OUR ATTITUDE DURING AND AFTER RAMADHAN

OUR ATTITUDE DURING AND AFTER RAMADHAN

Salaamualaikum dear brethren,

Alhamdulillah,

بسماللهالرحمانالرحيم 

الحمداللّٰه، اللّٰهأكبراللّٰهأكبراللّٰهأكبر! لاإلهإلّااللهاللّٰهأكبر،وللهالحمد.ثمالصلاةوالسلامعلىمنلانبيبعده، المبعوثرحمتاللعالمين، و علىآلهوصحبهأجمعين، وبعد.

أيهاالأخوّةالكرام، قالاللهتعالىفيمحكمتنزيله، "كتبعليكمالصيامكماكتبعلىالذينمنقبلكملعلكمتتقون "صدقاللهالعظيم. ياعبادالله، فمنكانيعبدرمضانفإنرمضانقدماتاوقدمضىولميأتيإلّاالأخرى، . ومنكانيعبداللّٰهفإناللّٰهحيحاضرلايموتأبدا.  ولايأخذهسنة و لانوم، كلحينووقتهوفيشأن. أحاذركم و نفسيبتقواه.و أبشّركمبعفوهجلّ و على.

Glory be to Allah,  Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar! There is no deity worthy of worship except Him alone without a partner. Great indeed is He and Glory truly is to Him.

We ask for His blessings and Salutations on our noble master Muhammad S.A.W. His household and  companions in totality.

Dear brethren, Allah says in Quran chapter 2  that He has made mandatory upon us fasting like He did with those before us,  surely we will gain piety.

And truthful indeed are His words. However, Slaves of Allah, those of you who worshiped Ramadan, note that Ramadan has passed and promises never to return except another. And those of you who worshiped Allah,  for He is all time present and forever living.

I warn you and myself to fear His punishment and I give you glad tidings of His endless Mercy.

 

The topic before us for discussion is our attitude after Ramadan.

In a year we have three periods,  the period before Ramadan,  the Ramadan period and the period after rather.

In a year we have three periods,  the period before Ramadan,  the Ramadan period and the period after Ramadan

Ramadan as we know is the 4th pillar of Islam and usually it comes with a purpose.

That purpose is well captured in Quran 2:183

 

 

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟ كُتِبَعَلَيْكُمُٱلصِّيَامُكَمَاكُتِبَعَلَىٱلَّذِينَمِنقَبْلِكُمْلَعَلَّكُمْتَتَّقُونَ

O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous

The goal of Ramadan as we have seen from the verse is we may become righteous.

Therefore period before Ramadan becomes the baseline to aid in measuring the degree of success in goal Allah has set for us in Ramadan after the entire period of Ramadan.

The goal of Ramadan as we have seen from the verse is that we "may become righteous".

Therefore period before Ramadan becomes the baseline to aid in measuring the degree of success in goal Allah has set for us in Ramadan after the entire period of Ramadan.

Now what is worth noting is that there are specific activities that features prominently in Ramadan

The number one feature is the fasting itselself, recitation of Quran and other forms of Zikr, observing frequent midnight optional prayers

And a general behavior change towards the worship of Allah in any form.

These behaviors largely the preconditions that set us into increased righteousness.

These behaviors largely  are the preconditions that set us into increased righteousness.

Beyond that there are types of patience every fasting Muslim endures in Ramadan

1. Patience in obeying Allah despite the hunger in fasting.

2. Patience in attaining from sins.

3. Patience in predestination of Allah even if painful

 

For a Ramadan that was successful,  all the aforementioned mentioned activities and attributes must continue,In essence the attitude of a true believer after Ramadan is his attitude in Ramadan. It would be a great act of hypocrisy of your attitude after Ramadan contravenes your righteous attitudes in Ramadan.The earlier Muslims spent their entire life after Ramadan praying that Allah accept their Ramadan fast.

Uman bin Abdul Aziz is said have always grieved on the day of Eid over the thought of whether his fasting had being accepted or otherwise.Let your attitude after Ramadan show gratitude to the Almighty Allah for granting you that special month.

 

Dear brethren to conclude,

أيهاالأخالصائم، انظرإلىسلفناالصالحكيفكانحالهمعندخروجرمضان! وكيفكانحزنهمعلىفراقهذاالشهرالمبارك، ولكفيهمأسوة؛ فاجتهدفيهذاالشهر، وليكنهذاالاجتهادمؤثرًافيكفيبقيَّةعمرك، وسَلْنفسكسؤالاًهو: ماذااستفدتمنرمضان؟ وهلأحدثرمضانتغييرًافيعقيدتكومنهجكوأخلاقك؟

Dear fasting brother or Sister who went through a month of fasting, look into the lives of our forbearers. How did they behave at the end of Ramadan,  how saddened they were at the separation of this glorious month. For you in them is a great lesson. Let the struggles and endurance you went through in the month of Ramadan create a genuine mark in your life moving forward for the rest of your life. Ask yourself what did I benefit from Ramadan?  And has Ramadan in anyway transmogrified me in faith, purpose, and behavior? This should be the thought ringing in each believers mind, it will prevent you from returning to your old bad self.

نسألاللهأنيتقبلمناالصياموالقياموأنيجعلناممنأدركليلةالقدربرحمتهوفضلهوأنيغفرلناماتقدممنالذنوبوالآثاموالحمدللهوالصلاةوالسلامعلىرسولالله.

It is my prayer that Allah count us among those whose fast and prayer he accepted, May we be part of those who encountered lailatulqadri in prayer for His mercy and blessings. We pray for His forgiveness on what eluded us by way of sins in our past.

Our prayer is for Allah to bless the mention of Muhammad. S.A.W with eternal peace.Aameen.

I will end the session inshaAllah by entreating brethren to continue the good things they did in Ramadan, I. E reciting the Quran,  doing more istigfaar,  saying salawaat for Prophet Muhammad, and remember that the lord of Ramadan is ever living and will reward every soul with what it comes forth with on the day of recompense.