#Materialismis taking over very fast. People really are following the latest of everything. we are drowning with that; cut it, that’s a sign of the anger of Allah .if that wealth came with the #arrogance of karun, it is a punishment and if it came with the obedience of Suleiman (as) it is actually the mercy of Allah. Be happy with what Allah has given you.
“Don’t rush behind that when you get too attached to something and it is coming between you and Allah and your heart is beginning to love it so much that it’s now getting between you and Allah , cut it. – #MuftiMenk
As the evening enters every night of Ramadan, it brings with it a unique type of mercy of Allah and a special blessing that descends. We ask Allah to allow us to taste it.
it’s amazing how in the month of Ramadan, as much as we have given so much of importance to the abstaining from food and drink and so on, we have not given as much importance to the other pillars of Islam. And as we enter the evening, Allah makes it recommended to involve in much more of that pillar of Islam, a prayer.
What about the nourishment of the soul and the spirituality, the relationship with Allah? and the spirituality, the relationship with Allah?
Let’s fulfill at least two units every night in the month of Ramadan of the hajjud, and then see how Allah will bless you to fulfill it even outside of Ramadan.
Purify the intention is one of the cornerstones of acts of worship in this deen that Allah has sent to us. When you have a pure intention and when you really would like to do something for Allah and you want to please Him, you will make sure you’re conscious about everything else.
You purify your intention when it’s done solely for Allah to please Allah.
Then what happens? You begin to become conscious of the type of person you are.
A person who’s sincere would easily be able to work on their jealousy, their hatred, their ill feeling, the qualities of the heart that are negative.
Islam is all about being sincere. Sincere to Who: Be sincere with intension to Allah by worshiping Him alone
If we take a look at how Allah Almighty has blessed us and favored us, we would need to ponder over it in order for us to be able to realize the favors and the bounties of Allah upon us.
Look to begin with within yourself. Do you not have a body with limbs and organs, with bones you don’t even know the number of? Do you not have a heart that beats more than 100,000 times a day?
Allah Almighty tells us very clearly, If you are going to count the favors of Allah upon you, you will never count all of them because that is the system of Allah.
But the opposite is true. If you count the difficulties, the hardships, the calamities that Allah has thrown at you or made you go through, you will definitely be able to count them, all of them, and you would be able to say, I’ve got this problem and this and this and this and count them.
So if you want increase from Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala, you must make sure that you first ponder over the gifts of Allah.
You will see happier days. Be patient. You will see a reward for everything you’ve done. Be patient. Justice will be served. Be patient. It is a matter of time.
Keep calling to Allah. Be patient.
When we say be patience, in no ways are we telling you to continue living in a toxic situation that is destroying you, your mental health, and your physical health that is breaking you to pieces.
what’s more important than the provision of this world, the life is that of the Hereafter.
The first supplication that is made in that Quran For the Guidance of Allah
We need to call out to Allah. The most important du’a or supplication is guide us to the straight path.
The opening Surah of the Quran, the first supplication that is made in that Quran, Allah says, Guide us to the straight path.
We are to repeat this supplication. That’s what Allah wants. This goes to show us that the most important matter in existence is the issue of guidance.
When you seek Allah’s guidance, genuinely, sincerely, He will not let you down. When you seek Allah’s guidance and you really want to look for it and you are trying hard and you would like to search for that which is the most authentic, that which is the best, that which really would bring you towards the best relationship with your Maker and you ask that to Allah, He will not let you down.
You need to make sure you’re asking someone whom you know owns it without a doubt.
Strengthening bonds is something very important in Islam. Allah Almighty has created us in a way that we are related to people.
When Allah has kept a relationship of blood between you and someone, biologically, you’re connected, you need to know lineage in Islam is sacred. Sacred means it cannot be tempered with.
Because Allah has kept so many rules and regulations, each one of them connected to our success in this world and the next. The ultimate contentment and victory, happiness and success relies on understanding what the Almighty has said and adopting it to the best of our abilities.
Allah Almighty wants us during this beautiful month to achieve a reward by going to those whom we don’t have a relationship with, starting with our family members, the closest from amongst the family, and either apologizing or extending a hand of goodness, a hand of forgiveness, a hand of solidarity, a hand of building the bonds.
Very important for us to develop a big heart, as we say, and to extend the arm and to be the first one to extend that arm of reconciliation.
So to go out of your way to mend relations is an act of worship.
The biggest charity, the biggest donation you can ever make right now is to resolve the matters with those who are right around you.
Allah has blessed us as being part of the ummah of the Quran.
This month of Ramadan is not just the month of fasting, it is the month of the Quran.
Allah says in Surah Al Baqara that the month of Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was revealed.
Now, one of the things we need to realize is for Allah to give so much of importance to the Quran every single year and to let this month come back every year.
What you need to do is you need to read the Quran, understand it, put it into practice, correct your recitation.
It’s the most important book in existence. It’s the most important message ever. It is the message of Allah.
This month, there are special gates that we need to know about. They are the gates of paradise. There are so many gates.
Allah Almighty makes mention of but eight gates of paradise. One of them is a specialized gate known as Ar-Rayyan.
Ar-Rayyanis a gate through which those who fasted dedicatedly shall enter through by the will of Allah, because Allah says, Whoever fasts correctly in the month of Ramadan with full conviction in Allah, hoping for a reward from Allah, all their previous sins will be forgiven.
Allah says, breath of fresh air, we give you a spirituality. Beautiful days that are filled with such amazing ambiance that it’s not felt in any other month outside of this particular month of Ramadan. We will give you some amazing opportunity to soften your heart. If you don’t soften it during this month, when would you like to soften it?
If you don’t repent in the month of repentance, when are you going to repent? If you don’t turn to Allah during the month of turning to Allah, when are you going to do that?
We always put the conclusion and work backwards. When we think of our journey of life, we’re not just talking about our life of this world. We’re thinking about our journey of existence and subhanallah.
Your Jannah is waiting for you to build its houses. Your jannah exists right now. You plant trees in Jannah right now. You have rivers that flow for you in Jannah right now. You choose your companions in Jannah from now. This is a reality that you are actively working on right now.
You’re in the construction phase, you’re at work. Write the conclusion of your life and say ameen,
The All-Loving 