PRE-RAMADAN SERIES DAY 2 / 15 JUNE SHABAN 1436

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1 إن ( E V E R I L Y T H E P R O M I S E S O F A L L A H A R E T R U (وعد هللا حق PRE-RAMADAN SERIES DAY 2 / 15 JUNE SHABAN 1436 INTRODUCTION Allah (swt) knows that we need motivations and challenges, and at this point comes ihtisab. It is called the trade of the knowledgeable ones, why? They are not only praying, but their intention is hoping for the promise of Allah (swt). Anyone who knows these promises will have these rewards. And it is one of the means to multiply your rewards though you are performing the same deed. When you know 10 names of Allah (swt) is different when you know 20 names of Allah (swt). And imagine when you even know what Allah (swt) has promised you? When you know the promises it will make your heart present, alert, and motivated to do the good deeds. When you don t know about the promises then you ll feel like a machine doing worships and you end up just getting tired and bored. Your deeds become more valuable when you have ihtisab. And in Ramadan whoever fasts with faith and ihtisab then his deeds are forgiven. In this series we will look at (1) the general overview of the Promise of Allah in the Quran, (2) then the actual promises in the Quran, and (3) finally what Allah (swt) has promised us in the Sunnah. 1

2 بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم إن ( E V E R I L Y T H E P R O M I S E S O F A L L A H A R E T R U (وعد هللا حق PART ONE SURAH AN NISA A 122 و ال ذ ين آم ن وا و ع م ل وا الص ال ح ات س ن د خ ل ه م ج ن ات ت ج ر ي م ن ت ح ت ه ا ا ل ن ه ار خ ال د ين ف يه ا أ ب د ا و ع د للا ح ق ا و م ن أ ص د ق م ن للا ق يل And (as for) those who believe and do good, We will make them enter into gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide therein for ever; (it is) a promise of Allah, true (indeed), and who is truer of word than Allah? Your task is to believe in the heart and to do righteous good deeds for Allah (swt) and following the Sunnah. You want to worship Allah (swt) in order to draw closer to Him, not because you just want to do any worship according to your desire. Imagine the promise is paradise, you will never leave your house in paradise, but you will leave your house in this life, subhan Allah. Then Allah (swt) says His promise is true Allah (swt) doesn t need to verify Himself. Truth is the highest level of honesty. Then Allah (swt) is asking us is there anyone more truthful than Him? Do you believe in other people s promises and not Allah s Al Haqq? Subhan Allah. Remember that Allah (swt) is speaking to us in all of the ayat. SURAH AL MAEDAH 9 و ع د للا ال ذ ين آم ن وا و ع م ل وا الص ال ح ات ل ه م م غ ف ر ة و أ ج ر ع ظ يم Allah has promised to those who believe and do good deeds (that) they shall have forgiveness and a mighty reward. Allah (swt) has promised those who believe and do righteous good deeds Forgiveness and a great reward. Allah (swt) said (لهم) for you. In the duniya it s not for you your house, children, etc are not for you. There are many opportunities for forgiveness from prayer to prayer, from Ramadan to Ramadan, etc and these are for you. Allah (swt) will make those who believe and do righteous good deeds to take advantage of these opportunities of forgiveness. There is also a great reward. 2

3 بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم SURAH AT TAWBAH 72 و ع د للا ال م ؤ م ن ين و ال م ؤ م ن ات ج ن ات ت ج ر ي م ن ت ح ت ه ا ا ل ن ه ار خ ال د ين ف يه ا و م س اك ن ط ي ب ة ف ي ج ن ات ع د ن و ر ض و ان م ن للا أ ك ب ر ذ ل ك ه و ال ف و ز ال ع ظ يم Allah has promised to the believing men and the believing women gardens, beneath which rivers flow, to abide in them, and goodly dwellings in gardens of perpetual abode; and best of all is Allah's goodly pleasure; that is the grand achievement. This is the promise of Allah (swt), and when you see the name Allah then it includes all of His names. Allah (swt) has promised the male and female believers which includes doing righteous good deeds because Allah (swt) gave them the title of believers. They will have houses that are tayyabah, goodly there is no disturbance, there are no issues or problems. The house itself is tayyib and the one who is living in the house is tayyib very happy. And they will have the pleasure of Allah (swt), which is even greater than paradise. This is the great success. SURAH YUNUS 55 أ ل إ ن ل ل م ا ف ي الس م او ات و ا ل ر ض أ ل إ ن و ع د للا ح ق و ل ك ن أ ك ث ر ه م ل ي ع ل م ون Now surely Allah's is what is in the heavens and the earth; now surely Allah's promise is true, but most of them do not know. Don t you know that everything belongs to Allah (swt) and all that He promises is the truth? There is connection between the one who has dominion/ownership and making promises. Someone who doesn t have something can t make a promise. Even when we make promises it s not guaranteed we can fulfill them. But everything belongs to Allah (swt), He is the King so His promises are the truth, but most people don t know. The promise of Allah (swt) is true but why do they not know? Because either they don t know who is Allah (swt) or they don t know the promises themselves. That s why those who know not are not the same as those who do. Knowledge activates your deeds. SURAH AL HAJJ 47 و ي س ت ع ج ل ون ك ب ال ع ذ اب و ل ن ي خ ل ف للا و ع د ه و إ ن ي و م ا ع ند ر ب ك ك أ ل ف س ن ة م م ا ت ع د ون And they ask you to hasten on the punishment, and Allah will by no means fail in His promise, and surely a day with your Lord is as a thousand years of what you number. Those who don t know Allah (swt) and His warnings and promises will say things that are inappropriate. They are asking for the punishment to hasten and come to them, subhan Allah. Allah (swt) will give you all that He has promised you; He will never break His promise, and the promises will be fulfilled sooner or later. We need to see this life according to how Allah (swt) sees it, not to how we see it. For example, when Allah (swt) says that We see the Day of Judgement as near, then we need to believe that, we shouldn t see it as 3

