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INTRODUCTION
Surah Az-Zumar #73-75
ى إذا جاءوها وفتحت أبوابها ة زمرا حت هم إلى الجن قوا رب وسيق الذين ات ليكم طبتم فادخلوها خالدين وقال لهم خزنتها سلم ع
But those who feared their Lord will be driven to Paradise in groups until, when they reach it while its gates have been opened and its keepers say, "Peace be upon you; you have become
pure; so enter it to abide eternally therein," [they will enter].
ة حيث أ من الجن الذي صدقنا وعده وأورثنا الرض نتبو وقالوا الحمد لل نشاء فنعم أجر العاملين
And they will say, "Praise to Allah , who has fulfilled for us His promise and made us inherit the earth [so] we may settle in Paradise wherever we will. And excellent is the reward of
[righteous] workers."
هم وقضي حون بحمد رب وترى الملئكة حافين من حول العرش يسب رب العالمين بينهم ب الحق وقيل الحمد لل
And you will see the angels surrounding the Throne, exalting [ Allah ] with praise of their Lord. And it will be judged between them in truth, and it will be said, "[All] praise to Allah , Lord of
the worlds."
These verses show that people will enter Paradise as a delegation - in groups
That’s why you need to hold on to the rope of Allah together
o قوا جميعا ول تفره (Surah Al-e-Imran #103) واعتصموا بحبل للاه
o When you are together, you have power (in unity) & strength
"Peace be upon you; you have become pure; so enter it to abide eternally therein,"
o May Allah make us hear this at the entrance of Paradise all together
o The first response when they hear the glad tidings from the angels – they
will say “Praise be to Allah”
o For every الحمد هلل – there will be another الحمد هلل because for one الحمد هلل Allah
will give you some other blessing for which you will say الحمد هلل again
The angels will say: they got what they deserved – what they worked for in life
You will see the angels encircling the throne of Allah – glorifying and praising
Allah
Everything will be judged in truth – people will go to their respective places
And everyone will say: All praises and thanks to Allah
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Patience (الصبر)
Pleasure (الرضا)
Gratitude (الشكر)
Joy (الفرح)
WELCOME RAMADAN WITH JOY [فرح]
Ramadan is a month of mercy, blessings, gratitude, patience, taqwa…
This yeah welcome this month with JOY
What is فرح?
It is happiness & joy
Allah created the human being with feelings
o Why do we have these feelings?
o These feelings are a gift from Allah when you use them to get closer to
Allah
Happiness is when you smile, and you see everything happy & good
o It’s a worship
o Allah will give you the reward when you feel happy
SubhanAllah, Allah gives a reward for your feelings also!
that hits the heart when you see or feel (لذة) a feeling / a pleasure/delight : فرح
something beloved/exciting to you!
o Delight in the heart - لذة في القلب
Everyone in life has different reasons that make him/her happy and joyful
Your “joy” is an indicator of your magnification to Allah – الفرح يدل على التعظيم
o When you magnify Allah – then your happiness will only be around Allah
o That’s how it becomes a worship
o Magnify Allah & His Symbols
o Magnify the commands of Allah
o It makes it easy to accept the decree from Allah
These are the different levels how your heart will react to a situation depending on
your level of faith/belief
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The least (at least minimum) would be to have patience
o Less than patience means to complain & argue
o This negates faith so the least level of your faith is your patience
Next best would be to be pleased with whatever is happening
Even better than that would be to be grateful with everything
The best & highest level is to be happy and joyous!
o This is more than being content with something
You cannot suddenly produce the feeling of joy – you need to live like that – it
is an indicator of your magnitude of Allah
It is a natural feeling
People are happy in Ramadan
because of different reasons!
o Some people are happy because
of more food, less cooking at
home, social gatherings, etc
o Some people might be excited
for late night shopping,
Ramadan tents, etc
We need to put ourselves under a
microscope and find out what makes
us happy & excited about Ramadan
What will make people
happy in Ramadan?
Why are people not
happy (during Ramadan)?
