ramadan
Post on 19-Jul-2015
600 Views
Preview:
TRANSCRIPT
“O ye who believe, fasting has beenprescribed upon you as it was prescribed upon those before you, so that ye may learn self-restraint”.
(Chapter:2, Verse:183)
Objective of Fasting
• Intensive Tarbeyah program for the
individual and the society
• To develop Taqwah (consciousness) of
Allah
• To submit to Allah as humble servants
• Success in the hereafter.
Influence of fasting upon the
society
• Promotes atmosphere of Taqwah and
righteousness.
• Promotes compassion for those who are less
fortunate.
• Promotes sense of sharing and giving.
• Encourages sense of unity amongst the
global Muslim community.
Influence of fasting upon the
individual
• Reminder (Tazkeer) of submission to
Allah’s commands
• Duty consciousness
• Builds Islamic conduct and character
(Khulq Hasan)
• Self discipline
• Promotes Taqwah and sense of
accountability
• Builds compassion and generosity..
General Recommendations
It is strongly recommended by Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) to
observe these practices during Ramadan:-
• To have a light meal before the break of the dawn,
known as Suhoor.
•To eat three dates and have a drink of water right after
sunset, saying this prayer: “O God! For Your sake we
have fasted and now we break the fast with the food
You have given us”.
•To make your meals as light as possible because, as the
Prophet put it, “The worst thing man can fill is his
stomach”. (Al-Tirmidhi, no. 2380)
•To exchange social visits & intensify humanitarian
services.
General Recommendations
•To observe the supererogatory prayers known as
Taraweeh.
•To increase study & recitation of the Quran.
•To exert the utmost in patience & humbleness.
•To be extraordinarily cautious in using the senses, the
mind and, especially, the tongue; to abstain from careless
& gossipy chats & avoid all suspicious motions.
“All the deeds of man are for himself, except for
fasting, which is for Me and I shall reward it
MYSELF”.
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) said, that Allah
Subhanahu-wa-taala said:
(Al-Bukhaari, Al-Fath, no. 1904)
Virtues and Benefits of Fasting
• Fasting will intercede for a person on the Day of Judgement,
and will say, “O Lord! I prevented him from his food and
physical desires during the day, so let me intercede for him.”
(Reported by Ahmad, 2/174)
• The smell that comes from the mouth of a fasting person is
preferred by Allah than the scent of musk.
(Muslim, 2/807)
• Whoever fasts one day for the sake of Allah, Allah will remove
him a distance of seventy years’ from the Hell-fire.
(Muslim, 2/808)
Virtues and Benefits of Fasting
• Whoever fasts one day, seeking the pleasure of Allah, if that is
the last day of his life, he will enter Paradise.
(Reported by Ahmad, 5/391)
• The Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) said, “Whoever fasts
Ramadan out of faith and with the hope of reward, all his
previous sins will be forgiven.”
(Al-Bukhari, Fath, no. 37)
• In Paradise there is a gate called al-Rayyaan, through which
those who fast will enter, and no one will enter it except them;
when they have entered, it will be locked, and no-one else will
enter through it.
(Al-Bukhari, Fath, no. 1797)
MISTAKES TO AVOID IN
RAMADAN
• 1- Taking Ramadan as a ritual:
• We forget that its a time to purify our hearts
and our souls from all evil
• Although the Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi
wa Sallam) said:
• “Jibreel said to me, May Allah rub his nose
in the dust, that person to who Ramadan
comes and his sins are not forgiven, and I
said, Ameen. (Tirmidhi, Ahmad)
2 : Too much stress on food and
drink
• Some people turn the month of fasting into
the month of feasting
• They increase in their greed and desires
instead of learning to control them.
• “and eat and drink but waste not by
extravagance, certainly He (Allah) likes not
Al-Musrifoon (those who waste by
extravagance)”[al-Araaf :31]
3 : Spending all day cooking
• Some of the sisters (either by their own
choice or forced by their husbands) are
cooking ALL day and ALL night.
• By the end of the day, they are too tired to
even pray Ishaa, let alone pray Taraweeh or
Tahajjud or even read Quraan.
