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Blessings 6 Hadhrat Sahal narrates that the holy Prophet said: ―The people will remain prosperous so long as they hasten in breaking their fast (at the time of Iftar).‖ [Bukhari] Hadhrat Umar narrates that the holy Prophet said: ―Not a single prayer made by a fasting person at the time of breaking fast (iftar) is rejected.‖[ Ibn Majah] Once Hazrat Musa asked Almighty Allah, O Allah! You have granted me the honour and privilege of talking to you directly, Have you given this privilege to any other person? Allah Ta‘ala replied, O Musa, during the last period I am going to send an Ummah (Nation), who will be the Ummah of Muhammad Sallallaahu alaihe Wasallam with dry lips, parched tongues, emaciated body with eyes sunken deep into their sockets, with livers dry and stomachs suffering the pangs of hunger – who will call out to me (in dua) they will be much much closer to me than you O Musa! While you speak to me there are 70,000 veils between you and me but at the time of Iftar there will not be a single veil between me and the fasting followers of Muhammad Sallallaahu alaihe Wasallam. O Musa I have taken upon myself the responsibility that at the time of Iftar I will never refuse the dua of a fasting person! KEEP YOURSELF OCCUPIED WITH DUA BEFORE BREAKING YOUR FAST Never underestimate the power of dua When nothing helps only dua helps Virtues of Sehri. Hazrat Ibn Umar relates: Rasulullah (Sallallaahu alaihe Wasallam) said: ‗Verily Allah and His Malaa‘ikah (angels) send Mercy upon those who eat ‗Sehri‘ (sower-Suhoor).‖ There are many Ahaadith in which the virtues of ―Sehri‖ are expounded and the rewards mentioned. Many people are deprived of this great reward because of their own laziness. Some even go so far as to finish ‗Taraweeh‘, eat (what they suppose to be ―Sehri‘!) and go to bed. What great blessings do they lose! ―Sehri‖ actually means partaking of food shortly before dawn. Some authorities say that the time for ―Sehri‖ commences after half the night has passed (Mirqaat). Rasulullah said: ‗The difference between our fasting and that of the Ahlul-Kitaab (Jews and Christians) lies in our partaking of food at ―Sehri‖ which they do not.‖ The Prophet has said, ―Eat Sehri, because in it lie great blessings; and again. ― When Rasulullah used to invite any of the companions to eat ―Sehri‖ with him, he used to say: ―Come and partake of blessed food with me.‖ One Hadith says: ―Eat ‗Sehri‘ and strengthen yourself for the fast. And sleep in the afternoon (Siesta), so as to gain assistance in waking up in the latter portion of the night.‖ Abdullah bin Haarith reports that one of the Sahaabah said: ―I once visited Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasallam) at a time when he was busy in partaking of ‗Sehri‘. Rasulullah then said: ―This is a thing full of blessings, which Allah has granted you. Do not give it up.‖ Rasulullah (Sallallaahu alaihe Wasallam) has urged us repeatedly for ‗Sehri‘ and is reported to have said: ―Even though there be no food, then one date should be eaten or a drink of water taken.‖ Muslims should endeavour to observe this practice as much as possible. However, in all things, moderation is important: neither should so little be eaten that one feels weak throughout the fast, nor should so much be eaten that it causes discomfort. Sahl bin Abdullah Tastari a great saint, who used to eat only once every fifteen days, while in Ramadhan he ate only one morsel; but in order to follow the Sunnah, he used to have a drink of water daily for ‗Sehri‘ and ‗Iftar‘. Similarly, we can recall the practice of our pious predecessors who disciplined their inner-selves by eating less. However let us bear in mind that this practice should not be carried out to such extremes where other ‘ religious‘ activities and responsibilities are neglected, as a result of weakness of the body. Tasbeeh of Taraweeh During the pause after each four rakahs of Taraweeh Salaah the worshipper has the option to sit quiet or recite some Tasbeeh, or offer a voluntary prayer. Some jurists, however, have recommended that the following Tasbeeh be recited in the pause: Issue 31 www.rabetah.com Sept/Oct 2010
