Waseem Hendricks – #2 Preparation For Ramadaan

Assalamu, Alaikum. Warahmatullahi, Taala wabarakatu.

Welcome back, everybody to our daily reminder number two for the

preparations of the month of Ramadan. Today's reminding sha

Allah will speak about fasting, fasting and preparation for the

month of Ramadan, which is the head of Asmaa sha Allah. Yesterday

we gave the introduction. Today, Inshallah, we'll be a bit more

specific on fasting, and just to bring us an example with regards

to what fasting is, subhanAllah, as rasulallah, explained to us

beautifully in a hadith that assiamo junda, that Siam is a

protection for us. It is a protection for us from what from

evil within ourselves, in order to control ourselves, and, Inshallah,

the ALAB to build up taqwa, in order for us to be more righteous,

in order for us to be more closer to Allah, subhana wa taala. So he

has a great opportunity for us to fast Inshallah, and also to know

that this fasting is a shield for me, if we use the example that the

messenger, sallAllahu, sallamiy, towards the youth Masha Allah, if

they feel that they want to get married, but although they feel

that they are not ready for this, financially or spiritually, or

whichever way it may be, then the Prophet sallallahu, Sallam gave

them a guideline. And what was that guideline? The guideline was

that they should fast. Why should they fast? Because fasting

suppresses everything that we want to do, which is against our own

will and desire. Subhanallah fasting save us from so many

things. We are now in the situation where we are with our

families 24 hours a day. Is that not amazing to some, it might be

amazing, but to some it's also a trial and a test. Subhanallah, we

are not used to being at home 24 hours a day, and sometimes it can

become a bit frustrated, but Inshallah, Allah subhanahu wa,

messenger knows best, and they gave us guidelines, and one of

those beautiful guidelines is to fast for the sake of Allah

subhanahu wa, what does fasting do? It keeps us away from evil and

sin. It It reminds us that we are currently busy within Ibadah in

worshiping Allah subhanahu wa, trying to fulfill a sunnah of

Sayyidina, Muhammad, sallAllahu, alayhi wa sallam. And if we do

that, we'll continuously and constantly remind ourselves that I

cannot do wrong. I have to try to, Inshallah, increase in what I am

doing, what is good for the sake of Allah subhanahu wa taala. So we

will always be reminding reminding ourselves that I'm in a state of

fasting, and what better way it is to, Inshallah, prepare for the

month of Ramadan that is ahead of us. So if I'm with my wife,

subhanAllah, if I'm normally somebody that is very short

tempered, and I'm fasting, I will suppress that emotion of anger,

and I will try to be a better man if my children, subhanAllah is

around me and I'm struggling in order to be a better father.

Subhanallah protect us. We supposed to be the best of

fathers, because Rasulullah sallallahu says that

a person is good and the best who is best to his family, khairukum,

khairukum li Ali Wali, alihi wa alaqumi Ali Yi sallallah. Sallam

says that the best of you, the best of you, are those who are

best to these ahi, his family members, because he saw Allah.

Sallam says that he is the best to his own he was the best to his

family members. And what can we follow better than being good

Samaritans, good citizens to our own close members, subhanAllah,

our own family, my own wife, who is so close to me, whom I claim to

love. Subhanallah now is the time to show that love. How am I

showing it by being a great, great, great follower, say now

Muhammad, sallAllahu, Sallam and a great worship of Allah, Subhanahu,

wa. Let us not be fooled by saying that worshiping is only making

Salah sitting 24 hours with a Suha in our hands, it does be in our

hands saying Subhanallah No, a good, good worship of Allah

subhanahu wa. Continuously remember Allah subhanahu wa in any

form or any way possible, whether it is the way that we conduct

ourselves, to our family members, speaking to my wife in a soft

tone, for the woman to speak to their husband in a beautiful tone,

masha Allah, for them to adorn themselves. For their husbands,

this is very good Masha Allah, and for our children to teach them and

to train them how to be good good children towards their parents,

what the etiquette should be and their adaption should be in

companies. Now is the time that we.

Mother and father are together, and we can ensure and make sure,

if our children are going to the madrasa in the afternoons, that we

now, Inshallah, work with them in order to do what is best for them,

to practice what they have been doing. And if our children are not

going to madrasa yet, we can be the teachers of them, to teach

them now how to be good people out there in sha Allah, this is a time

of barakah. This is the time of Khail, because Allah has brought

families together in order to learn together Inshallah, to

prosper together, maybe not financially, maybe not in a

materialistic way, but in a way where our spiritual

our spiritual heights, we can reach spiritual heights in sha

Allah just by remembering Allah is Rasul SallAllahu sallam, so

Ramadan is ahead of us. Fasting is one of the things that the

messages of Allah is guiding us with. How do I fast? Let us

inshaAllah study how the Prophet sallallahu Sallam used to fast. He

was one that he used to fast SubhanAllah. He still gave salata.

He still was a good personality. He was not, as they say, angry man

SubhanAllah. He was not a person like that. He was somebody that

really fasted. He was more conscious of Allah, Subhanahu wa.

He gave more compassion to those who needed compassion. He was a

good husband. He was a brilliant father, and he was a brilliant

neighbor to others, SubhanAllah. So let us inshallah try to emulate

him in this ways.

Let us try inshallah to follow the footsteps of Sayyidina, Muhammad,

sallAllahu, Sallam by a simple way of fasting, and by doing this, we

understand now that ALLAH SubhanA wa Taala says that, as he be we

don't know the extent of the reward that ALLAH SubhanA wa Taala

will be giving us. We don't know we will only see that the day when

we meet Allah subhanahu wa and when we meet Allah subhanahu wa,

can we imagine that Allah subhanahu wa shows us that reward

which only Allah subhanahu wa knows about. So he has a brilliant

opportunity for Muslim. So let us try to emulate the messengers of

Allah. Today is Thursday. Inshallah to Allah, if we are not

fasting today, let us make it a point. There's only a few days

left for the month of Ramadan. Let this Monday that is coming, let

there be a day of fasting, and let it be a day of fasting. And we

remind ourselves when fasting, this is a day that the messengers

of Allah used to fast. This is a lifestyle of the messengers of

Allah. I'm following in their footsteps. So he SallAllahu Sallam

says that when Ahad basundati, Ahad Bani, wabanahat bani, Maria,

Jannah in whosoever follows my sunnah, he loves me, and whoever

loves me will be with Me in Jannah, subhanAllah Allah grant us

to be amongst the Missionaries of Allah. Jannah, Amida, rapa, Almy

masala mu Alikum wa rahmatullahi, taala, Ketu Abu.