4 بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم far. One day with Allah (swt) is a thousand years for us, subhan Allah, these are the real days. Imagine how long the Day of Judgement will be? May Allah (swt) make it easy for us on that Day. Ameen. SURAH AN NOOR 55 و ع د للا ال ذ ين آم ن وا م نك م و ع م ل وا الص ال ح ات ل ي س ت خ ل ف ن ه م ف ي ا ل ر ض ك م ا اس ت خ ل ف ال ذ ين م ن ق ب ل ه م و ل ي م ك ن ن ذ ل ك ل ه م د ين ه م ال ذ ي ار ت ض ى ل ه م و ل ي ب د ل ن ه م م ن ب ع د خ و ف ه م أ م ن ا ي ع ب د ون ن ي ل ي ش ر ك ون ب ي ش ي ئ ا و م ن ك ف ر ب ع د ف أ ول ئ ك ه م ال ف اس ق ون Allah has promised to those of you who believe and do good that He will most certainly make them rulers in the earth as He made rulers those before them, and that He will most certainly establish for them their religion which He has chosen for them, and that He will most certainly, after their fear, give them security in exchange; they shall serve Me, not associating aught with Me; and whoever is ungrateful after this, these it is who are the transgressors. Allah (swt) promised those who believe and do righteous good deeds to make them leaders just as those before them. And He will also make them established in their deen which Allah (swt) is pleased with. He will allow them to practice their deen, and their fear will be replaced to security. SURAH AL QASAS 13 ف ر د د ن اه إ ل ى أ م ه ك ي ت ق ر ع ي ن ه ا و ل ت ح ز ن و ل ت ع ل م أ ن و ع د للا ح ق و ل ك ن أ ك ث ر ه م ل ي ع ل م ون So We gave him back to his mother that her eye might be refreshed, and that she might no grieve, and that she might know that the promise of Allah is true, but most of them do not know. Surah Al Qasas is called ( هللا وعود ) there are so many promises of Allah (swt) in this surah. Allah (swt) inspired the mother of Musa (as) to feed him, place him in a basket, and put him in the river. Then Allah (swt) will return him to you as a messenger. Which mother will place her new born baby in a river, and imagine a river full of dangers, crocodiles, etc. However, she put him in the river though there is no hope in her mind. Musa (as) reached the house of Firaoun and Allah (swt) cast the love of Musa (as) in the heart of this tyrant, and his wife took him as a coolness of their eyes for them. Musa (as) didn t accept milk from anyone and then his sister came to say I know someone who can feed him, and then this ayah was revealed to show the promise is fulfilled. Musa (as) returned to his mother so that she can have that coolness and tranquility in her eyes and to not be sad. Allah (swt) cares about our feelings, and He wants us to know that His promises are true. How do you apply this ayah in your life? If Allah (swt) is able to bring the baby back to his mother then you need to believe that Allah (swt) is able to bring back anything that has been lost from you, subhan Allah. You need to deal with Allah (swt) with 4

5 بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم belief, don t say what s gone is gone. Don t say the child, spouse, health, wealth, etc is gone. But most people don t know there are promises being fulfilled in this life. SURAH AR ROOM 6 و ع د للا ل ي خ ل ف للا و ع د ه و ل ك ن أ ك ث ر الن اس ل ي ع ل م ون (This is) Allah's promise! Allah will not fail His promise, but most people do not know. This is a promise that the Romans would defeat the Persians, and they did, to show that the promises of Allah (swt) are true. If you don t believe that the promises of Allah (swt) are true, then it won t happen for you. If you think that Allah (swt) will give you, then He will give you. Don t deal with Allah (swt) as if you re not sure, even if you re 1% unsure, then it won t happen. You need to believe 100% that Allah (swt) will make it happen. SURAH AR ROOM 60 ف اص ب ر إ ن و ع د للا ح ق و ل ي س ت خ ف ن ك ال ذ ين ل ي وق ن ون Therefore be patient; surely the promise of Allah is true and let not those who have no certainty hold you in light estimation. You need to be patient for the promises to be fulfilled. What does patience mean? Don t complain, don t say when is my child coming back, when is the house going to be built, when will I be cured etc. Allah (swt) will give victory to the oppressed over the oppressor, to the just over the unjust, to the believer over the disbeliever you might see it as opposite, but you need to be patient. Then Allah (swt) tells the Prophet (ﷺ) to not be affected by those who don t have yaqeen. Someone might be severely sick and the doctors tell him there s no cure, but Allah (swt) says that for every sickness there is a cure, there is cure in Surah Al Fatiha. But because we have been affected by those who don t believe in Allah (swt) then the promise won t happen, subhan Allah. Everything is possible with Allah (swt) but it s the people who make us weak. Another example is Yaqoub (as) who believed his sons will be come back and they came back, even if it was after some years. We need to have yaqeen. SURAH LUQMAN 33 ي ا أ ي ه ا الن اس ات ق وا ر ب ك م و اخ ش و ا ي و م ا ل ي ج ز ي و ال د ع ن و ل د ه و ل م و ل ود ه و ج از ع ن و ال د ه ش ي ئ ا إ ن و ع د للا ح ق ف ل ت غ ر ن ك م ال ح ي اة الد ن ي ا و ل ي غ ر ن ك م ب ال ل ال غ ر ور O people! guard against (the punishment of) your Lord and dread the day when a father shall not make any satisfaction for his son, nor shall the child be the maker of any satisfaction for his father; surely the promise of Allah is true, therefore let not this world's life deceive you, nor let the arch-deceiver deceive you in respect of Allah. 5

6 What can affect you from seeing the promises as being fulfilled? The duniya and shaitan, because you re seeing things contrary to the promise. The duniya and the shaitan will affect you from believing in the promises of Allah (swt). Allah (swt) says taking interest will burn everything away and giving charity will give you more. You see getting interest as having more and giving charity as less but it s the opposite. You see those who have things as a result of interest but they are unhappy in the house. The duniya affects you because you see others as having things, subhan Allah. SURAH FATIR 9 ي ا أ ي ه ا الن اس إ ن و ع د للا ح ق ف ل ت غ ر ن ك م ال ح ي اة الد ن ي ا و ل ي غ ر ن ك م ب ال ل ال غ ر ور O people! guard against (the punishment of) your Lord and dread the day when a father shall not make any satisfaction for his son, nor shall the child be the maker of any satisfaction for his father; surely the promise of Allah is true, therefore let not this world's life deceive you, nor let the arch-deceiver deceive you in respect of Allah. You need to be patient, but what can affect you? People, duniya, and the shaitan. SURAH GHAFIR 55 ف اص ب ر إ ن و ع د للا ح ق و اس ت غ ف ر ل ذ نب ك و س ب ح ب ح م د ر ب ك ب ال ع ش ي و ا ل ب ك ار Therefore be patient; surely the promise of Allah is true; and ask protection for your fault and sing the praise of your Lord in the evening and the morning. Again you need to be patient to see the fulfillment of the promises, don t say when will it happen? What else do you need? Seek forgiveness for your sins and do tasbeeh. So while you are waiting, being patient, seek forgiveness. If you re waiting to see the doctor or at the stop light, instead of just looking at everyone, seek forgiveness. Why istighfar? Because the sins can delay the promise, istaghfar Allah. For example, there is cure in honey, some get cured in 1 day, others a week, so you need to make istighfar while waiting for the cure. What else do you need? Tasbeeh Allah (swt), you need to remove all negative thoughts about Him because you could be waiting, but a bad thought comes, so you need to push it away and do tasbeeh Allah (swt) and praise Him. You push away the negative and affirm the positive. وعن أبي هريرة رضي هللا عنه قال: قال رسول هللا صلى هللا عليه وسلم: "كلمتان خفيفتان على اللسان ثقيلتان في الميزان ( Hadith: reported: (Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) ("حبيبتان إلى الرحمن: سبحان هللا وبحمده سبحان هللا العظيم The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "There are two statements that are light for the tongue to remember, heavy in the Scales and are dear to the Merciful: 'Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi, Subhan- Allahil-Adhim [Glory be to Allah and His is the praise, (and) Allah, the Greatest is free from imperfection]'.") - Al-Bukhari and Muslim, Book 16, Hadith 1408 ع ن أ ب ي ه ر ير ة رضى هللا عنه أ ن ر س و ل هللا صلى هللا عليه وسلم ق ا ل " م ن ق ا ل س بح ا ن هللا و ب ح مد ه. ف ي ي وم م ائ ة م رة ح طت ( Hadith: said, "Whoever says, 'Subhan (ﷺ) (Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger ) خ ط اي اه و إ ن ك ان ت م ث ل ز ب د الب ح ر Allah wa bihamdihi,' one hundred times a day, will be forgiven all his sins even if they were as much as 6