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TYPES OF “JOY” [الفرح] IN THE QURAN
الفرح المذموم
Dispraised Joy
Surah Al-Qasas #76 (story of Qarun)
ل يحب الفرحين ل تفرح إن للا
"Do not exult. Indeed, Allah does not like the exultant
Allah gave him a lot of power & money - the people around him advised him
not to be happy and rejoice because Allah does not love those who rejoice
What type of happiness & rejoice is dispraised?
o Don’t be happy and rejoicing with the worldly things
O Allah! Don’t make the Duniya my main concern – don’t
feel happy & sad because of the Duniya – don’t give it
much importance
o If you feel happy & sad because of the Duniya – it
shows that the Duniya is in your heart!
o If your concern is the Duniya and you are happy
with the Duniya – then the Aakhirah will not make you happy – although
that is the real happiness
اللهم ل تجعل الدنيا أكبر همنا، ول مبلغ علمنا “O Allah… let not worldly affairs be our principal concern, or the
ultimate limit of our knowledge,” [At-Tirmidhi Book 5, Hadith 21]
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Surah Al-An’aam #44
روا به فتحنا علي ا نسوا ما ذك ى إذا فرحوا بما فلم هم أبواب كل شيء حت
بلسون أوتوا أخذناهم بغتة فإذا هم م
So when they forgot that by which they had been reminded, We opened to them the doors of every [good] thing until, when they rejoiced in that which they were given, We seized them
suddenly, and they were [then] in despair.
People whom Allah is guiding but they are being misguided with the Duniya
Instead of taking heed and utilizing the blessings in the life for their own
benefit in the Hereafter, they were only rejoicing – So Allah opened for them
more the doors of the Duniya
Allah will give him everything of the Duniya because he is not being reminded
with what Allah is trying to guide him with
Happiness of the Duniya can occupy you from the real things
الفرح المحمود
Praised Joy
Surah Yunus #58
ا يجمعون م لك فليفرحوا هو خير م وبرحمته فبذ قل بفضل للا
Say, "In the bounty of Allah and in His mercy - in that let them rejoice; it is better than what they accumulate."
Say O Muhammad صلى للا عليه و سلم – to the people – be happy with the blessing of
Allah and His mercy!
These are the only 2 things worthy of your happiness and excitement
Special mercy from Allah is to give you so much worship to bring you close to
Him
What are the favors of Allah in the month of Ramadan?
What are the special mercies of Allah in Ramadan?
o Automatically your heart will feel happy!
It’s better than what you earn of the wealth of the Hereafter
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WHAT IS THE SOURCE FOR THE PRAISED JOY?
What is the source of the blessings/favors & mercy from Allah? (that will
produce the joy & excitement)
Surah Yunus #57
دور وهدى كم وشفاء لما في الص ب ن ر وعظة م اس قد جاءتكم م ها الن يا أي ورحمة للمؤمنين
O mankind, there has to come to you instruction from your Lord and healing for what is in the breasts and guidance and mercy for the believers.
Quran is the source of your joy and admonition
o It’s a guidance
o It is a cure for the hearts
o It’s a mercy
o But for whom? Only for the believers!
It’s a divine source!
You need to see your heart – attach it to the Quran
Ramadan is the month of the Quran
Ramadan is the time of exam! You need to prepare for Ramadan from before
The Salaf (earlier righteous generations) used to prepare for Ramadan 6
months before it came, and made dua that Allah would prolong their lives to
reach Ramadan
Then after Ramadan, they would make dua that may Allah accept their
Ramadan and their worship
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REASONS TO MAKE YOU HAPPY IN RAMADAN
Surah Al-Baqarah #183
يام كما كتب على الذين من قب ها الذين آمنوا كتب عليكم الص لكم لعلكم يا أيقون تت
O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous
Allah is calling the people who believe…that itself is a source of Joy if you listen
attentively and really Allah considers you from among them
o It’s good that it is obligatory to fast for 29 or 30 days
o This is the right amount of days to reform you
Another thing to make you happy = that you attain taqwa!
o You will adopt a good & strong character – and eliminate the bad
behavior from your lifestyle
Ramadan is like a school of Taqwa – you want to graduate as a Muttaqeen!
