“We have indeed revealed this in the ‘Night of Power’. And what will explain to you what the Night of Power is? The Night of Power is better than a thousand months. Therein come down the angels and the Spirit by Allah’s permission, on every errand. Peace!…This until the rise of dawn!” (Qur’an 97:1-5)
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Ramadan Day 20: Prepare for Laylat-Ul-Qadr
*20th of Ramadan*
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*Heart Illness: Food & Eating*
“Eat and drink, but do not waste. Surely He does not like the wasteful.” (Qur’an 7:31)
The Blessed Prophet (saw): “Son of Adam didn’t fill a container worse than his stomach, it’s enough for the son of Adam to eat a few bites that strengthen him, if it’s inevitable then a third for his food, a third for his drink and a third for his breathing.”
Source: (https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:2380)
Some say, whoever over eats may:
Lose the sweetness in supplication.
Have an inability to memorize the wisdom.
Lose tenderness towards others.
Think that others are also full.
Find acts of worship heavy.
Increase in his desires.
Our mother Aisha (ra) said: “The first test for the Ummah after their prophet is fullness, when the people filled their bellies, their bodies grew, their hearts weakened, and their desires became wild.”
Source: (https://dorar.net/h/KljNpcGV)
And this doesn’t mean that Muslims should not eat the good things that were permitted by Allah; However, the Muslim should be careful with his desires, as desires are many, and the nafs doesn’t get satisfied.
A good medicine for this is to follow the Sunnah of the Blessed Prophet (saw) and fasting, and to to remember that the value of the food is not in the quantity but in the quality.
*The fundamentals of the religion*
The fundamentals of the religion are knowledge followed by action, intention and devotion.
KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge Is the first of the four fundamentals as everything else is based on it, and knowledge here refers to knowledge in the religion as Allah said:
“Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Are those who know equal to those who do not know?” None will be mindful ˹of this˺ except people of reason.” (Qur’an 39:9) and the Blessed Prophet (saw) said:
“Whoever Allah wants good for, will give him knowledge in the religion.”
Source: (https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3116)
How can someone worship Allah in a correct way without knowing how to worship him?
ACTION:
Action here refers to the good deeds that aligns with the Shari’a, and it’s considered a fundamental of the religion because Islam didn’t come with a theoretical approach, rather Islam is theory and application, and we can see this in many verses where faith and deeds are connected, and it’s the only to safety, Allah says:
“By the ˹passage of˺ time!, Surely humanity is in ˹grave˺ loss, except those who have faith, do good, and urge each other to the truth, and urge each other to perseverance.” (Qur’an 103:1-3)
INTENTION:
Intention is the soul of deeds, we aren’t commanded to do anything but to worship Allah with sincerity to his religion, The Blessed Prophet (saw) said:
“Deeds are with intention, and everyone will receive n accordance with his intention.”
Source: (https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1)
This means that there are no deeds that can be achieved without intentions, and intention is in the heart not on the tounge- as many people think.
DEVOTION:
Devotion (Wara’ ورع) is to avoid all that displeases Allah, devotion in reality is righteousness, and not all people are equal in it:
1- The first level is the level of fairness: and it’s to avoid all sins and do all obligations.
2- The second level is the level of the righteous: it’s to avoid what is allowed out of fear of doing what is not allowed, while also doing obligations and Nafilas.
3- The third level is the level of the people of truth: it’s to avoid what is allowed even if you don’t fear doing what is not allowed, while also trying to hasten toward any good deeds, and this is the best of levels
*I’tikaf*
I’tikaf is the worship of staying in the mosque to worship Allah in a specific way.
The Blessed Prophet (saw) used to stay in the mosque for the last days of Ramadan.
The location of I’tikaf: Any mosque where the five prayers are established, and it’s better if the Jum’a prayer is also established in that mosque
The conditions of I’tikaf:
Intention
Fasting
Leaving intimacy even at night
Staying in the mosque
Succession
The least amount of time for I’tikaf: from before Fajr or Maghrib until Maghrib
May Allah Forgive the Ummah.
May Allah Guide the Ummah.
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