Ramadan and seeking Allahs Reward
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The importance of fasting during Easter Sunday is discussed, with speakers emphasizing the benefits of the Lord and avoiding bad speech. They also stress the importance of praying for Islam's return and offering donations for Muslims. There is also mention of a duowned announcement made by the ambassador of Islam, which is a donation of £5 per person. Prayer for the best is encouraged, and opportunities like this may pass by.AI Generated Transcript ©
Indeed, all praise and thanks and glory belongs
to Allah
I bear witness that there is none worthy
of worship
except Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala alone.
And I bear witness that Muhammad sallallahu
alaihi wa'alehi wasallam
is his final messenger.
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
tells us in the Quran
after
telling us about the obligation
of fasting,
that these days
and this month is
And here we are now
on the 20th day of Ramadan.
Just a few moments ago,
it feels like that we heard
the call
that the moon was seen, and that we
are about to begin this blessed month of
Ramadan.
And just a few moments later,
here we find ourselves
preparing ourselves
for the last 10 nights of Ramadan.
And how Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
said it so beautifully
and clearly,
ayamma'dudat.
That these are a fixed amount of days
for you and I
to take an opportunity
to gain a prize, if you like, from
Allah
that is not available at any other time
during the year.
The Prophet
upon the beginning of the month of Ramadan,
would give the glad tidings to the Sahaba
radiAllahu anhu.
The paradise, its gates are opened.
Jahannam,
its gates are closed.
And that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala,
he has slaves
that are freed from the hellfire
every day,
every night.
We ask Allah
So these days that have gone past,
whatever has gone past?
And whatever remains
is the opportunity for you to become of
those chosen people
from the fire
But I wanted to concentrate on something.
And the fact that Allah
tells us
the actual objective,
the single most important objective of fasting,
So that you can gain piety
and an awareness
and a consciousness
of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
So what is that link?
What is the understanding between you and I
fasting every day
and being conscious and aware of Allah Subhanahu
Wa Ta'ala?
Fasting is that type of Ibadah,
that you go against your natural self,
wanting to eat,
wanting to drink, wanting to spend time with
your spouse.
You forsake that.
Not for one day,
not for 1 week,
not for 2 weeks.
You forsake that in the daylight hours
for an entire
month.
From the morning, maybe you missed suhoor,
or you're particularly
energetic during the day in your workplace and
you feel thirsty,
immediately you are reminded
and asarim that you are fasting.
Whenever you feel hungry, immediately, you remember,
I am fasting.
So fasting is unique
in that from every every moment that you
spend you are fasting,
you realize
you are continuously
worshiping Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
Continuously.
Salah has its time. You begin with Allahu
Akbar and you finish with
And you do that 5 times a day.
And that may take a portion of the
day, if you add those times together,
half an hour, 45 minutes, however long you
spend in your 5 daily prayers.
Let's say it was an hour in 24.
Fasting
is continuous
from the very start
until the very end.
And Allah mentions
in the hadith
The fasting,
it is done for me and for me
alone.
A Muslim will not give up their food
and drink and time with their spouses
continuously,
not because they want to lose weight or
for some regime or for some routine.
They do that for Allah
The Muslim is reminded that you place your
forehead
on the floor
alone. For no other reason, for nothing else.
Only out of your submission
to Allah
So the fact Allah
says,
so that you may gain taqwa.
Fast
so that you may gain taqwa.
This awareness,
this consciousness of Allah
This term which is mentioned more than 200
times
in the book of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
It is something that
the salaf,
the pious predecessors, that they would go to
great extents
to
define to us, to explain to us the
meaning of what ataqwa
is. From them,
It is fear out of the most
glorified.
It is to act upon the revelation.
It is to be satisfied with a small
amount that you may be decreed or given
and to prepare yourself
the day that you will make your journey
to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
Taqwa
is imagine a path that you are walking
along
and that on that path there are thorns
And you are wearing your best clothing.
And that while traversing and walking upon that
path, you wouldn't want any of those thorns
to tear your garment.
So carefully
you step along that path,
being sure not to step on any of
those thorns
while a person
is fasting,
the same feeling should you should have.
That as you are going through the day,
you are careful
not to fall into any haram,
not to say anything haram,
Not to engage in any transaction which is
haram.
Because remember,
while fasting
you are constantly reminded you are worshiping Allah
Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. And while worshipping,
you are trying to attain
a level of Al Ihsan.
You want to attain perfection in your worship
as though you see Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
and though you do not see him, you
know that
Allah He sees
you. So while you are fasting,
you stay away from bad speech.
You stay away from foul language,
you make sure that what you see is
halal,
that what you hear is halal.
And engaging in zikr and the remembrance of
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. This is you walking
along that path.
This is you
showing
and manifesting that while fasting,
this is what taqwa is.