(guarding their hearts from the anger of Allah)
Why Taqwa?
o You don’t know if you have attained taqwa in the previous Ramadans
o That’s why it is more exciting every year – rely on Allah to more & better
Fasting is a shield ( ة (جنه
…from your evil soul (نفس المارة بالسوء)
Your self is controlling you the other 11 months, but in this one month, you
are not eating & drinking, as if you are suppressing it, making it low profile…
But you still feel hungry, so you feed your soul the spiritual food – you go to
the Quran, you do more worship & good deeds…
Even eating & drinking is for the sake of Allah – to worship Allah
Control your tongue while you are fasting – no vain talk, no backbiting, no
shouting…
Hadith:
يام ة، الص أو قاتله امرؤ وإن يجهل، ول رفث ي فل جن
صائم إني فليقل شاتمه،
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If someone is trying to insult you, probe you to say bad or reply; you talk about
YOURSELF! You say “I AM FASTING”
You don’t point out to the other person that “you are fasting”…
When you fast, fast your heart from doing bad! That’s the best fast!
Control your tongue!
Control your heart!
o From bad feelings
Don’t plan to do personal things in Ramadan
Plan all your things from before so that you focus on Ramadan 100%
o Plan your food menu
o Plan your Eid dresses
If you cannot stop or control your tongue & heart, Allah is not in need of you to
abstain from food & drinks
This is similar to the previous Hadith about controlling your tongue from
unkind words/speech
Fasting does not only mean to abstain from food & drinks
Hadith:
والعمل الزور قول يدع لم من" :وسلم عليه للا صلى
؟"وشرابه طعامه يدع إن في حاجة لل فليس به
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WHAT ARE THE CHANGES IN RAMADAN FOR YOU?
Fasting is like an exam
So Allah prepares the environment for you – those who are fasting
In order that they focus on their worship and come closer to Allah
There are changes in the Universe
The gates of Paradise will be open as though to welcome the fasting person
o It has affect on the people
o 8 gates of Paradise
The gates of Hell will be closed
o 7 gates of Hell
These opportunities never come except for in Ramadan – so it definitely has
some effect
The Shayateen will be chained
o Less evil in the world during this month
o The shayateen give the ideas to do evil/sin
o So you can easily detect your soul that tells you to do bad
In this month, there is one night that is better than a 1000 months
o This is Laylatul Qadr – Night of Decree
o This automatically makes you happy
o All of Ramadan, you need to work hard to attain this night
The one who is deprived of this night is really deprived because this one night
is equal to 1000 months of worship to Allah
Hadith:
قد : يقول رمضان بقدوم أصحابه يبشر للا رسول كان
عليكم للا كتب ، مبارك شهر رمضان هرش جاءكم
الجحيم أبواب فيه وتغلق الجنة أبواب تفتح فيه ، صيامه
من ، شهر ألف من خير ليلة فيه ، الشياطين فيه وتغل ،
حرم فقد خيرها حرم
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This Hadith is very similar to the previous one (just little difference)
The Shayateen are chained
The gates of Hell are closed
The gates of Paradise are opened
And a Caller calls O Doer of good! Come forward and O Doer of Evil stop –
Allah frees people from the Hell Fire every night
Every night (time of Maghrib), Allah relieves people from Hell Fire
o Imagine – this happens every night!
o So you have a chance every night of Ramadan
If you do sin after that, Allah will change the situation so that you don’t sin
right away, or He will allow you to repent straight away
Hadith:
ومردة الشياطين صفدت رمضان من ليلة أول كانت إذا
وفتحت باب منها يفتح فلم النار أبواب وغلقت الجن
باغي يا مناد ونادى باب منها يغلق فلم الجنة أبواب
النار من عتقاء ولل أقصر الشر باغي ويا أقبل الخير
ليلة كل في وذلك
By knowing all of this automatically you feel happy
You are so small but look at how much Allah does for you
So many changes in the universe only for your ease & comfort
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WHAT ARE THE OTHER VIRTUES OF RAMADAN
THAT WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY?