Actions & Spirituality over and over every day of the entire month. We beseech Allah Ta‘ala to grant such devotion to us as well, along with I'tikaf during the last ten days. I‘tikaf is a Sunnah that takes devotion and time and it is something to help us progress from doing the obligatory acts of worship into the mustahabaat (recommended acts of worship) and we should always seek to do more and be like those righteous Muslims who do more in their worship. The great Tabi'ee (student of the Companions) Imam Al-Hasan al-Basri said, ―Whoever competes with you in the Deen then try to surpass him (compete with him), and whoever competes with you in the matters of this life then throw it back at him (ignore him). Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar narrates: ―Allah‘s Messenger used to practice I‘tikaf in the last ten days of the month of Ramadhan.‖ (Bukhari) A person should fulfil one‘s I'tikaf in such a Masjid wherein the five daily Salaah is offered. A Masjid in terms of the Shariah. By means of this act Allah Ta‘ala has granted us solitude while in a gathering. By doing a single day of I'tikaf, the Mu‘takif receives the reward of two Hajj and two Umrah and removed from Jahannam of a distance of five hundred years. Another amazing point is the fact that one who is waiting for Salaah is granted the rewards of being in Salaah. It is as if the person forming the intention for I'tikaf has begun Salaah on the eve of the twentieth of Ramadhan and remains engaged in this Salaah for a full ten days and nights, till the sighting of the crescent for Eid after which he turns for Salaam and completes his Salaah. While fast asleep, he is in Salaah! While wide a wake, he is in Salaah! While eating, he is in Salaah! While drinking, he is in Salaah! At every instant during his stay in the Masjid he is in Salaah. At times this is actually so while at other times he is allegorically so. We beseech Allah Ta‘ala to grant us the abundant Taufeeq for these actions to be performed during Ramadhan and that He make them easy for us and assist us therein. O Allah! We are weak and helpless. We are assailed by different forms of illnesses. O Allah! Provide us with Your assistance from the unseen whereby we can imbibe all these aspects within us. Let us engage in the abundant recitation of the Qur'aan as in the case of Hazrat Raipuri who gave up all his correspondence as well as meeting people and was either occupied in fasting or recitation of the Quran. This cycle continued O Allah! Grant abundant Taufeeq to us as well as to our children and the other members of our household. O Allah! Grant us the Taufeeq to spend Ramadhan in keeping with the Sunnah as discussed. Grant us the Taufeeq to spend Ramadhan in the shadows of Your accepted servants, Ameen. I'tikaf for Women A woman should perform I'tikaf in her home at the place where she performs her daily Salaat or any suitable place. Niyyah for Nafl I’tikaf Zakah is an obligatory charity giving is an act of worship and spiritual investment. The literal meaning of Zakah is purity and it refers to the annual amount which a Muslim with means must distribute among the rightful beneficiaries. Zakah does not only purify the property of the contributor but also purifies his heart from selfishness and greed. It also purifies the heart of the recipient from envy and jealousy, from hatred and uneasiness and it fosters instead good-will and warm wishes for the contributors. Zakah has a deep humanitarian and social-political value; for example, it frees society from class welfare, from ill feelings and distrust and from corruption. Although Islam does not hinder private enterprise or condemn private possession, it does not tolerate selfish and greedy capitalism. Islam adopts a moderate but positive and effective course between individual and society, between the citizen and the state, between capitalism and socialism, between materialism and spiritualism. Zakah is paid on the net balance after paying personal expenses, family expenses, due credits, taxes, etc. Every Muslim male or female, who at the end of the year is in possession of the Nisaab, must give Zakah at the minimum rate of 2.5%.i.e. £2.50 from every £100. The recipients of Zakah are those who either do not possess their basic needs at all or they do possess their basic needs but not the Nisaab. Note the obligatory nature of Zakah; it is compulsory. Muslims can also go above and beyond what they pay as Zakah, in which case the offering is a strictly voluntary charity (Sadaqah). Issue 31 www.rabetah.com Sept/Oct 2010 7
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