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Will you not then Ponder?

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A Muslim is not in despair, not frustrated but sees everything as the qadar of Allah. No one can satisfy his/her objectives in this world due to death. With this, our heart should only desire what is kept for us in Aljannah and our expectations should be what awaits us after death. Paradise should be our ultimate goal in life because the duniya is not the home of the believers but jannah is. Let's live our lifes as strangers for d world is just a transit. Glad tidings to the Strangers.

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported the
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) as saying: “The best day
on which the sun has risen is Friday; on it Adam was created. On
it he was made to enter Paradise, on it he was expelled from it.
And the last hour will take place on no day other than Friday.”
[Sahih Muslim, Book of Jumu’ah, Hadith: 854]

The day of ‘Arafaah is a day of forgiveness for sins, freedom from the Fire,
and pride in the people who are there.
The Prophet (pbuh) said: “There is no day on which Allah frees more
people from the Fire than the Day of ‘Arafaah. He comes close and
expresses His pride to the angels, saying, ‘What do these people
want?’” [Muslim]
The Prophet (pbuh) also said: “Allah expresses His pride to His angels at
the time of ‘Ishaa’ on the Day of ‘Arafaah, about the people of ‘Arafaah.
He says, ‘Look at My slaves who have come unkempt and
dusty.’” [Ahmad] # Arafaah

Coming Masjid Early for Jumu’ah (Friday) Prayer
ﻋﻦ ﺃﺑﻲ ﻫﺮﻳﺮﺓ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻲ ﺻﻠﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﺇﺫﺍ ﮐﺎﻥ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻌﺔ ﻭﻗﻔﺖ ﺍﻟﻤﻼﺋﮑﺔ
ﻋﻠﯽ ﺑﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺠﺪ ﻳﮑﺘﺒﻮﻥ ﺍﻷﻭﻝ ﻓﺎﻷﻭﻝ ﻭﻣﺜﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻬﺠﺮ ﮐﻤﺜﻞ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﻬﺪﻱ ﺑﺪﻧﺔ ﺛﻢ ﮐﺎﻟﺬﻱ
ﻳﻬﺪﻱ ﺑﻘﺮﺓ ﺛﻢ ﮐﺒﺸﺎ ﺛﻢ ﺩﺟﺎﺟﺔ ﺛﻢ ﺑﻴﻀﺔ ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺧﺮﺝ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﻡ ﻃﻮﻭﺍ ﺻﺤﻔﻬﻢ ﻭﻳﺴﺘﻤﻌﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺬﮐﺮ
Narrated Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet
(peace be upon him) said, "When it is a Friday, the angels stand at the
gate of the Masjid and keep on writing the names of the persons coming
to the Masjid in succession according to their arrivals. The example of the
one who enters the Masjid in the earliest hour is that of one offering a
camel (in sacrifice). The one coming next is like one offering a cow and
then a ram and then a chicken and then an egg respectively. When the
Imam comes out (for Jumua prayer) they (i.e. angels) fold their papers
and listen to the Khutba (Sermon)."
ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﺍﺑﻮﮨﺮﯾﺮﮦ ﺭﻭﺍﯾﺖ ﮐﺮﺗﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ ﮐﮧ ﻧﺒﯽ ﮐﺮﯾﻢ ﺻﻠﯽ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﻋﻠﯿﮧ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻧﮯ ﻓﺮﻣﺎﯾﺎ ﮐﮧ ﺟﺐ
ﺟﻤﻌﮧ ﮐﺎ ﺩﻥ ﺁﺗﺎ ﮨﮯ ﺗﻮ ﻓﺮﺷﺘﮯ ﻣﺴﺠﺪ ﮐﮯ ﺩﺭﻭﺍﺯﮮ ﭘﺮ ﮐﮭﮍﮮ ﮨﻮ ﺟﺎﺗﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺳﺐ ﺳﮯ
ﭘﮩﻠﮯ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺍﺱ ﮐﮯ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺁﻧﮯ ﻭﺍﻟﻮﮞ ﮐﮯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﻟﮑﮭﺘﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺳﻮﯾﺮﮮ ﺟﺎﻧﮯ ﻭﺍﻻ ﺍﺱ ﺷﺨﺺ
ﮐﯽ ﻃﺮﺡ ﮨﮯ ﺟﻮ ﺍﻭﻧﭧ ﮐﯽ ﻗﺮﺑﺎﻧﯽ ﮐﺮﮮ ﭘﮭﺮ ﺍﺱ ﺷﺨﺺ ﮐﯽ ﻃﺮﺡ ﺟﻮ ﮔﺎﺋﮯ ﮐﯽ ﻗﺮﺑﺎﻧﯽ
ﮐﺮﮮ ﺍﺱ ﮐﮯ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺩﻧﺒﮧ ﭘﮭﺮ ﻣﺮﻏﯽ، ﭘﮭﺮ ﺍﻧﮉﺍ ﺻﺪﻗﮧ ﮐﺮﻧﮯ ﻭﺍﻟﮯ ﮐﯽ ﻃﺮﺡ ﮨﮯ ﺟﺐ ﺍﻣﺎﻡ
ﺧﻄﺒﮧ ﮐﮯ ﻟﺌﮯ ﺟﺎﺗﺎ ﮨﮯ ﺗﻮ ﻭﮦ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﺩﻓﺘﺮ ﻟﭙﯿﭧ ﻟﯿﺘﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ ﺍﻭﺭ ﺧﻄﺒﮧ ﮐﯽ ﻃﺮﻑ ﮐﺎﻥ ﻟﮕﺎﺗﮯ
ﮨﯿﮟ۔
[Sahih Al-Bukhari, the Book of Al-Jumu’ah, Hadith: 929]