رمضان شهر القرآن
Ramadan is the month of the Quran
Surah Al-Baqarah #185
ن الهدى نات م اس وبي شهر رمضان الذي أنزل فيه القرآن هدى للن والفرقان
The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion
Quran descended in 2 ways
o Around the 24th of Ramadan, it came as a whole to the lowest Heaven
o Then during the month of Ramadan, Jibreel عليه السالم brought the
messages of the Quran (in the form of verses at specific situations)
Do everything with the Quran in this month!
o Listen to the Quran
o Read the Quran
o Study the Quran
Allah connected the heavens and the earth in the month of Ramadan with the
Quran
o Of course, you feel happy with the month of the Ramadan
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افراح بشهر التوبة
Ramadan is the month of Repentance
There are 3 hadith that look similar, with the same reward but different
beginnings
There are 2 conditions mentioned in this Hadith:
o Faith (with intention in the heart)
o Expectation for result/reward
There is a pre-dawn meal to eat before Fajr
o You make the intention to have Suhoor (pre-dawn meal) in your heart
o There is no intention by words
o You can either make one intention at the start of Ramadan to wake up
and eat Suhoor every morning before keeping your fast
o Or, you have one intention every morning
o For women, when they miss a few days in Ramadan, they need to renew
their intention when they are fasting again
You need to expect the reward from Allah
I FEEL HAPPY BECAUSE THIS IS THE MONTH OF FORGIVENESS &
REPENTANCE
If you fulfill these 2 conditions, what will Allah give you?
o Allah will expiate your past sins
o Cleanse you of your sins – we all need cleaning
Don’t let anything distract you in the month of Ramadan
This as though this is your last Ramadan
Don’t let your focus go away!
ذنبه من تقدم ما له غفر احتسابا و ايمانا رمضان صام من
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The one who establishes the night prayer…
According to the Hadith, the prayer for the woman is better at home
Check your heart before you go to the Masjid – are you going to meet everyone?
Are you going because everyone is going? Or are you going for the 2 conditions
mentioned in the Hadith
You are fighting your desire to eat & drink during the day, so at night, control
your desires (to socialize, etc) at night
Prophet Muhammad صلى للا عليه و سلم did not forbid the women to go to the
Masjid, but he said that the prayer of the woman is better at home
o Imagine, you get more reward by following the Sunnah
o You have your kids, you have your maids, make a group in your own
home
o Don’t say that your recitation is not good! That means you are going for
the recitation of the Imam
o At least at home, you are comfortable, no pushing no shoving…
o You need to be extra careful about your heart in the Masjid – there’s
more challenge
o Ladies fight in the Masjid – the lights / the AC
o Allah appreciates even little that you do – even if you read only Surah
Ikhlas, for Qiyaam, Allah will accept it
o You cannot feel proud in your heart – you cannot forcefully cry – you
cannot say in your heart why she brought her kids….)
Worship is for Allah – not for your desires
Allah will reward your Quality – not Quantity
Recite even little bit but with pondering
o Even Surah Ikhlaas is good – who said you have to recite long surahs in
Qiyaam – most important is your heart to be present and alert while in
prayer
Qiyaam is to be prayed after Isha till before Fajr…
Those who go to the Masjid – you need to finish with the Imam
o It’s better that you follow the Imam
o Those who pray with the Imam complete, it’s as if they prayed the whole
night
o Encourage the men in your house because its obligatory for them
o Don’t leave the Masjid till the Imam has not completed
ذنبه من تقدم ما له غفر احتسابا و ايمانا رمضان قام من
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The one who establishes the night of Decree….
o The nights of the odd fasts
o But you try and pray Qiyaam all the 10 nights because you never know,
the dates could have been incorrect for the month
o It’s better to pray during the last 10 nights of Ramadan
Check your intention – you are praying with faith
o For the sake of Allah
o With the intention
Along with the expectation of getting the reward
Even if a woman is not praying during that time, you can get the reward by
being submissive to the Decree of Allah
o Don’t feel angry or upset
o Be patient and feel happy
o Allah gave you an excuse because Allah knows the best for you
o Don’t think of it is as a big problem
o You can do so many other good deeds
o So don’t think you will miss anything
o Make lots of Dua! Dua will be accepted
ذنبه من تقدم ما له غفر احتسابا و ايمانا القدر ليلة قام من
Feel happy
because you
have 3
opportunities
for
repentance!
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برمضان أفرح
What makes you happy for Ramadan?
Man came to Prophet Muhammad صلى للا عليه وسلم
He asked:
o If I say the Shahadah
o If I pray 5 times a day
o If I give the obligatory charity (Zakah)
o If I fast Ramadan and establish the night prayers…
What group will I be titled in?
