The Amazing Fast!

How many times do you feel guilty when someone starts to eat in front of you while you are fasting? Yes it can be hard sometimes to control but its even worse when they ask you, “would you like some?” then you reply, “I am fasting.” The look on their face changes and they start to apologize and find a way to hide the food from you. So let’s learn something new:

Burayda (RA) narrates that Bilal (RA) went to visit the Messenger of Allah (SAW) while he was having his afternoon meal. The Messenger of Allah (SAW) asked, “Food, Bilal?” He replied, “I am fasting, O Messenger of Allah.”The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said, “We are eating our food and Bilal’s food is being reserved in Paradise. Are you aware, Bilal, that the bones of a fasting person glorify Allah and the angels seek forgiveness for him as long as food is being eaten in his presence?”
[Ibn Maja, Bayhaqi, Shu'ab al-Iman]

So if next time someone is eating in front of you, don’t feel bad, just ask the person to continue eating because both of you will be gaining something. The food of the fasting in this case will be reserved for you in Jannah Insha’Allahu Ta’ala

Ready?

Subhanallah this is amazing, it brings tears to the eyes.

You need Allah!

Asalamu Alykum,

Allah (swt) says: وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنْسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ, And I have not created Jinns and Humans except to worship me.� Our goal in this life should be set to gain the pleasure of Allah. We can attain this pleasure by getting close to him and following what he likes and hating what he dislikes.� Our worship should be a 24/7 business not a part time one. The contract we signed to be “Muslims” was based on full commitment and sincerity to worship Allah (swt) as this is our goal and purpose in this life.

No matter what you do in this life, you will be questioned in the hereafter and it will even start as early as you arrive to your grave.� Keep your relationship with Allah strong and worship him as he should be truly worshiped.� Allah (swt) says:�� مَا أُرِيدُ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ رِزْقٍ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ يُطْعِمُونِ , No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me.� All we have to worry about is to constantly check our intentions and see whether they are set for Allah or the worldly desires.� Allah does not need our money, food, and houses because إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُ, For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance,- Lord of Power,- Steadfast (for ever). As long as we keep our covenant with Allah, He will give us the power, the sustenance and insha’Allah keep us steadfast.� This is indeed a reminder for myself before anyone else.� even though we fall short in worshipping allah at times, remember if you come to him walking Allah will come to you running. So lets try to remind one another to do good and keep our duty to allah as reminding is very essential as Allah (swt) says: وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ الذِّكْرَىٰ تَنْفَعُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ, And continue to remind, for surely the reminder profits the believers.

Backbiting

Shaykh Husayn al-Awaaishah

1 – It is reported from al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) that a man said to him: “You have gossiped about me.”
He (al-Hasan) said: “You have not reached such a position that you can control my Hasanat!”
[Translator's Note: The Islamic teaching is that the Hasanat (good deeds) of the one who gossips will be awarded to the victim.]

2 – Someone was told: “So-and-so has gossiped about you” – so he sent him a dish of dates, with the message: “I heard that you had given me your Hasanat as a gift, and I want to return the favour; please excuse me for not being able to pay back in full.”

3 – It was reported from Ibn Mubarak (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: “If I were to gossip about anyone, I would gossip about my parents, for they have more right to my Hasanat.”

4 – Backbiting is the hospitality of the wrongdoer.

5 – From Amr ibn al-As (radhiallahu `anhu); He passed by a dead mule, and said to some of his companions: “It would be better for a man to eat his fill from the meat of this than from the flesh of his fellow-Muslims.” [Sahih al-Targhib at-Tarhib]

6 – A man mentioned something bad about another to his friend.
His friend said to him: “Do you go out and fight against the Romans?”
He said, “No.”
His friend asked: “Do you go out and fight against the Turks?”
He said, “No.”
The friend said: “The Romans are safe from you, and the Turks are safe from you, but your Muslim brothers are not safe from you!”

7 – If you are unable to do three things, then you must do three (other) things:
if you cannot do good, then stop doing evil;
if you cannot benefit people, then do not harm them;
if you cannot fast, then do not eat the flesh of the people.

8 – The poet said: “If a man is wise and fears Allah,
This will keep him too busy to concern himself with the faults of others,
Just as the weak and sick person is concerned with his own pain
To think of the pain of others.”

“And seek help in patience and prayer…” [al-Baqarah: 45]

Sayyid Qutb, rahimahullah, said:

“The weak, short-lived, limited human being must connect himself to the Greater Power, in order that he draw assistance from Him when the strength he requires exceeds that which is in his limited capacity, and when he faces both the open and hidden forces of evil, and when it becomes too difficult for him to remain firm upon the path of repelling his desires and stinginess, and when it becomes too difficult for him to struggle against tyranny and evil when they become violent, and when the road becomes too long, and when the hardships extend throughout his limited lifespan – and he looks to find that he has acheived nothing, while he feels he will be taken away soon; he has given nothing, and the sun of his life is about to set – and when he looks to find that evil is powerful, good is powerless, and there is no glimmer in the sky, and no milestone upon the path.

Here, the value of the prayer is realized.

It is the direct connection between the perishable human being and the Everlasting Power. It is the chosen, appointed time for the meeting between an isolated droplet and the fountain that never ceases gushing forth. It is the key to the treasure that fulfills, satisfies, and is overflowing. It is a transition from the limits of the puny worldly reality to the vast dimension of the universal reality. It is the refreshing breeze and shade in the midst of repressive heat. It is the touch of concern and protection for the exhausted heart. Because of this, the Messenger of Allah, when he was in a situation of hardship, would say: “Relax us with it, O Bilal,” and would increase in his prayer when he was afflicted with an overwhelming affair.

Verily, this Islamic manhaj is one of worship, and worship contains many secrets. From these secrets is that it serves as provision for the journey, a gift for the soul, and a polish for the heart. Wherever there is hardship and burden, there is worship to serve as the key to the heart, to help it taste these burdens and hardships as being sweetened, filtered, and light.”

['Fi Dhilal al-Qur'an'; 1/142]