7 بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم the foam of the sea.) - Sahih al-bukhari 6405 some people might think the foam of the sea is little, but there places have foam on their seas that are like a sea itself. You need to believe that the promise of Allah (swt) is true. SURAH GHAFIR 77 ف اص ب ر إ ن و ع د للا ح ق ف إ م ا ن ر ي ن ك ب ع ض ال ذ ي ن ع د ه م أ و ن ت و ف ي ن ك ف إ ل ي ن ا ي ر ج ع ون So be patient, surely the promise of Allah is true. So should We make you see part of what We threaten them with, or should We cause you to die, to Us shall they be returned. Allah (swt) is telling the Prophet (ﷺ) to be patient after being called displeasing names by the disbelievers. So Allah (swt) is telling him he will be rewarded whether the promise happens in this life or if he dies afterwrads. Whether you get it in this life or not, you will appreciate it. When you make dua a, either it s fulfilled, or you re protected from some harm, or it s delayed for the hereafter. SURAH AL AHZAB 17 ق ل م ن ذ ا ال ذ ي ي ع ص م ك م م ن للا إ ن أ ر اد ب ك م س وء ا أ و أ ر اد ب ك م ر ح م ة و ل ي ج د ون ل ه م م ن د ون للا و ل ي ا و ل ن ص ير ا Say: Who is it that can withhold you from Allah if He intends to do you evil, rather He intends to show you mercy? And they will not find for themselves besides Allah any guardian or a helper. What do the hypocrites and those who have a sickness in their heart think about the promises of Allah (swt)? They say that whatever Allah (swt) and His messenger (ﷺ) have promised is only deception, istaghfar Allah. That s why the hypocrites are in the lowest level of the hellfire they re underestimating the promises of Allah (swt). SURAH AL AHZAB 22 و ل م ا ر أ ى ال م ؤ م ن ون ا ل ح ز اب ق ال وا ه ذ ا م ا و ع د ن ا للا و ر س ول ه و ص د ق للا و ر س ول ه و م ا ز اد ه م إ ل إ يم ان ا و ت س ل يم ا And when the believers saw the allies, they said: This is what Allah and His Apostle promised us, and Allah and His Apostle spoke the truth; and it only increased them in faith and submission. And what do the believers say? When they see a problem, they know there is a solution. As soon as someone goes in a problem, he quickly knows he will be taken out of it because of his belief in the promises of Allah (swt). Don t talk about your problems, but say that Allah (swt) will take me out of this problem, sickness, etc always speak of the positive. And when you are taken out of the problem, you will 7

8 say Allah (swt) took me out of the problem. Similar to Yusuf (as), he didn t say I was placed in jail, but I was taken out of it. And in the end, the believers are increased in faith and submission, subhan Allah. T H E P R O M I S E S O F A L L A H ( S W T ) I N T H E ) وعود هللا في القران ( N Q U R A PART TWO SURAH AL BAQARAH 152 ف اذ ك ر ون ي أ ذ ك ر ك م و اش ك ر وا ل ي و ل ت ك ف ر ون Therefore remember Me, I will remember you, and be thankful to Me, and do not be ungrateful to Me. Remember Allah (swt) He will remember you There are two parts to a promise, what does Allah (swt) want you to do and what is His promise? Allah (swt) wants you to remember Him whether you pray, talk about Him, etc. The best remembrance is with heart and tongue. Don t say istaghfar Allah with no feeling in the heart. What does Allah (swt) promise you? He will remember you. Whoever remembers Allah (swt) by himself, then Allah (swt) remembers him within Himself. And when you remember Allah (swt) in a group, for 8

9 بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم example talking about Him, learning about Him, then Allah (swt) will remember you in front of the angels. Where is our remembrance compared to the remembrance of Allah (swt)? Where is our self and Allah s self, subhan Allah. When you remember Allah (swt), He will remember you immediately. For example, when you say subhan Allah, then He remembers you immediately, not after some time. Imagine the King of Kings remembers you as a slave, what an honor! When you remember Allah (swt) then shukr will come by default. That s why we said remembrance is the head of gratitude. And when you re grateful, it averts pride and arrogance because you re attributing it to Allah (swt), not to yourself. SURAH AL BAQARAH 186 و إ ذ ا س أ ل ك ع ب اد ي ع ن ي ف إ ن ي ق ر يب أ ج يب د ع و ة الد اع إ ذ ا د ع ان ف ل ي س ت ج يب وا ل ي و ل ي ؤ م ن وا ب ي ل ع ل ه م ي ر ش د ون And when My servants ask you concerning Me, then surely I am very near; I answer the prayer of the suppliant when he calls on Me, so they should answer My call and believe in Me that they may walk in the right way. Respond to Allah (swt) make dua a to Him and believe in Him Guidance to rushd The Companions were asking the Prophet (ﷺ) is Allah (swt) far or near? And he was told to tell them that He s near. Allah (swt) is close to you and you need to be close to Him. What do you need to do? Respond to Allah (swt), how? By making dua a to Him. Only those who are arrogant don t make dua a. If you don t talk to Allah (swt) and invoke Him, then Allah (swt) will decree a difficult situation for you in order to hear your voice, you will be desperate, subhan Allah. Allah (swt) loves to hear the voice of the invocators. Ramadan is the month of dua a, while you re fasting your dua a is accepted, and dua a itself is a worship. Many people want to make dua a but they can t, they get busy or distracted. In order for the dua a to be effective it needs to have faith. You need to be alert, not heedless when you re talking to As Samee Al Baseer. When you respond to Allah (swt), make dua a to Him, and believe in Him, then Allah (swt) will guide you to rushd to do the right things, the right deeds. This is Allah s promise and He will never break His promise. When you make dua a, think about the guidance. SURAH AL BAQARAH 245 م ن ذ ا ال ذ ي ي ق ر ض للا ق ر ض ا ح س ن ا ف ي ض اع ف ه ل ه أ ض ع اف ا ك ث ير ة و للا ي ق ب ض و ي ب س ط و إ ل ي ه ت ر ج ع ون Who is it that will offer of Allah a goodly gift, so He will multiply it to him manifold, and Allah straitens and amplifies, and you shall be returned to Him. 9