Prophet Muhammad صلى للا عليه وسلم replied: you will be among the Truthful ones
and the Martyrs
The Truthful ones are right after the Prophets and Messengers
You just need truthfulness in your heart
o Your heart & tongue should be the same
o Allah will see your heart and that has value
You don’t get the reward or something unless you don’t think about it!
o People are different in their rewards even if their actions are the same
o Because of the knowledge
o A person who has this knowledge will get more reward than the one who
only does the actions without the knowledge of the reward!
Hadith:
بي إلى رجل جاء صلى الن : فقال ، وسلم عليه للا
رسول يا إل إله ل أن شهدت إن أرأيت ، للا وأنك ، للا
رسول لوات وصليت ، للا كاة يت وأد ، الخمس الص ، الز
ن ، وقمته ، رمضان وصمت ؟ أنا فمم
صلى قال يقين من " : - وسلم عليه للا د هداء الص " والش
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Every fasting person has a guaranteed acceptable invocation
The fasting person’s invocation at the time of breaking the fast will not be
rejected
As soon as you hear the Adhaan break your fast
o That is submission
o Iftar time = break your fast with fresh dates
o Suhoor time = have dry dates
Even for the types of food – follow the Sunnah to submit to Allah
o Allah knows what is the best in nutrition for you
Gather your thoughts and your heart at that time to make dua
Don’t waste that precious time in talking to people, mingling, discussing and
planning the day or what to do after Iftar
o Utilize the blessed time wisely
o Be happy for this opportunity from Allah
بالشفاعة أفرح
Intercession in Ramadan – a reason for Happiness
Hadith:
سلم و عليه للا صلى للا رسول ان عمرو بن للا عبد عن
" : قال
أي الصيام يقول القيامة يوم للعبد يشفعان والقرآن الصيام
ويقول فيه فشفعني بالنهار والشهوات الطعام منعته رب
فيشفعان قال فيه فشفعني بالليل النوم منعته القرآن
Hadith:
مستجابة دعوة منهم عبد لكل و
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Quran + Fast = month of Ramadan
Your Fasting and Your Quran will intercede for you on the Day of Judgment
o They will be your lawyers on that day
o Everything will be tangible on that day
Your fast will speak: My Lord, I stopped him from eating & drinking in the
morning so allow me to intercede for him
Your Quran will speak: My Lord, I stopped him from sleeping in the night
(reciting in prayer or reading), allow me to intercede for this servant
Allah will allow them to intercede for the servant
o Intercession of the morning
o Intercession of the night
بالشفاعة أفرح
Intercession in Ramadan – a reason for Happiness
Hadith:
صلى- للا رسول قال :قال - عنه للا رضي - هريرة أبي عن
" : وسلم عليه للا
وأنا لي فإنه الصوم، إل له آدم ابن عمل كل :وجل عز قال للا
يرفث فل أحدكم صوم يوم كان فإذا جنة، والصيام به، أجزي
إني فليقل قاتله، أو أحد سابه فإن . يصخب ول يفسق ول
للا عند أطيب الصائم فم لخلوف بيده محمد نفس والذي .صائم
فرح أفطر إذا :يفرحهما فرحتان للصائم .المسك ريح من
"بصومه فرح ربه لقي وإذا بصومه،
البخاري رواه
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Only Allah
knows!
This is Hadith Qudsi – it will make you very happy for Ramadan
Every deed of a human is for him (pray, read Quran, charity, etc….) except for
fating
o Unique reward for fasting
o Fasting is only for Allah
o Every other deed has a calculated reward of 10 to 700 times (reward
mentioned)
The reward for fasting is not mentioned at all! It’s as if the reward is a surprise
Fasting is for Allah and Allah will reward it…what does it mean?
o When you fast, only Allah knows who is really fasting and who is not!
o On the outside, you may see everyone is fasting
o Fasting has to be sincere!
o Sincerity is difficult to determine when you are fasting
o In other worship, it’s easy to hope for praise from someone else but
fasting you cannot do for anyone else
o Shirk can come in other worship except fasting
o No one fasts for a grave!
o You can sacrifice for other people or things which is shirk – but it is
evident so one can know that the sacrifice was shirk and not for the sake
of Allah
As for fasting, it is only recorded as the actions of the limbs
o Angels do not know the actions of your heart
o Behind the scenes only Allah knows!
