The Productive Muslim Podcast – Season 2 Ep 17

			You're listening to the productive Muslim podcast season two episode 17
		

			Assalamu alaikum productive Muslims. Welcome to the show. I'm your host Mr. Murray, and I'm here
with day 17 of the pre Ramadan bootcamp. In this episode, I want to speak to you about Jana and how
it is surrounded by hardships. You've probably read or heard the following headings from the Prophet
salallahu alaihe salam in which he said, Jenna is surrounded by hardships and the Hellfire is
surrounded by desires. And this is from Muslim and Dermody. This is a powerful Hadith that reminds
us that the road to gender won't be easy and that things will be tough. So as you're preparing for
Ramadan, you might be worrying that things might not be as easy especially with the long fasting
		

			hours and late night. However, I want you to remember the hottie and keep it at the top of your
mind.
		

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			another thing that we can learn from this Hadeeth is that getting closer to general won't get
easier, but we'll always be surrounded by hardships and tough choices. So what I mean by tough
choices is having to make that choice between waking up early and praying or sleeping, or it can be
do I fast voluntarily? Or do I eat as normal? Or can I spend an extra 10 minutes in the masjid and
read Quran? Or should I rush home? Or should I give away some money in charity? or save it and pay
the bills? another choice can be do I overcome the uncomfortable feeling of reaching out to my
parents, siblings, relatives and community? Or do I cut ties altogether? Or even do I take care of
		

			my body by eating healthy and getting fit and thus helping me worship Allah with more energy or
obese my body with sugary foods and have a sedentary lifestyle. So these choices don't get easier as
you go through life and you're constantly struggling with them. And they are worth it because you
know why? you're seeking jhana and the pleasure of Allah subhanaw taala. So keep this in mind
before, during and after Ramadan, that at the end of the day, it's all about making tough choices
and making enough correct tough choices so that we can have our space in Jannah by Allah's mercy in
sha Allah. So I hope that helps with lifting up your spirits, especially when things don't go
		

			perfect and the way that you want it to go. So this brings me to the end of the episode. please do
let me know how you went with those three challenges by heading over to our show notes productive
Muslim podcast.com slash s to e 17. And I will speak to you all again tomorrow. Until then, all the
best with your Ramadan preparation