10 Give sadaqah for Allah (swt) It will be multiplied Who will lend a goodly loan to Allah (swt)? Subhan Allah. Your money is Allah s money and He is the Most Rich, He doesn t need your money, but He wants to encourage you, subhan Allah. And the loan will be returned to you look at the gentleness of Allah (swt) and how He s dealing with us. When you give charity for the sake of Allah (swt) then He will increase it for you. When you know how generous Allah (swt) is to us, you need to be generous too. And when you re so desperate for good deeds on the Day of Judgement, you will see them as a result of your charity. Sadaqah purifies your heart. Allah (swt) is Al Qabidh Al Basit, what is the connection? When someone gives charity, they re afraid they might be poor, but Allah (swt) is telling us He Stretches and He Withholds, so don t think if you don t give charity that you will stay rich and when you give you will be poor. Allah (swt) enlarges and restricts the provision. Allah (swt) created you with no money, we are created naked, so don t worry about your wealth, it belongs to Allah (swt) either way. SURAH AL BAQARAH 262 ال ذ ين ي نف ق ون أ م و ال ه م ف ي س ب يل للا ث م ل ي ت ب ع ون م ا أ نف ق وا م ن ا و ل أ ذ ى ل ه م أ ج ر ه م ع ند ر ب ه م و ل خ و ف ع ل ي ه م و ل ه م ي ح ز ن ون (As for) those who spend their property in the way of Allah, then do not follow up what they have spent with reproach or injury, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and they shall have no fear nor shall they grieve. Give sadaqah for Allah (swt) without following it with reproach You will be rewarded, you will have no fear or grief What is the connection between Ramadan, Quran, and being generous? Hadith: Ibn 'Abbas narrates, saying, The Messenger of Allah ( هللا عليه وسلم (صلى was the most generous person, and he would be at his most generous in Ramadan because Jibril would come to him every night and he would study the Qur'an with him. Truly, when Allah's Messenger ( هللا عليه وسلم (صلى would meet Gabriel, he would be more generous than a fleeting wind. [Agreed Upon] Ramadan is the month of the Quran and the more you read Quran, the more you will be generous because your heart is not attached to the duniya. The Quran is purifying you, subhan Allah. When you re giving charity, don t come back and say I m the one who gave you. The best charity is when you give it with a good heart, not by force. What did Allah (swt) promise? The reward will be with Allah (swt), you will not fear or grieve you will not be afraid of poverty in the future and you will not be sad about giving you will have stable feelings. You will not have ill feelings when giving charity, subhan Allah. 10

11 When you give charity, your money will not decrease, it will increase. The best charity is when you need the money yourself but you give it away. Someone might give 1000 but with no feeling, and another just 1 dirham but he is need of it. The best charity is to give water, imagine giving water to people in Ramadan. SURAH AL BAQARAH 272 ل ي س ع ل ي ك ه د ٮ ه م و ل ڪ ن ٱ ل ل ي ه د ى م ن ي ش ا ء و م ا ت نف ق وا م ن خ ي ر ف ل نف س ڪ م و م ا ت نف ق ون إ ل ٱب ت غ ا ء و ج ه ٱ ل ل و م ا ت نف ق وا م ن خ ي ر ي و ف إ ل ي ڪ م و أ نت م ل ت ظ ل م ون To make them walk in the right way is not incumbent on you, but Allah guides aright whom He pleases; and whatever good thing you spend, it is to your own good; and you do not spend but to seek Allah's pleasure; and whatever good things you spend shall be paid back to you in full, and you shall not be wronged. Give sadaqah for Allah (swt) to seek His pleasure It will benefit you and you will be paid back in full and more No matter how much you talk to the disbelievers, if they don t want the guidance, then you can t guide them. Allah (swt) guides whom He wills. Whether you are giving to a believer or disbeliever, whether little or much, it s all good for you. When you tell others about guidance, whether they take it or not, it s all for your own benefit because you are talking about Allah (swt). Sometimes you might give someone, and then you re told they re not needy, and you think why did I give them? Don t think like that, know that it s good for you. The second promise is you will be paid back for what you give, subhan Allah. Who gave you money in the first place? Allah (swt), but He said I will pay you back, and even more, subhan Allah. Don t fear poverty because the money is for Allah (swt). SURAH AL BAQARAH 274 ال ذ ين ي نف ق ون أ م و ال ه م ب الل ي ل و الن ه ار س ر ا و ع ل ن ي ة ف ل ه م أ ج ر ه م ع ند ر ب ه م و ل خ و ف ع ل ي ه م و ل ه م ي ح ز ن ون (As for) those who spend their property by night and by day, secretly and openly, they shall have their reward from their Lord and they shall have no fear, nor shall they grieve. Give sadaqah for Allah (swt) day or night, secretly or openly Reward from Him, no fear or grief When you give charity then it s a sign of your faith. Surah Al Baqarah is all about the unseen and giving charity and having it increased is part of the unseen. There is no restriction in giving sadaqah whether 11

12 بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم during the day or night or openly or secretly. You give secretly when you re afraid of riya a, but publicly when you want to encourage others but your heart has to be firm. SURAH AL IMRAN 31 ق ل إ ن ك نت م ت ح ب ون للا ف ات ب ع ون ي ي ح ب ب ك م للا و ي غ ف ر ل ك م ذ ن وب ك م و للا غ ف ور ر ح يم Say: If you love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you your faults, and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. (ﷺ) Follow the Sunnah of the Prophet Allah (swt) will love you and forgive you your sins If you love Allah (swt), then you should follow His messenger.(ﷺ) There are people who say we don t follow the Sunnah, just the Quran, but the Quran is saying to follow the Sunnah, subhan Allah. When you follow his Sunnah, then Allah (swt) will give you two things: He will love you and forgiveness of sins, subhan Allah. In Ramadan, you can follow his Sunnah, how did he break his fast, what worships did he do (see section 3), etc. The ihtisab you need is when you follow the Sunnah then Allah (swt) will love you and forgive you your sins. SURAH AN NISA A 31 إ ن ت ج ت ن ب وا ڪ ب ا ٮ ر م ا ت ن ہ و ن ع ن ه ن ك ف ر ع نك م س ي ات ك م و ن د خ ل ڪم م د خ ل ك ر يم ا If you avoid the great sins which you are forbidden to do, We shall expiate from you your (small) sins, and admit you to a Noble Entrance (i.e. Paradise). Avoid major sins Allah (swt) will forgive your minor sins and admit you to paradise with honor What do you have to do? Abstain from major sins such as backbiting and slandering, then Allah (swt) will expiate your minor sins, subhan Allah. And what else? Allah (swt) will make you enter an honorable entry, which is entering paradise with honor, subhan Allah. How do you apply this in Ramadan? You don t just stop yourself from food and drink, but you stop yourself from sins of the tongue shouting, bad words, getting angry. You want to say, but you re stopping yourself. 12

