find that we become conscious and we start to
		

			measure and you know, speaking about girlfriends you know for me when I look back you know back in
the days are some of the funniest things online some of the funniest things you know, I used to have
friends that you know, he would have a girlfriend right so there's no problem with having the
girlfriend but then when the month of Ramadan would come in, he would call or send her a text
message that hey look you know, you know tomorrow's gonna be Ramadan so let's hook up tonight right
or let's get together today Yeah, because as of tomorrow right as of tomorrow I can't be with you or
that I can't talk to you you know so while yes we can have a laugh at that but it does show you how
		

			unique Ramadan is amazing that everyone understands that yeah every year everyone like it really
does get to everyone you know I remember he Sham years ago when I wasn't sort of practicing as much
you know in the month of Ramadan is the commies to freak me out right used to freak me out Why?
Because you're always hearing how great it is and this is the chance and this opportunity but I
still look at myself as I think man well I'm not praying I'm not fasting You know, I'm doing so many
rounds in my life and now he comes this great month that I had no intention of engaging whatsoever
so I used to feel that ease to create a further barrier you know, used to create this barrier
		

			between Allah subhanaw taala What are your thoughts on that? Yeah, I remember you know, 1112 years
old high school first year of high school going to the bubbles behind the canteen and taking a bit
of sip of water Oh, man, you know, just to get a bit of water in and that was what I'm alone was
like, Oh, it's so hard to know. It's so hard not to drink. But once you start to understand that it
changes i think that's that's the issue there that we don't have that understanding. And we're not
communicating that to our kids into our youth. That's the problem I think. I agree. I'm had a
similar experience, went to the water and F tree had a bit of a had a grape just before he's not
		

			hungry. But you know, we used to, we used to, you know, as kids
		

			was to come up with fatwas right because really they down we're all scholars Indian right so we'll
do Yang you know and it was a really hot day right and I was only fasting because everyone else is
watching me so
		

			I came up with a photo with everyone at school that if it's really really hard you're allowed to
have one sip right you're allowed to have one CPU no you're not look I find that Subhanallah that
many people want to get closer right many people want to get closer so so guys what are some of the
goals? You know, what are some of the realistic goals that people can do because I know again,
Ramadan we tend to hype it up so much, but everywhere you go, man everyone's talking about reading
the whole Quran and everyone's you know, and everyone's talking about praying these long prayers,
but really realistically you know, realistically who does that who does that so he Shema wanted to
		

			ask, what are some of the goals that you that that that you aim at? I think the first thing I was
looking at is like what's the easiest for me to do that I'm not doing it. So things like you know
your Vicar in the morning it's very hard to keep doing it consistently you might do it every now and
then but to do consistently so that's something I always try targeting because if you can do it for
the month, what's to say you can't do it outside of the month you know, and the other one is like
the sooner prayers something so basic but to do it consistently even you know during the middle of
work when you're so busy or in the middle of school, it's a bit hard so if I can do this my
		

			perspective is that I'll be able to do outcomes a lot easier Ziad What about yourself some of your
goals the way I see it is if like in Ramadan you're actually holding back on things that are halon
so outside of Ramadan will be even easier. It's meant to train you to refrain from that which is
harder. So really it's about building that you know that self discipline in Ramadan Yeah, well look,
I think I think that's a good point right? Because we need to know that Ramadan is not is not just
about doing halal things right. Because really, Allah tala is far greater than needing us to stay
away from food and water right so really Ramadan Of course it's about doing great things but it's
		

			also about leaving some of the bad things behind because just like he said yet you know that imagine
in the month of Ramadan if Allah made what is usually Holland which is through the waters usually
Holland but Allah subhanaw taala made it haram for us in the day so imagine what the things that
Allah smart Allah has met him already. Imagine doing that, guys before we sort of come to an end I
wanted to ask what are some of you know, what are some tips that we can share with people that are
realistic? realistic? What uh, what are some of the things that people can do here? Just Just before
we hit that I just wanted to say my Brooke on the studio, I think Yeah, before we finish off the
		

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			Shame coming back. What are some realistic things that we can do? Look at one thing that always
works for me is you find a and you've done this before on baking soda in Amazon. Get yourself 30
short video clips of YouTube and aren't talking about MTV, right I'm talking about no man alikhan
Hamza Yusuf whatever your flavor is right Get it? Five Minute clips every morning you start the
morning like that. Yeah, just man pumper Yes, yes. Whenever you feel down replay it. Very simple.
Just like a short reminder something to sort of pump give you enough to lift you up for the day.
Absolutely. All right. Well, that's that's that's excellent Ziad. For me. It's to realize that like,
		

			change is step by step, you're not going to become a big chef in Ramadan. It's about establishing
what you want to achieve. It doesn't have to be something massive, it can be something small, but
work towards it. If you know what I mean, well, Ziad, I really really like that, guys, thank you so
much for coming in my last pantalla reward you and on that I sort of want to sort of close it with
that I like this idea. Let's keep it short. Keep it simple. And let's be specific, you know, I
always say to the people will lay and inshallah I'll share this, you know, for myself and for you
guys, you know, to be specific with what you want, you know, the prophet of Allah, He says something
		

			small, but consistent, is far greater in the eyes of Allah tala than then doing something that's
large, but are one off, right. And something else that I also like, that you sort of touched on to
his Shem is, you know, one goal that I have is, you know, when you share the idea of doing something
new, it becomes a burden or Come on, man, I have to do something, right. But Alhamdulillah for most
of us, we pray and if you don't pray, well, then what a better chance than this month to start
praying. But if you're someone who prays, while you know, regardless, throughout the day, I'm going
to come to these five prays, right? So if you want a realistic goal at home, add to them whether
		

			you're praying your sunon right, we know that the Prophet of Allah says whoever prays is 12 rock out
of sooner in a day for him. The Prophet of Allah says, I promise him
		

			Palace in paradise. So imagine every day in the Ramadan and these are things we can take further so
that these are things we can take after Ramadan right so of course joining things to the things that
I'm already doing, I'm praying five times a day we can attach things to them small specific it's not
going to burden me it's not going to be difficult, you know praying our sunan pray making of kar
Salat Allah Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam charity a day giving $1 a day. You know giving $1
a day throughout the month of Ramadan. I think that's a great goal. Why because I know every single
day in this blessed month, I tick the box of charity. And so specific, small, achievable, and will
		

			lie you will get there. You will get there. This is the greatest month. This is the mantra last
month Allah says I've opened the doors of my paradise and we've closed the doors of the hellfire. So
this is the opportunity for every single person to come on. Once again guys, thank you so much for
closing. Thank you all very much for joining us. Please take advantage of this blessed month.
Everyone is welcomed in the month of Ramadan. Absolutely no one has the right to turn anyone away
Allah subhanaw taala is far greater than any one of us. So please take advantage dive into this
opportunity dive into this endless ocean of mercy. And we ask our last pilot except us and we ask
		

			Allah subhanaw taala to reward every single one of you so Panchen Lama behind the shadow Allah Illa
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