• So turn off that stove and turn on your
Iman!
4 : Eating too much
• Some people stuff themselves at Suhoor or
Iftaar until they are ready to burst.
• “The son of Adam does not fill any vessel
worse than his stomach; for the son of
Adam a few mouthfuls are sufficient to
keep his back straight. If you must fill it,
then one-third for food, one-third for drink
and one-third for air.” (Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah.
5 : Sleeping all day
• Some people spend their entire day (or a
major part of it) sleeping away their fast.
• They are missing the purpose of fasting and
are slaves to their desires of comfort and
ease.
• They need to be awake and face a little
hunger and exert a little self-control.
6 : Wasting time
• The month of Ramadan is a precious time.
Allah calls this month “Ayyamum
Madoodaat” (A fixed number of days).
• We should try and spend every moment
possible in the worship of Allah
• There are some of who waste it by playing
video games, or worse still, watching TV,
movies or even listening to music. Subhaan
Allah!
7 : Fasting but not giving up evil
• Some of us fast but do not give up lying,
cursing, fighting, backbiting, etc
• Some of us fast but do not give up cheating,
stealing, dealing in haraam, buying lotto
tickets, selling alcohol etc
• “Whoever does not give up false speech and
acting upon it, and ignorance, Allah has no
need of him giving up his food and drink.”
(Bukhaari)
8 : Smoking
• Smoking is one of al-Khabaaith (evil
things). And this includes ALL kinds of
smoking material eg.cigars, cigarettes,
pipes, sheesha, hookah etc.
• “he allows them as lawful At Tayyibaat (all
good and lawful things), and prohibits them
as unlawful Al Khabaa’ith (all evil and
unlawful things) [al-Araaf :157]
• It invalidates the fast.
9 : Skipping Suhoor
• The Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa
Sallam) said: “Eat Suhoor for in Suhoor
there is blessing.”(Bukhaari, Muslim).
• “The thing that differentiates between our
fasting and the fasting of the People of the
Book is eating Suhoor.” (Muslim)
10 : Stopping Suhoor at Imsaak
• Some people stop eating Suhoor 10-15
minutes earlier than the time of Fajr to
observe Imsaak.
• “and eat and drink until the white thread
(light) of dawn appears to you distinct from
the black thread (darkness of night)( 2:187]
• “eat and drink until you hear the adhaan of
Ibn Umm Maktoom, for he does not give
the adhaan until dawn comes.” Hadith
11 : Not fasting if they missed
Suhoor
• Some people are too scared to fast if they
miss Suhoor.
• However, this is a kind of cowardice and
love of ease. What is the big deal if you
missed a few morsels of food?
• Remember, obedience to Allah overcomes
everything.
12 : Saying the intention to fast
loud or saying a specific dua to
start fasting• The intention is an action of the heart.
• We should resolve in our heart that we are
going to fast tomorrow. That is all we need.
• It is not necessary in Shariah to say a dua
loud.
13 : Delaying breaking fast
• Some people wait until the adhaan finishes
or even several minutes after that, just to be
on the safe side.
• However, the Sunnah is to break fast
whenever the adhaan starts, right after the
sun has set. (Reported by Aisha)
• “The people will continue to do well so
long as they hasten to break the fast.”
(Bukhaari, Muslim)
14 : Eating continuously until the
time for Maghrib is up
• Some people ontinue eating, enjoying
dessert, drinking tea, etc., until they miss
Maghrib.
• The Sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh) was that
once he broke his fast with some dates,
them he would hasten to the prayer.
• Once you are done with the prayer, you can
always go back and eat some more if you
wish.
15 : Missing the golden chance of
having your Dua accepted
• Instead of sitting down and making Dua at
iftaar time, some people forego this
beautiful chance, and are too busy talking,
setting the food, filling their plates and
glasses and eating etc
• :”Three prayers are not rejected: the prayer
of a father, the prayer of a fasting person,
and the prayer of a traveler.” (al-Bayhaqi)
16 : Fasting but not praying
• The fasting of one who does not pray WILL
NOT BE ACCEPTED.