13 بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم SURAH AN NISA A 69 و م ن ي ط ع للا و الر س ول ف أ ول ئ ك م ع ال ذ ين أ ن ع م للا ع ل ي ه م م ن الن ب ي ين و الص د يق ين و الش ه د اء و الص ال ح ين و ح س ن أ ول ئ ك ر ف يق ا And whoever obeys Allah and the Apostle, these are with those upon whom Allah has bestowed favors from among the prophets and the truthful and the martyrs and the good, and a goodly company are they! (ﷺ) Obey Allah (swt) and the Prophet Be among those whom Allah (swt) has favored from the prophets, truthful ones, martyrs, and good ones You need to obey Allah (swt) and His messenger,(ﷺ) and this is taqwa. What did Allah (swt) promise you? Then you will be among those whom Allah (swt) favored the prophets, the truthful ones, the martyrs, and the good ones, subhan Allah. Nothing is better than their companionship. You might not be among them, but Allah (swt) will include you to be with them. There is so much barakah when you obey. The opposite of obeying is arguing, you re not taking it because it doesn t suit you. In Ramadan, you have many opportunities for obedience. SURAH AL ANA AM 155 و ه ذ ا ك ت اب أ نز ل ن اه م ب ار ك ف ات ب ع وه و ات ق وا ل ع ل ك م ت ر ح م ون And this is a Book We have revealed, blessed; therefore follow it and guard (against evil) that mercy may be shown to you. Follow the Quran and have taqwa You will be shown mercy Ramadan is the month of the Quran, and we want it to purify our hearts. The Quran is mubarak, it s blessed. One of the scholars said the more you give time to the Quran, the more Allah (swt) will put barakah in your time your time will not be wasted. You need to follow the Quran and have taqwa. What does it mean to follow the Quran? When you recite the Quran, you need to interact with it, when it says do this, you do it, when it says don t do this, then don t do it. And you need to have taqwa, what does that mean? Guard yourself from sins because one of the obstacles from understanding the Quran is the sins. What will Allah (swt) give you? Mercy. Some people are reciting the Quran and they say this ayah is for this person, this ayah is for so and so they re distributing the ayat to everyone but themselves, subhan Allah. How can you have mercy if you re not applying the Quran, and mercy is when all good comes to you and all fitnas are driven away from you. May Allah (swt) make this a blessed month for us. Ameen. 13

14 SURAH AL ANA AM 160 م ن ج اء ب ال ح س ن ة ف ل ه ع ش ر أ م ث ال ه ا و م ن ج اء ب الس ي ئ ة ف ل ي ج ز ى إ ل م ث ل ه ا و ه م ل ي ظ ل م ون Whoever brings a good deed, he shall have ten like it, and whoever brings an evil deed, he shall be recompensed only with the like of it, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly. One good deed One sin Accounted ten times Accounted one time Allah (swt) will never deal with you unjustly When you bring one good deed with you, bring means it came with a struggle, then Allah (swt) will bring you ten times, meaning He will account it 10 times. And whoever comes with one sin, then you will be accounted for just one sin, and you will not be treated unfairly. Allah (swt) will not give you less good deeds or more sins. This shows you Allah is Ar Rahman, Al Lateef, Al Kareem, Al Jawwad, so many names, subhan Allah. When you know the names of Allah (swt), the Quran is further enlivened. Imagine in Ramadan the rewards are multiplied. SURAH AL ARAF 35 ي ا ب ن ي آد م إ م ا ي أ ت ي ن ك م ر س ل م نك م ي ق ص ون ع ل ي ك م آي ات ي ف م ن ات ق ى و أ ص ل ح ف ل خ و ف ع ل ي ه م و ل ه م ي ح ز ن ون O children of Adam! if there come to you apostles from among you relating to you My communications, then whoever shall guard (against evil) and act aright-- they shall have no fear nor shall they grieve. Have taqwa and correct yourself No fear and no grief You have to take the ayat with taqwa, meaning no desire, and then correct yourself. Why taqwa first and then correcting yourself? Because you need to demolish what s bad and build it correctly. Then there is no fear or grieve for them. SURAH AL ANFAL 46 و أ ط يع وا للا و ر س ول ه و ل ت ن از ع وا ف ت ف ش ل وا و ت ذ ه ب ر يح ك م و اص ب ر وا إ ن للا م ع الص اب ر ين And obey Allah and His Apostle and do not quarrel for then you will be weak in hearts and your power will depart, and be patient; surely Allah is with the patient. Have patience Companionship of Allah (swt) 14

15 بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم You need to be patient, especially when arguing and having disputes because you will fail and your power will go away. No one wants to start a dispute in Ramadan because what will happen? You will be weak and you will not be able to worship. SURAH IBRAHIM 7 و إ ذ ت أ ذ ن ر ب ك م ل ئ ن ش ك ر ت م ل ز يد ن ك م و ل ئ ن ك ف ر ت م إ ن ع ذ اب ي ل ش د يد And when your Lord made it known: If you are grateful, I would certainly give to you more, and if you are ungrateful, My chastisement is truly severe. Gratitude Increment Allah (swt) declared, He has announced that if you are grateful, then He will increase you. When you fast and pray well in Ramadan, show your gratitude to Allah (swt), don t say it s because of yourself. What will Allah (swt) give you when you re grateful? He will increase you and give you more good days. SURAH AN NAHL 97 م ن ع م ل ص ال ح ا م ن ذ ك ر أ و أ نث ى و ه و م ؤ م ن ف ل ن ح ي ي ن ه ح ي اة ط ي ب ة و ل ن ج ز ي ن ه م أ ج ر ه م ب أ ح س ن م ا ك ان وا ي ع م ل ون Whoever does good whether male or female and he is a believer, We will most certainly make him live a happy life, and We will most certainly give them their reward for the best of what they did. Do righteous good deeds and believe Happy life and reward You need to do good deeds and believe, and what will you be promised? You will live a good life and Allah (swt) will reward you. SURAH AT TALAQ 2-3 ف إ ذ ا ب ل غ ن أ ج ل ه ن ف أ م س ك وه ن ب م ع ر وف أ و ف ار ق وه ن ب م ع ر وف و أ ش ه د وا ذ و ي ع د ل م نك م و أ ق يم وا الش ه اد ة ل ل ذ ل ك م ي وع ظ ب ه م ن ك ان ي ؤ م ن ب ال ل و ال ي و م ا ل خ ر و م ن ي ت ق للا ي ج ع ل ل ه م خ ر ج ا So when they have reached their prescribed time, then retain them with kindness or separate them with kindness, and call to witness two men of justice from among you, and give upright testimony for Allah. With that is admonished he who believes in Allah and the latter day; and whoever is careful of (his duty to) Allah, He will make for him an outlet و ي ر ز ق ه م ن ح ي ث ل ي ح ت س ب و م ن ي ت و ك ل ع ل ى للا ف ه و ح س ب ه إ ن للا ب ال غ أ م ر ه ق د ج ع ل للا ل ك ل ش ي ء ق د ر ا 15

