{"id":3091,"date":"2023-03-10T07:25:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T07:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/?p=3003"},"modified":"2023-03-10T07:25:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T07:25:22","slug":"benefits-of-the-month-of-ramadan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/2023\/03\/10\/benefits-of-the-month-of-ramadan\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of the month of Ramadan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When we are growing up, it is normal to assume that the\nmonth of Ramadan is merely a test of our worship of Allah SWT. After all, it is\nabstinence from things that we would otherwise do in the course of our day and\nit is refraining from certain things that provide us with pleasure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, as we grow up we come to the realisation that the\nmonth of Ramadan is far from being just a test for our devotion to the commands\nof Allah SWT but instead, it is actually a source of benefit and great\nblessing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And make no mistake, despite the attempts of some to dismiss\nthe importance of the act of fasting, this month forms the absolute pillar of\nwhat it is to be a Muslim. The imam reminded us of this by referencing the\nfollowing hadith in which the Prophet SAWS is reported to have said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Islam is based on five things &#8211;\nthe testimony that there is no god but God and that Muhammad is His servant and\nmessenger, the observance of the prayer, the payment of&nbsp;zakat, the\nPilgrimage, and the fast during Ramadan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear brothers and sisters, we live in a time where there is\na constant effort to dilute the practices of our faith. From people saying that\nfasting is only to be done during weekends or office hours to even more absurd\nideas which are all designed to take us away from the blessing of this month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no room for misunderstanding as Allah SWT has\nclearly stated that the month of Ramadan is incumbent upon us to perform\nfasting and other acts of worship in this blessed month. The imam reminded us\nof this in the following references from the Quran in which Allah SWT taught us\nin Sura Baqara, ayats 183 and 184 that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You who believe, fasting is\nprescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may\nbe mindful of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fast for a specific number of\ndays, but if one of you is ill, or on a journey, on other days later. For those\nwho can fast only with extreme difficulty, there is a way to compensate- feed a\nneedy person. But if anyone does good of his own accord, it is better for him,\nand fasting is better for you, if only you knew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear brothers and sisters, fasting in the month of Ramadan\nis not something that was given to just the Prophet SAWS. It was actually in\nfact, restored by the Prophet SAWS and it was always an act of worship that was\nexpected of man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So before we move onto the benefits of the month of Ramadan,\nwe need to be mindful of this fact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so, the reminder today moves onto the benefits that we\nreceive from the act of fasting. The reminder lists 10 benefits or blessings\nthat are both for us in this life and the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This is the month in which\nthe book of Allah SWT was revealed to the Prophet SAWS. The glorious Quran is\nthe single biggest blessing each of us have accessible to us at any time and\nthe month of Ramadan is the month in which we received it through the Prophet\nSAWS.<\/li><li>It is a month of\nforgiveness. The imam reminded us of this through the following hadith he\nreferenced in which the Prophet SAWS is reported to have said:<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>He who observes fasting during\nthe month of Ramadan with Faith while seeking its reward from Allah, will have\nhis past sins forgiven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is the month in which we\nhave the night of power. Insh\u2019Allah we will go into this more in the near\nfuture khutbas.<\/li><li>Our good deed in this month\nare boosted in that each one has double or more reward attached to it. The\nProphet SAWS is reported to have said:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Every deed of the son of Adam\nwill be multiplied for him, between ten and seven hundred times for each merit.\nAllah said: &#8216;Except for fasting, for it is for Me and I shall reward for it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The act of fasting will act\nas a source of forgiveness on the Day of Judgement insh\u2019Allah.<\/li><li>The dua of the fasting\nperson is not rejected. The Prophet SAWS is reported to have said:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three whose\nsupplication is not rejected:<br>\none who has just ended a fast, a just&nbsp;imam, and one who has been wronged\nwhose supplication is raised by God above the clouds and for which the gates of\nheaven are opened. The Lord says, \u2018I swear by my might that I will certainly\nhelp you, though it be after some time\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Those who fast will be\npresented with their own entrance to Jannat as explained by the Prophet SAWS in\nthe following hadith which is translated to say:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In Jannah there is a gate\nwhich is called Ar-Raiyan through which only those who observe Saum (fasting) will\nenter on the Day of Resurrection. None else will enter through it. It will be\ncalled out, &#8220;Where are those who observe fasting?&#8221; So they will stand\nup and proceed towards it. When the last of them will have entered, the gate\nwill be closed and then no one will enter through that gate.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The month of Ramadan goes\nhand in hand with night prayers usually for those who observe fasting and this\nact has great reward as well.<\/li><li>The Umrah performed in this\nmonth is equivalent to Hajj.<\/li><li>And lastly, the one who performs Ramadan correctly each year has\ntheir sins forgiven between the two.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear brothers and sisters, the month of Ramadan is full of\nblessings and reward. Let us use the reminder today to begin our preparations\nso that we can make the most of the month insh\u2019Allah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we are growing up, it is normal to assume that the month of Ramadan is merely a test of our worship of Allah SWT. 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