Taqwa is that and imagine doing this for
one entire month,
putting aside
trying to fast the Monday Thursday in the
other times during the year, or the 3
white days, the 14, 15, 16 of every
month.
Imagine a person who was to engage in
fasting in this manner throughout the year.
No one's asking any one of us no
obligation to do the fast of Dawud, alayhis
salaam, one day and then one day off.
For many of us as far above us,
we cannot do that.
But just fasting the month of Ramadan,
2 days a week, you can't do that
3 days in the month.
You will see an impact in your life.
You will see that your taqwa
is raising in your life
and you are living your Islam.
Because you are aware of what Allah subhanahu
wa ta'ala wants from you. And this is
the great blessing of fasting.
This is the mercy of fasting that Allah
subhanahu wa ta'ala obligated
upon us.
All praise belongs to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
And may the peace and blessings of Allah
be upon his final messenger, Muhammad Sallallahu
Alaihi Wasallam.
And so while we are all fully aware
now that we are about to embark the
last 10 days 10 nights of Ramadan,
as the Aisha Radiallahu ta'ala Anha,
she described
so beautifully how the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa
sallam would prepare himself for this very special
time. And for you and I,
the schools are closed.
There's no issue of waking up your child
or waking up your family to offer some
kiyam ul layl, searching out laylatul Qadr,
whether it's on the 21st,
23rd,
27th,
29th,
maybe on the odd nights, wallahu alam. You're
not gonna put all your eggs in one
basket, it says 27th night. It could be
on any of the odd nights.
So therefore we have this opportunity. Allah's fa
facilitated for us that we can wake up
our families,
come to the masjid,
and pray qiyam ul layl, or to pray
qiyam ul layl in your homes.
Make dua in these times like you've never
made dua before.
And
not letting an opportunity like this pass by.
Oh messenger of Allah, the best supplication.
What do you advise me to say during
these special nights?
The prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam responded.
Oh Allah, you are the the one who
pardons.
So pardon
and you love to pardon, so oh, so
pardon me and overlook my mistakes.
Say this dua as much as you can.
Who lived in the house of Rasulullah salallahu
alaihi wasalam was privy and had the privy
to be in his space more than anybody
else. And shiur radiallahu anha would ask Rasulullah
salallahu alaihi wa sallam very specific questions, very
beautiful questions.
And on the topic of a du'a,
supplication,
where you ask Allah
anything.
And your lord has proclaimed.
Call upon me
and I will answer.
And when the slaves, they ask you about
me, oh Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam, then tell
them I am close.
I will answer the call
of the one who supplicates to me.
So in these days
and nights that are remaining
in your sujood when you are closest to
your lord,
That you make dua
like you never made dua before.
Dua that your souls,
your bodies,
your families
are saved from the hellfire.
That you implore Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
to save you,
to guide you, to protect you.
Everyone that you know, everyone that you love.
Let me mention an example.
Aisha radiAllahu ta'ala Anha.
She says
There was an occasion that I saw the
prophet
in an especially good mood.
You O Messenger of Allah,
make dua for me,
taking an opportunity.
So the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam says,
Oh Allah,
forgive her Aisha
of her sins
that what preceded
and forgive her in the future.
That what she
did in private
and that what she did in public.
A very special dua
of the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam
asking Allah to forgive
her Aisha,
radiAllahu anhu.
What an amazing and special dua
from Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam
to Aisha Radiallahu Anhu.
But here we are talking about Khayru Khalkillah,
the messenger of Allah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, the
best man ever to live on earth.
That the messenger of Allah alaihi wa sallam
would make sure that he would answer the
Talib, the request of the one who is
asking,
but also give more.
So upon hearing this,
Aisha radiallahu anha,
that she was so happy that she fell
off the lap
of the messenger of Allah sallallahu alaihi wa
sallam.
And so the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam
said,
does my du'a not make you happy?
How could it be that your dua does
not make me happy?
You asked me you asked Allah to forgive
me of all of my sins.
The prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam said,
He said by Allah this is the dua
that I make for my ummah
in every of my salah.
Rasulullah alaihis salam who never met you,
never met me or our families,
but yet asked Allah to barakahu ta'ala to
forgive you and I.
In this month of Ramadan, my brothers and
sisters,
there are many Muslims around the world
who need
help, who need the help of Allah Subhanahu
Wa Ta'ala.
These nights that are in front of us
beg Allah
to protect
and to guide the Muslims around the world.
You ask Allah
to give victory to Al Islam
and all those who support Islam.
Straighten the lines, print the gaps.
Few announcements from the Masjid administration.
We know Masjid are taking zakat al fitter
donations.
Zakat al fitter is £5 per person, so
your fiturana at task force
your fiturana at task force