16 بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم And give him sustenance from whence he thinks not; and whoever trusts in Allah, He is sufficient for him; surely Allah attains His purpose; Allah indeed has appointed a measure for everything. Have taqwa Rely on Allah (swt) Will make an exit for you when you re in a problem and give you provision you can t imagine He will be sufficient for you When you have taqwa, Allah (swt) will make an exit for you and He will provide you with something you cannot imagine. Taqwa is to not follow your desires, just stop yourself. If you rely on Allah (swt), then He will be sufficient for you, He will give you what you want. SURAH AT TALAQ 5 ذ ل ك أ م ر للا أ نز ل ه إ ل ي ك م و م ن ي ت ق للا ي ك ف ر ع ن ه س ي ئ ات ه و ي ع ظ م ل ه أ ج ر ا That is the command of Allah which He has revealed to you, and whoever is careful of (his duty to) Allah, He will remove from him his evil and give him a big reward. Have taqwa Expiate your sins and magnify your reward SURAH AT TALAQ 11 ر س ول ي ت ل و ع ل ي ك م آي ات للا م ب ي ن ات ل ي خ ر ج ال ذ ين آم ن وا و ع م ل وا الص ال ح ات م ن الظ ل م ات إ ل ى الن ور و م ن ي ؤ م ن ب ال ل و ي ع م ل ص ال ح ا ي د خ ل ه ج ن ات ت ج ر ي م ن ت ح ت ه ا ا ل ن ه ار خ ال د ين ف يه ا أ ب د ا ق د أ ح س ن للا ل ه ر ز ق ا An Apostle who recites to you the clear communications of Allah so that he may bring forth those who believe and do good deeds from darkness into light; and whoever believes in Allah and does good deeds, He will cause him to enter gardens beneath which rivers now, to abide therein forever, Allah has indeed given him a goodly sustenance. Believe and do righteous good deeds Removed from darkness to light, enter the eternal paradise 16

17 SURAH AL KAFH 107 إ ن ال ذ ين آم ن وا و ع م ل وا الص ال ح ات ك ان ت ل ه م ج ن ات ال ف ر د و س ن ز ل "Verily! those who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism) and do righteous deeds, shall have the Gardens of Al-Firdaus (the Paradise) for their entertainment. Believe and do righteous good deeds Janna al Firdaous SURAH MARYAM 76 و ي ز يد للا ال ذ ين اه ت د و ا ه د ى و ال ب اق ي ات الص ال ح ات خ ي ر ع ند ر ب ك ث و اب ا و خ ي ر م ر د ا And Allâh increases in guidance those who walk aright. And the righteous good deeds that last, are better with your Lord, for reward and better for resort. Act on guidance Further guidance SURAH MARYAM 96 إ ن ال ذ ين آم ن وا و ع م ل وا الص ال ح ات س ي ج ع ل ل ه م الر ح م ن و د ا Verily, those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, the Most Gracious (Allâh) will bestow love for them (in the hearts of the believers). Believe and do righteous good deeds He will place love for you in the hearts of the believers SURAH TA HA 75 و م ن ي أ ت ه م ؤ م ن ا ق د ع م ل الص ال ح ات ف أ ول ئ ك ل ه م الد ر ج ات ال ع ل ى But whoever comes to Him (Allâh) as a believer (in the Oneness of Allâh), and has done righteous good deeds, for such are the high ranks (in the Hereafter), Believe and do righteous good deeds High ranks SURAH TA HA 82 و إ ن ي ل غ ف ار ل م ن ت اب و آم ن و ع م ل ص ال ح ا ث م اه ت د ى And verily, I am indeed forgiving to him who repents, and does righteous good deeds, and then remains constant in doing them, (till his death). 17

18 Repent, believe, and do righteous good deeds, and remain constant Forgiveness SURAH TA HA 112 و م ن ي ع م ل م ن الص ال ح ات و ه و م ؤ م ن ف ل ي خ اف ظ ل م ا و ل ه ض م ا And he who works deeds of righteousness, while he is a believer then he will have no fear of injustice, nor of any curtailment (of his reward). Do righteous good deeds and is a believer No fear of injustice or decrease in reward SURAH TA HA 123 ق ال اه ب ط ا م ن ه ا ج م يع ا ب ع ض ك م ل ب ع ض ع د و ف إ م ا ي أ ت ي ن ك م م ن ي ه د ى ف م ن ات ب ع ه د اي ف ل ي ض ل و ل ي ش ق ى He (Allâh) said:"get you down (from the Paradise to the earth), both of you, together, some of you are an enemy to some others. Then if there comes to you guidance from Me, then whoever follows My Guidance he shall neither go astray, nor shall be distressed Follow the guidance of Allah (swt) when it comes You will not go astray or be distressed SURAH AL MUMINOON 102 ف م ن ث ق ل ت م و از ين ه ف أ ول ئ ك ه م ال م ف ل ح ون Then, those whose scales (of good deeds) are heavy, - these, they are the successful Scales heavy with good deeds Be of the successful ones SURAH AN NOOR 52 و م ن ي ط ع للا و ر س ول ه و ي خ ش للا و ي ت ق ه ف أ ول ئ ك ه م ال ف ائ ز ون And whosoever obeys Allâh and His Messenger (SAW), fears Allâh, and keeps his duty (to Him), such are the successful Obey Allah (swt) and His messenger,(ﷺ) and fears Allah (swt) and has taqwa Be of the successful ones 18