Your sincerity [اخالص]
Your reliance [توكل]
In the day of Judgment, there is a bridge called Qantara – to settle the scores
between people
o If you are unjust to anyone, you will have to give from your bank of good
deeds to settle with them
o Your reward for fasting will not be given to settle the scores with people
because fasting is only for Allah
o It will be saved for you only
Prophet Muhammad swore by Allah, the smell from the mouth of the fasting
person is sweeter(more beloved) to Allah than the smell of musk
o Although it’s something that people don’t appreciate, its something that
Allah appreciates
o The smell comes from the stomach – not from the teeth
The Fasting person has 2 joys:
o In the time of iftaar, he has that joy
Because of what was discussed earlier
The reward
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Forgiveness of the sins
Acceptance of dua
Allah has mercy on you
Allah gave you a favor
In addition to all the food & the drinks because now its allowed to
eat & drink
This shows submission!
Ramadan is an opportunity to magnify Allah
o When he will meet his Lord
When you will really see the favors, rewards, mercy from Allah with
your own eyes
You will meet Allah with joy & happiness
In life you cannot see the rewards
Your happiness in life is by knowing Allah & trusting Him
In the Hereafter, you will see the reward with your eyes –
that is the real happiness
استقبال رمضان بالفرح
Welcome the month of Ramadan with Joy
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WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THOSE
THAT ARE NOT HAPPY WITH RAMADAN?
Surah Yunus #7
نيا بالحياة ورضوا لقاءنا يرجون ل الذين إن هم والذين بها واطمأنوا الد غافلون آياتنا عن
Indeed, those who do not expect the meeting with Us and are satisfied with the life of this
world and feel secure therein and those who are heedless of Our signs
4 Descriptions of the people who are not happy with Ramadan (description of their heart)
These can be people who have the knowledhe from the Quran & the Sunnah about
Ramadan
o The Hadith discussed in this lecture and others
o But due to some “characteristics” in their heart they do not feel the happiness
for Ramadan
They don’t have hope to meet Allah Their focus is the world (Duniya) Hadith: the one who loves to meet Allah, Allah loves
to meet Him, if someone hates to meet Allah, Allah hates to meet Him
Concern during life is to meet Allah These people are not happy in Ramadan Imagine in life, someone has not studied and prepared for an
exam, that person does not want to give the exam in the same way, we all have to meet Allah so it’s better to know and be prepared to meet Him by working in this life and by doing good deeds
Allah created us to worship Him – to be close to Him If not now, then WHEN will you work for your Hereafter??? Your concern will be to prepare yourself to meet Allah Not ready / not prepared to meet Allah
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They are pleased and content with the Duniya Happiness and satisfaction is connected to what you have in
the Duniya Test yourself – when you have something or see something
in Duniya – do you think this is it and the best or you think about the Hereafter (which is better and everlasting)
Test yourself: o If you miss some worship today how do you feel? o You feel regret and sad then your heart is alive and
your happiness is not attached to the Duniya o If you feel that the work for the aakhirah can be done
tomorrow - that shows that you are very much attached to the Duniya!!! It is not a good sign!
o If you missed some opportunity of the Duniya how do you feel?
o Maybe you missed some promotion, some deal, something – then you feel ok with it and you will get it later – that is a good sign!
o If you feel very sad and upset when you missed something in life – then it means your heart, your joy & happiness is attached to the Duniya – that is not good!
Feeling content with the Duniya This is connected to the first 2 points The aakhirah will not be of concern to this person For example: you are scared of someone being jealous of
you, taking your money away from you….but you don’t fear your religion or your good deeds being taken away from you – although your faith is more valuable than anything else
This person feels relaxed and at ease with more accumulation of wealth and worldly desires
And these people are heedless about the signs of Allah Everything around you are signs from Allah In the Quran, in the universe…. Allah brings the signs in front of them, but they choose to
ignore The verses in the Quran are signs The Hadith are signs pushing you to do good and get closer
to Allah You need to look at situations and signs of Allah with
happiness Aspire to be close to Allah Even the sunrise & the sunset are signs from Allah
o What are they signs of? o Sunrise = birth o At its peak = youth o Sunset = death
Think about everything that reminds you of the Hereafter Your sleep is even a sign!