It is part of the mercy of Allaah that disasters befall sinners in this
world, so that their souls might be purified and they might come back
to Allaah before they die:
“And verily, We will make them taste of the near torment (i.e. the
torment in the life of this world, i.e. disasters, calamities) prior to the
supreme torment (in the Hereafter), in order that they may (repent
and) return (i.e. accept Islam)”
[al-Sajdah 32:21 – interpretation of the meaning]

RAMADAN DAY 13: WHO IS OBLIGED TO FAST?
Fasting is an obligation on every adult, sane, settled [i.e not travelling]....
If a kaafir becomes Muslim, or a child reaches puberty or an insane person comes to his senses during the day, they should refrain from eating for the rest of the day, because they are now among those who are obliged to fast, but they do not have to make up for the days of Ramadan they have missed because at that time they are not among those that are obliged to fast.
May Allah's rahmah be on us all in this month of benevolence. Amin

Countdown to Ramadan-3
RULING ON FASTING
The ummah has agreed that fasting the month of Ramadan is obligatory, the evidence for which is in the Quran n sunnah. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“O you who believe! Observing al-sawm is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become al-muttaqoon(the pious)."[Q2:183]
The Rasool (SAW) said:“ Islam is built on five [pillars]...“among which he mentioned fasting in Ramadan.(Bukharin, al-Fath,1/49). Whoever breaks the fast during Ramadan without a legitimate excuse has committed a serious major sin.
Al-Haafiz al-Dhahabi(may Allah have mercy on him) said,“Among the believers it is well-established that whoever does not fast in Ramadan without a valid excuse is worse than an adulterer or drunkard.
Shayk al-islam [Ibn Tamiyah] (May Allah have mercy on him) said “If a person does not fast in Ramadan knowing that it is haraam but making it halaal for himself to do so,kill him; and if he does it because he is immoral (but believes it is haram), then punish him for not fasting.” [Majmoo'al-fataawa, 25/265 ].

Countdown to Ramadan-2
DEFINITION OF FASTING
Different Islamic scholars including past and contemporary ones define fasting as follows;
According to Ibn Hajar Al ashqalani;the commentator of Sahih Bukhari (fat-hul Baari)
الصوم: هو إمساك مخصوص في زمن مخصوص من شيء مخصوص بشراءط مخصوصة
Meaning; fasting is specific abstinence at a specific time from specific things with specific conditions (fat-hul Baari vol.4 pp.592.)
Al alaamah Ibn Uthaymeen defined fasting as follows;
هو التعبد لله بالإساك عن اللأكل والشرب وساءر المفطورات من طلوع الفجر الي غروب الشمس
It is an act of worship to Allah by abstinence from eating, drinking and anything that virtuate fasting from fajr to sunset (All mumti' volume.6 pp.310)
the word "an act of worship" differentiate Islamic fasting from ordinary abstinence from eating, drinking, abstaining from sexual in*******se and the rest.Therefore anybody who abstain from all these without the intention of worshipping Allah is not fasting islamically . If a xtian join Muslim to abstain,It is unanimously agree among the scholars that he has no reward because he is not doing it to worship Allah base on the definition of fasting in Islam

A Quick preparation for RAMADHAN
1. Start reading Quran daily after Salat al-Fajr.
2. Spend some time listening to recitations from the
Quran.
3. Train yourself to go bed early so that you can
wake up far Salat al-Fajr.
4. Keep yourself in a state of Wudu (Ablution) most
of the time.
5. Evaluate yourself daily before going bed.
6. Thank Allah for good deeds, and repent to Him
for your mistakes and sins.
7. Start giving Sadaqah daily, no matter how little.
Make it a habit like eating and drinking.
8. Find time to pray extra nafl prayers, such as
Tahajjud prayers.
9. Spend more time reading Islamic books, especially
the Quran, Hadith, and Fiqh.
10. Find time to help others with your wisdom,
knowledge and other talents.
11. Try to write articles on Islam for Muslims as well
as for non-Muslims.
12. Associate with Muslim scholars / ulama and other
pious people so that you may learn from them.
13. Train yourself to do good, render free service to
others to seek the pleasure of Allah.