19 بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم SURAH AT TAGHABUN 9 ي و م ي ج م ع ك م ل ي و م ال ج م ع ذ ل ك ي و م الت غ اب ن و م ن ي ؤ م ن ب ال ل و ي ع م ل ص ال ح ا ي ك ف ر ع ن ه س ي ئ ات ه و ي د خ ل ه ج ن ات ت ج ر ي م ن ت ح ت ه ا ا ل ن ه ار خ ال د ين ف يه ا أ ب د ا ذ ل ك ال ف و ز ال ع ظ يم (And remember) the Day when He will gather you (all) on the Day of Gathering, that will be the Day of mutual loss and gain. And whosoever believes in Allâh and performs righteous good deeds, He will expiate from him his sins, and will admit him to Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise) to dwell therein forever, that will be the great success Believe in Allah (swt) and do righteous good deeds Expiation of sins, admitted to eternal paradise taken out of it. And in the end, the believers are increased in faith and submission, subhan Allah. T H E P R O M I S E S O F A L L A H ( S W T ) I N T H E ) وعود هللا في السنة ( H S U N N A PART THREE (فضل صوم رمضان ( FASTING VIRTUES FOR ع ن أ ب ي ه ر ي ر ة - رضى للا عنه - ق ال ق ال ر س ول للا صلى للا عليه وسلم " ك ل ع م ل اب ن آد م ي ض اع ف ال ح س ن ة ع ش ر أ م ث ال ه ا إ ل ى س ب ع م ائ ة ض ع ف ق ال للا ع ز و ج ل إ ل الص و م ف إ ن ه ل ي و أ ن ا أ ج ز ي ب ه ي د ع ش ه و ت ه و ط ع ام ه م ن أ ج ل ي Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Every (good) deed of the son of Adam would be multiplied, a good deed receiving a tenfold to seven hundredfold reward. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, has said: With the exception of fasting, for it is done for Me and I will give a reward for it, for one abandons his passion and food for My sake.- Sahih Muslim 1151 Good deed Fasting for the sake of Allah (swt) Multiplied 10 to 700 times Reward from Allah (swt) When you fast, you re doing it for Allah (swt). When you are on the qantara on the Day of Judgement settling scores between others, the people can take your other hasanat, but not your hasanat for fasting. 19

20 بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم ع ن س ه ل ب ن س ع د - رضى للا عنه - ق ال ق ال ر س ول للا صلى للا عليه وسلم " إ ن ف ي ال ج ن ة ب اب ا ي ق ال ل ه الر ي ان ي د خ ل م ن ه الص ائ م ون ي و م ال ق ي ام ة ل ي د خ ل م ع ه م أ ح د غ ي ر ه م ي ق ال أ ي ن الص ائ م ون ف ي د خ ل ون م ن ه ف إ ذ ا د خ ل آخ ر ه م أ غ ل ق ف ل م ي د خ ل. " م ن ه أ ح د Sahl b. Sa'd (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: In Paradise there is a gate which is called Rayyan through which only the people who fast would enter on the Day on Resurrection. None else would enter along with them. It would be proclaimed: Where are the people who fast that they should be admitted into it? And when the last of them would enter, it would be closed and no one would enter it.- Sahih Muslim 1152 Those who fast Enter the door of paradise for fasting called Rayyan. Allah (swt) made a special door for the ones who fast. Why is there so much reward for fasting? Because fasting is for Allah (swt) alone. ي ا ر س ول للا أ ر أ ي ت إ ن ش ه د ت أ ن ل إ ل ه إ ل للا و أ ن ك ر س ول للا و ص ل ي ت الص ل و ات ال خ م س و أ د ي ت الز ك اة و ص م ت ر م ض ان و ق م ت ه ف م م ن أ ن ا ق ال -ص ل ى للا ع ل ي ه و س ل م - : " م ن الص د يق ين و الش ه د اء It is reported on the authority of 'Amr Ibn Murrah Al-Juhani 'O, and (صلى للا عليه وسلم said: ( Prophet that he said: "A man came to the (رضي للا عنه ( Messenger of Allah! What do you think, if I bear witness that none is worthy of worship except Allah and that you are the Messenger of Allah, perform the five prayers, pay Zakat, fast the month of Ramadhan and stand in prayer during its nights, among which group will I be?' He ( (صلى للا عليه وسلم said:"among the truthful ones and the martyrs." Agreed upon. Bear witness none is worthy of worship but Allah (swt) and Mohammed (ﷺ) is His messenger, pray five obligatory prayer, pay zakat, fast Ramadan and establish the night prayers in Ramadan Among the truthful ones and martyrs عن عبد للا بن عمرو نا رسول للا صلى للا عليه و سلم قال : " الصيام والقرآن يشفعان للعبد يوم القيامة يقول الصيام ق ال - أي رب منعته الطعام والشهوات بالنهار فشفعني فيه ويقول القرآن منعته النوم بالليل فشفعني فيه قال فيشفعان Fasting and reciting Quran at night Intercession 20

21 You want your fasting and Quran to intercede for you, how? On the Day of Judgement, your fasting will be tangible and he will say I prevented him from eat and desires, so make me intercede for him. And similarly the Quran will say I prevented him sleeping at night, so make me intercede for him, and they will ) القرآن قراءة فضل) VIRTUES FOR RECITING THE QURAN عن أبي أمامة رضي للا عنه قال: سمعت رسول للا صلى للا عليه وسلم يقول: " اقرءوا القرآن فإنه يأتي يوم القيامة.((شفيع ا لصحابه" ))رواه مسلم I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "Read the Qur'an, for it will come as an intercessor for its reciters on the Day of Resurrection." Muslim Book 9, Hadith 991 Recite the Quran Intercession وعن النواس نب سمعان رضي للا عنه قال: سمعت رسول للا صلى للا عليه وسلم يقول: "يؤتى يوم القيامة بالقرآن.((وأهله الذين كانو يعملون به في الدنيا تقدمه سورة البقرة وآل عمران تحاجان عن صاحبهما " ))رواه مسلم I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "The Qur'an and its people who applied it, will be brought on the Day of Resurrection preceded with Surat Al-Baqarah and Surat Al-'Imran arguing on behalf of those who applied them." Muslim People who applied the Quran Surah Al Baqarah and Surah Al Imran will argue on their behalf The Quran and the people of Quran who work with the Quran, meaning they lived the Quran, will come forth on the Day of Judgement. May Allah (swt) make us people of the Quran. Ameen. From the entire Quran, Surah Al Baqarah and Surah Al Imran will come forth, and for those who acted upon these surahs, then they will argue and intercede for the person. ح د ث ن ا ح ف ص ب ن ع م ر ح د ث ن ا ش ع ب ة ع ن ع ل ق م ة ب ن م ر ث د ع ن س ع د ب ن ع ب ي د ة ع ن أ ب ي ع ب د الر ح م ن ع ن ع ث م ان ع ن الن ب ي. " صلى للا عليه وسلم ق ال " خ ي ر ك م م ن ت ع ل م ال ق ر آن و ع ل م ه The best among you is he who learns and teaches the Qur'an. Sunan Abi Dawud 1452, Authenticated by Al Albani as Sahih Learn the Quran and teach it Best among the people 21

