{"id":2664,"date":"2021-04-16T17:57:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T16:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/?p=2664"},"modified":"2021-04-16T17:57:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T16:57:28","slug":"reward-for-feeding-the-needy-fasting-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/2021\/04\/16\/reward-for-feeding-the-needy-fasting-person\/","title":{"rendered":"Reward for feeding the needy\/fasting person"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With the month of fasting upon us, most of us are now\ngetting accustomed to refraining from food and drink during the daylight hours.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, alongside the fasting element of this month, there\nis a great opportunity to gain reward from Allah SWT through acts of charity.\nOne of these acts is to feed someone else that is fasting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The imam reminded us of those referred to in the Quran who gave\nfood to others. In Sura Al-Insan, ayat 8&9 it is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and give food\u2014despite their\ndesire for it\u2014to the poor, the orphan, and the captive, \u02f9saying to themselves,\u02fa\n\u201cWe feed you only for the sake of Allah, seeking neither reward nor thanks from\nyou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear brothers, if we think about it. This year more than others,\nthis is a challenge for us to do. Covid has got us social distancing and taking\nall sorts of measures to prevent the spread of this virus. However, we must\nlook amongst ourselves in order to find the balance between being safe and fulfilling\nthis duty of ours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is only the wicked that deliberately strive to avoid this\ntask, they are referenced in the Quran by Allah SWT in Sura Al-Mudathir in which\nayat 42-44 is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat has landed you in Hell?\u201d They\nwill reply, \u201cWe were not of those who prayed, nor did we feed the poor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And so, dear brothers, with the extra constraints on us this\nyear, this reminder ends with 3 practical tips we can take away from this\nreminder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Feed others through donation of their food. We\ndon\u2019t need to physically make or provide the food. There are charities that\noffer to feed the poor and needy from food banks in the UK to relief efforts\noverseas. Use this reminder to donate money to them and help their projects to\nfeed the needy.<\/li>
  2. If you offer cooked food to neighbours usually\nfor their iftar and are unsure whether this year you should do so due to Covid\nthen an alternative is to provide them with packed food. Even a punnet of\ngrapes or a small packet of dates are both sealed and yet provide them with\nfood for their iftar and reward for you. It may not be the same but lets not\nlet the tradition that some of us have for our community love be hampered by\nthe restrictions we have on us this year.<\/li>
  3. Put effort into charities that are feeding the\npoor. From our local Myriad Foundation to Food banks that cater for the poor in\nour communities, there is an opportunity to gain reward not just from providing\nthe food, but to facilitate the delivery of the food to the poor and needy.\nThese charities welcome volunteers to what better time to donate some time and\nenergy instead of food or money to this worthy cause.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Dear brothers, we have a great opportunity again this year\nto reap the full potential of this blessed month. The imam reminded us in the\nfollowing hadith that the prophet SAWS said: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “He who provides a fasting\nperson something with which to break his fast, will earn the same reward as the\none who was observing the fast, without diminishing in any way the reward of\nthe latter.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    And so lets use todays reminder in order to gain the most\nfor ourselves with Allah SWT in this blessed month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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