Assalaamu alaikkum wa rahmathullahi wa barakathuh.
Wanna share something i got from the email..a good reminder for me and others as well,hopefully,InsyaAllah..
Count down started!
Alhamdulillah.. Allah (SWT) has blessed us with this years Ramadan. If you feel miserable for not using the past twenty days in earning the pleasure of Allah, dont worry let us make up for the loss in the coming days.. We do not know how many of us will be alive to see the next Ramadan.
So, lets consider this as our last Ramadan and increase our
good deeds so that we can get closer to our Creator. Let us make the most of these last ten days.
Allah (SWT) says in the Qur'an 'the night of Qadr' which falls in one of the odd nights of the last 10 days of Ramadan, according to many sayings of the Prophet (SAW), is better than a thousand nights' Better than 'thousand nights!' - Subhanallah!!
A wise person who wants to achieve the final destination – Jannah – will definitely make the most of this opportunity.
Some suggestions to reap the rewards..
• Increase your remembrance of Allah (SWT), no matter what you are doing, whether you are driving or cooking or ironing or walking.. say a lot of tasbeeh(Subhanallah), tahmeed (alhamdulillah) takbir (Allah Akbar) and tahleel (la ilaaha
illallah).
• Do not indulge in any vain activities, instead carry a Qur'an wherever you go and keep reading it.
• If you have not given away your zakaath, rush and distribute it to the deserving.
• Increase your sadaqaah (charity)
• If you have hurt anyone by your words or deeds, call them and ask for their forgiveness. If you cannot do that, ask Allah (SWT) to forgive their sins and bless them.
• If someone has hurt you, please forgive them for the sake of Allah.
• Try to spend most part of the night in ibaadah.. it could be nawafil prayer ( Abu Hurrairah (RA) narrated that Messenger of Allah (SAW) said, whoever stands (in prayer)
during the Night of Al-Qadr with faith and expecting reward (from Allah), he will be forgiven for his previous sins.') or reading of Qur'an or its meaning or dikr.
• Perform I'tikaf
• Perform Umrah
• If performing I'tikaf or umrah is not possible, try to do self analysis in the quietness of the night in solitude, humble yourself and cry, shed tears and ask Allah (SWT) to forgive all our sins. Imam Ahmad recorded from Aishah (RA) that she said, 'O Messenger of Allha! If I find the Night of Al-Qadr what should I say?' He replied,'Say: Allahumma innaka afuwan thuhibbul afuwa wa afuwanni ('O Allah! Verily,
You are the Oft-Pardoning. You love to pardon, so pardon me.')
• Ask Allah to forgive all those who died before you and ask Him to bestow His Mercy on the whole Ummah. Ask Allah to protect and ease the sufferings of all the Muslims who are oppressed in different parts of the world.
• Keep counting His favours upon you one by one and thank Him.
• Pray for your parents, spouse, children, relatives and friends and ask Allah to cure their illness or ease their sufferings if any.
• Try to attend study circles where you may get beneficial knowledge (ilman naafian)
• Take print outs of good Islamic knowledge and distribute copies to people.
• Ask Allah to increase our taqwa and strengthen our eeman.
Rabbana taqabbal minna innaka antas samee'ul 'aleem. Wa thub alainaa, innaka anta tawwaabur Raheem. (Al Qur'an 2: 127-128)
O our Lord! accept this from us. Verily You are All Hearer and All Knower and accept our repentance. Truly, You are the one who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful!
Ameen.
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