22 You are the best of the people when you learn the Quran and teach it. On the Day of Judgement, the Quran will come and he will say honor this person who acted on the Quran. So the man will wear a crown, then the Quran will not pleased, so he will say let him wear a gown of honor, and he is still not pleased, then he will say be pleased with him, so Allah (swt) will be pleased with him, and then he will be told to recite and the last ayah is his place in paradise. (فضل الوضوء ( WUDHU VIRTUES FOR وعن عثمان بن عفان رضي للا عنه قال: قال رسول للا صلى للا عليه وسلم: "من توضأ فأحسن الوضوء خرجت.((خطاياه من جسده حتى تخرج من تحت أظفاره" ))رواه مسلم The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who performs the Wudu' perfectly (i.e., according to Sunnah), his sins will depart from his body, even from under his nails." Muslim 245 Perform wudhu properly Sins will fall off from you You need to gather your heart when making wudhu and hope for this reward that your sins even will be removed from under your nails. عن أ بي هريرة - رضي للا عنه - ق ال : س م ع ت رسول للا - صلى للا عليه وسلم - يقول : )) إن أ م ت ي ي د ع و ن ي و م الق ي ام ة غ ر ا )) 2 (( م ح ج لين )) 3 (( م ن آث ار الو ض وء ف م ن اس ت ط اع م ن ك م أن ي ط يل غ ر ت ه ف ل ي ف ع ل (( Narrated Nu`am Al-Mujmir: Once I went up the roof of the mosque, along with Abu Huraira. He perform ablution and said, "I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "On the Day of Resurrection, my followers will be called "Al-Ghurr-ul- Muhajjalun" from the trace of ablution and whoever can increase the area of his radiance should do so (i.e. by performing ablution regularly).' " Al Bukhari 136 Perform wudhu properly Traces of radiance will appear on the places of wudhu on the Day of Judgment (فضل اآلذان ( ADHAN VIRTUES OF وعن معاوية رضي للا عنه قال: سمعت رسول للا صلى للا عليه وسلم يقول: "المؤذنون أطول الناس أعناق ا يوم.((القيامة" ))رواه مسلم I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: "The Mu'adhdhinun (callers to prayer) will have the longest necks on the Day of Resurrection." Muslim Book 9, Hadith

23 Callers to prayer Longest necks on the Day of Judgement as a sign of distinction For those who are doing the adhan, then they will have the longest necks on the Day of Judgement that their distinction will be apparent, subhan Allah. وعن عبد للا بن عبد الرحمن بن أبي صعصعة نأ أبا سعيد الخدري رضي للا عنه قال له: "إني أراك تحب الغنم والبادية فإذا كنت في غنمك- وأ باديتك- فأذنت للصلة فارفع صوتك بالنداء فإنه ل يسمع مدى صوت المؤذن جن ول إنس ول.((شيء لإ شهد له يوم القيامة" قال أبو سعيد: سمعته من رسول للا صلى للا عليه وسلم ))رواه البخاري Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) said to me: "I see that you like living among your sheep in wilderness. So whenever you are with your sheep or in wilderness and you want to call Adhan, you should raise your voice because whoever hears the Adhan, whether a human or jinn or any other creature, will testify for you on the Day of Resurrection." Abu Sa'id added: "I heard this from the Messenger of Allah ".(ﷺ) - Sahih al- Bukhari 3296 Make adhan in wilderness All creatures, human, jinn, animals, etc will bear witness on the Day of Judgment to hearing your adhan A person might be in the desert, and he should make adhan, even if there s no one, because whether jinn, humans, anything, then they will witness for you on the Day of Judgement. (فضل الصلوات ( PRAYER VIRTUES OF وعن أبي هريرة رضي للا عنه قال: سمعت رسول للا صلى للا عليه وسلم يقول: "أرأيتم لو نأ نهر ا بباب أحدكم يغتسل منه كل يوم خمس مرات هل يبقى من درنه شيء " قالوا: ل يبقى من درنه شيء قال: "فذلك مثل الصلوات الخمس.((يمحو للا بهن الخطايا".))متفق عليه I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "Say, if there were a river at the door of one of you in which he takes a bath five times a day, would any soiling remain on him?" They replied, "No soiling would left on him." He (ﷺ) said, " That is the five (obligatory) Salat (prayers). Allah obliterates all sins as a result of performing them." Al Bukhari and Muslim, Book 9, Hadith 1042 Praying five obligatory prayers Sins washed away like bathing five times in a river 23

24 As if the five prayers are a river expiating your sins. عن ابن مسعود - رضي للا عنه - : أن ر ج ل أص اب م ن ام ر أ ة ق ب ل ة ف أت ى النبي - صلى للا عليه وسلم - ف أخ ب ر ه ف أن ز ل للا ت ع ال ى : } أ ق م الص ل ة ط ر ف ي الن ه ار و ز ل فا م ن الل ي ل إن الح س ن ات ي ذ ه ب ن الس ي ئ ات { ] هود : 111 [ ف ق ال الر ج ل أ ل ي ه ذ ا ق ال : )) ل ج م يع أ م ت ي ك ل ه م (( متفق ع ل ي ه A man kissed a woman. So he came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and informed him about it. Then Allah revealed this Ayah: "And perform the Salat, between the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night. Verily, the good deeds efface the evil deeds (i.e., minor sins)." (11:114) The man asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) whether this applies to him only. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It applies to all of my Ummah." Al Bukhari and Muslim Book 9, Hadith 1044 Perform good deeds Efface minor sins A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and told him he kissed a woman, and this shows the gentle and approachable nature of the Prophet.(ﷺ) He was not judgmental, similarly you don t want your children to be sinning behind your back. This shows that it s not our deeds that take us to paradise, no one is pure, we all slip, but use these slips to be elevated. (فضل صالة الفجر و العصر ( PRAYER VIRTUES OF FAJR AND ASR و ح د ث ن ا ه د اب ب ن خ ال د ا ل ز د ي ح د ث ن ا ه م ام ب ن ي ح ي ى ح د ث ن ي أ ب و ج م ر ة الض ب ع ي ع ن أ ب ي ب ك ر ع ن أ ب يه أ ن ر س ول للا. " صلى للا عليه وسلم ق ال " م ن ص ل ى ال ب ر د ي ن د خ ل ال ج ن ة Abu Bakr reported on the authority of his father that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: He who observed two prayers at two cool (hours) would enter Paradise. - Sahih Muslim 635 Pray fajr and asr Enter paradise You are already praying the five prayers, but when you re praying the fajr and asr make the ihtisab to enter paradise. Fajr and asr are difficult because they re sleeping time. و ح د ث ن ا أ ب و ب ك ر ب ن أ ب ي ش ي ب ة و أ ب و ك ر ي ب و إ س ح اق ب ن إ ب ر اه يم ج م يع ا ع ن و ك يع - ق ال أ ب و ك ر ي ب ح د ث ن ا و ك يع - ع ن اب ن أ ب ي خ ال د و م س ع ر و ال ب خ ت ر ي ب ن ال م خ ت ار س م ع وه م ن أ ب ي ب ك ر ب ن ع م ار ة ب ن ر ؤ ي ب ة ع ن أ ب يه ق ال س م ع ت ر س ول للا صلى للا عليه وسلم ي ق ول " ل ن ي ل ج الن ار أ ح د ص ل ى ق ب ل ط ل وع الش م س و ق ب ل غ ر وب ه ا ". ي ع ن ي ال ف ج ر و ال ع ص ر. ف ق ال ل ه ر ج ل 24