• ”Between a man and shirk and kufr there
stands his giving up prayer.” (Muslim)
• In fact, NONE of his good deeds will be
accepted; rather, they are all annulled.
• “Whoever does not pray Asr, his good
deeds will be annulled.” (Bukhaari)
17 : Fasting and not wearing
Hijaab
• Not wearing the Hijaab is a major sin as it is
obligatory for Muslim women. (See Surah
Nur, Surah Ahzaab).
• So fasting and not wearing Hijaab certainly
takes away enormously from the rewards of
fasting, even if it does not invalidate it.
18 : Not fasting because of exams
or work
• Exams or work is NOT one of the excuses
allowed by the Shariah to not fast.
• “Whosoever fears Allah, He will appoint for
him a way out and provide for him from
where he does not expect, Allah is
Sufficient for whosoever puts his trust in
Him.” (Surah at-Talaaq 2-3)
19 : Mixing fasting and dieting
• DO NOT make the mistake of fasting with
the intention to diet. That is one of the
biggest mistakes some of us make (esp.
sisters).
• Fasting is an act of worship and can only be
for the sake of Allah alone.
• Mixing it with the intention of dieting may
become a form of (minor) Shirk.
20 : Fighting over the number of
Rakaah of Taraweeh
• There is no specific number of rakahs for
Taraweeh prayer.
• Both 8 and 20 are okay.
• Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen said: “No one
should be denounced for praying eleven or
twenty-three (Rakaah), because the matter
is broader in scope than that, praise be to
Allah.”
21 : Praying ONLY on the night
of the 27th
• Some people pray ONLY on the 27th to
seek Lailat ul-Qadr, neglecting all other odd
nights.
• Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi Wa Sallam)
said: “Seek Lailat ul-Qadr among the odd
numbered nights of the last ten nights of
Ramadan.” (Bukhaari, Muslim).
22 : Wasting the last part of
Ramadan preparing for Eid
• Some people waste the entire last 10 days of
Ramadan preparing for Eid, shopping and
frequenting malls, etc. neglecting Ibadah
and Lailatul Qadr
• When the (last) ten nights began, the
Messenger of Allah would tighten his
waist-wrapper (i.e., strive hard in worship)
stay awake at night and wake his family.”
(Bukhaari and Muslim).
23 : Iftaar parties
• Inviting each other for breaking fast is
something good and encouraged.
• Some people go to extremes with lavish
Iftaar parties with all sorts of disobedience
to Allah, from flirting, mixing of the sexes
and hijaab-less women, to showoff and
extravagance, to heedlessness to Salaah, and
Taraweeh to even music and dancing.
Verily, We have sent it (this Quran) down in the night of Al-Qadr (Decree).
Therein descend the angels and the Ruh [ Jibrael (Gabrial)] by Allah’s Permission with all Decrees.
In the Name of Allah, the
Most Gracious, the Most
Merciful.
And what will make you know what the night of Al-Qadr(Decree) is?
better than worshipping Him a thousand months, which is 83 years & 4 months).
The night of Al-Qadr is better than a thousand months(i.e, worshippingAllah in that night is
(All that night), there is Peace (and Goodness from Allah to his believing slaves) until the appearance of dawn.
(Chapter: 97)
What to do in the Night of Glory or Power
Narrated Aisha (P.B.U.Her), Allah’s messenger
(P.B.U.H) said, “Search for the night of Qadr in the
odd nights of the last ten nights of Ramadan”.
(Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol: 3, Hadith no: 234)
Aisha (P.B.U.Her) narrated, “I asked Allah’s
Messenger (P.B.U.H) what should I do if I find the
night of Qadr”.
The Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) replied, “Pray to Allah: O
our Lord! You are the most Forgiving, You love to
forgive, so forgive us”.
(Al-Bukhari & Muslim)
• give us the strength & patience to fast during the whole month
of Ramadan.
• accept all our fasts in this holy month.
• give us the opportunity to worship in the night of Qadr & accept
our worshipping.
• help us to continue all the good deeds we do in this holy month.
(AMEEN)
top related