Ramadan: The Days of Sincerity, not Show-off! скачать в хорошем качестве

Ramadan: The Days of Sincerity, not Show-off!

#ramadan #sincerity #showoff #hamslivenews Every year, when the crescent moon appears on the western horizon, Muslims across the world gather at elevated places to gather the first glimpses of sightings of the moon. This marks the beginning of a month of fasting. Muslims welcome Ramadan by congratulating each other and sending messages of greetings to concede the blessings of this sacred month. Due to its sacredness the month of Ramadan is one of the most distinguished and celebrated months of the Islamic calendar. Fasting during Ramadan is considered one of the fundamental and obligatory worship for every abled adult Muslim. There’s a narration which states that at the outset of Ramadan, the Prophet Muhammadﷺ used to congratulate his companions by saying, “There has come to you Ramadan, a blessed month, which Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has enjoined you to fast. In it, the gates of the heavens are opened and the gates of Hell are closed, and every devil is chained up. In it Allah has a night which is better than a thousand months; whoever is deprived of its goodness is indeed deprived” (SunanNasa’i 2160). The Prophetﷺ not only congratulated the companions on the eve of Ramadan but also proclaimed its importance and emphasized that one should not be deprived of its blessings and goodness. No doubt, we should congratulate one another on the eve of Ramadan as we have been blessed with this great opportunity to get the blessings of Allah Almighty. On the other hand, we should also be well aware of the fact that it’s not enough to just give or receive congratulations or to observe Ramadan traditionally as a religious custom it’s also necessary to understand its significance. The Holy Quran says, “O People who have believed! Fasting is made compulsory for you like it was ordained for those before you, so that you may attain piety” (Quran 2:183). Thus, the actual motive of fasting in Ramadan is to achieve piety (Taqwa) by controlling and disciplining ourselves and through this to achieve the reward and blessings of Allah Almighty. The Prophetﷺ said, “Whoever observes fasts during the month of Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping to attain Allah’s rewards, then all his past sins will be forgiven” (Sahih Al-Bukhari, 38). So those who observe Ramadan sincerely with faith will get their rewards but here in this article, we will discuss a different aspect related to the culture of pretence and show-off during Ramadan. We should always bear in mind that in Islam the acceptance of deeds and actions depends solely upon the intention (Niyyah) and sincerity (Ikhlas); sincerity is the spirit of worship as well as the key to the acceptance of our deeds in the Presence of Almighty Allah. When we are sincere in our actions that means the motive of our actions should be for pleasing Allah only. If we are sincere, our intentions are pure and our deeds are solely for pleasing Allah then our deeds must be free from every kind of pride, must be away from hypocrisy and must negate all desire for fame and public recognition. The reward of our actions completely depends upon our intentions, the very first Hadith of the Prophetﷺ quoted by Imam Bukhari in his Sahih says, “The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended” (Sahih Al-Bukhari 01). Islam has emphasized so much sincerity, especially in all reward-based matters which are exclusively pertaining to Allah because showing off (Al-Riyaa) is strictly condemned in Islam. Every action, every deed that is done with the intention of showing off in front of people will be rejected by Allah and that person will be exposed to everyone on the day of judgement. The Prophetﷺ said, “Whoever does a good deed in order to show off, Allah will expose his intentions (before people) on the day of judgement” (Sahih Al-Bukhari, 7152). In another Hadith, the Prophetﷺ said, “He who lets the people hear of his good deeds intentionally, to win their praise, Allah will let the people know his real intention (on the day of judgement), and he who does good things in public to show-off and win the praise of the people, Allah will disclose his real intention” (Sahih Al-Bukhari, 6499). Indeed showing off, especially when regarding worship is such a great sin that it has been described as minor polytheism (Shirk Al-Aghar). The Prophetﷺ said, “What I fear for you the most is the minor polytheism that is ar-riya (showing-off). We have many other similar narrations in which the Messengerﷺ of Allah has told that the one who prays and wants people to see him while praying, or the one who fasts and wants people to know about his fasting or the one who gives charity and wants people to know about his acts of charity and then boasted in front of people, he has committed shirk. Follow us on: https://hamslivenews.com   / hamslivenews     / englishhams     / hamslivenews