Rejoice! All of you who Fasted!
By Asma bint Shameem
In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the All-Compassionate
"May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon You"
Praise be to Allaah, we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of our own souls and from our bad deeds. Whomsoever Allaah guides will never be led astray, and whomsoever Allaah leaves astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allaah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.
Rejoice, O believers!
All of you who fasted with faith and sincerity this month of Ramadhaan, I have good news for you!
Rejoice..... for I am about to tell you a beautiful, beautiful hadeeth from our beloved Prophet (sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa sallam).
A hadeeth that will be....
the coolness of your eyes.....the delight of your heart...... and the solace for your soul.
And what is this beautiful hadeeth, you say?
Imam Ahmad reported on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (Radhi Allaahu Anhu) that the Prophet (sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa sallam) said: "My nation was given five specific things during the month of Ramadhaan which no nation before us was given. The breath of a fasting person is sweeter to Allah then the smell of musk, the Angels ask for the forgiveness of the fasting one until they eat, Allah beautifies Heaven every day and says, “My righteous servants are about to be spared suffering and harm, then they will be sent to you”, the Devils are chained so that they are not able to do what they would normally do otherwise, and they are forgiven in the last night, they said, “O Messenger of Allah, are you referring to Laylatul-Qadr? , He replied, ‘No, but indeed the reward follows the good deed, once the deed is performed.’”
Subhaan Allaah waAllaahu Akbar!
Look at the Mercy and Generosity of Allaah Subhaanahu wa Taala.
He gave us, yes us, five things He never gave to any other nation before us.
And what are those five things?
1) Breath sweeter than musk
You know the smell that comes from your mouth that you try so hard to brush away and sometimes feel embarrassed about, well that very breath is dearer to Allah than musk itself.
That is because it is the result of worship and obedience of Allah. You stayed away from food and drink and that caused your body to produce that smell.
Whatever is a result of obedience and worship, it is beloved to Allaah and He will reward you for it with something much better and higher and everlasting.
Do you not see the shaheed who is killed in the way of Allah? He will come on the Day of Judgment with blood that is red, but its smell will be the smell of musk.
And during Hajj Allah says so proudly to his Angels, “Look at my slaves who have come to me disheveled and dusty.” (Narrated by Ahmad and Ibn Habban in his Saheeh).
This disheveled appearance is beloved to Allah in this situation because it is a sign of obedience to Him.
So be glad and know that your breath is beloved to your Rabb. And He will reward you for it with something much better.
2) Angels ask for your forgiveness until you break your fast.
Just imagine! Angels!! Making dua for you!!
Angels...that are beloved to Allaah!
Angels....that are noble slaves to Allah!
“They do not disobey Allah in what they are commanded, and they do what they are ordered.” (at-Tahreem: 6)
And they are most deserving for their duaa to be answered for the people who fast.
Subhaan Allaah! What more could one ask for?!
3) Heaven is beautified for you.
Whenever we expect an important guest, we prepare the house for them because we want to honor them...
because we want to please them and make them comfortable. So imagine, if Allaah, Rabbul Aalameen, prepares His Jannah for you, because He wants to honor you and please you and make you comfortable.
And that is not just one day....but it is beautified every day.
And Allaah Subhaanahu wa Taala says about you:
“My righteous servants are about to be spared suffering and harm, then they will be sent to you.”
The Ulama tell us that this suffering refers to whatever suffering and hardship a believer goes through in this life. And that includes bearing patiently in the month of Ramadhaan, your hunger and thirst, holding back from harming your fellow Muslim with your tongue and hand, staying away from the disobedience of Allaah and staying firm upon His Commands.
So be glad....a beautiful abode awaits you if you obey your Lord.
4) The Devils are locked up.
This is from Allahs help for the believer. See how much Allaah loves the believer! He, Subhaanahu wa Taala, chains the major Shayaateen up so that they are not able to mislead the believer as much or keep him away from the obedience of his Lord.
And that explains why it is easier for you to do good this month, and easier to wake up for Fajr and easy to stand for Taraweeh, and do all those other good deeds that Allaah enables you to do. And it is easier to stay away from evil in this month more than in any other month.
What a mercy and blessing from Allaah!
5) Allaah will forgive you.
Allah forgives the ummah of Muhammad (sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa sallam) in the last night of this month. If you did what was required of you in this blessed month....if you fasted and prayed, and observed the boundaries set by Allaah, staying away from haraam and obeying Allaah to the best of your ability, then Allah will reward you when you complete the deed and forgive you your sins.
For indeed the good deed is rewarded at the completion of the deed.
Allaah says:
"Is there any reward for good other than good?" (Surah ar-Rahmaan:60)
Is there a better reward than this that anyone could ask for?
So rejoice and celebrate and thank Allaah. Be grateful for all the blessings He gave you and realize how easy He made for you to achieve Jannah. Just by fasting for His sake, only for a short while, from sunrise to sunset and that only for a month.
Subhaan Allaah wa Alhamdulillaah! Such little effort on our part and such great reward!
And continue this effort throughout the year. Use this training that you had during the month of Ramadhaan to do good, to pray on time and stand for tahajjud, to give charity and keep up the ties of kinship.
Keep up the recitation of the Quraan and do your best to stay away from haraam. And you will find with your lord, a reward that no eye has seen and no heart can imagine.
"Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?" (Surah ar-Rahmaan:51)
In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the All-Compassionate
"May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon You"
Praise be to Allaah, we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of our own souls and from our bad deeds. Whomsoever Allaah guides will never be led astray, and whomsoever Allaah leaves astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allaah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.
Rejoice, O believers!
All of you who fasted with faith and sincerity this month of Ramadhaan, I have good news for you!
Rejoice..... for I am about to tell you a beautiful, beautiful hadeeth from our beloved Prophet (sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa sallam).
A hadeeth that will be....
the coolness of your eyes.....the delight of your heart...... and the solace for your soul.
And what is this beautiful hadeeth, you say?
Imam Ahmad reported on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (Radhi Allaahu Anhu) that the Prophet (sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa sallam) said: "My nation was given five specific things during the month of Ramadhaan which no nation before us was given. The breath of a fasting person is sweeter to Allah then the smell of musk, the Angels ask for the forgiveness of the fasting one until they eat, Allah beautifies Heaven every day and says, “My righteous servants are about to be spared suffering and harm, then they will be sent to you”, the Devils are chained so that they are not able to do what they would normally do otherwise, and they are forgiven in the last night, they said, “O Messenger of Allah, are you referring to Laylatul-Qadr? , He replied, ‘No, but indeed the reward follows the good deed, once the deed is performed.’”
Subhaan Allaah waAllaahu Akbar!
Look at the Mercy and Generosity of Allaah Subhaanahu wa Taala.
He gave us, yes us, five things He never gave to any other nation before us.
And what are those five things?
1) Breath sweeter than musk
You know the smell that comes from your mouth that you try so hard to brush away and sometimes feel embarrassed about, well that very breath is dearer to Allah than musk itself.
That is because it is the result of worship and obedience of Allah. You stayed away from food and drink and that caused your body to produce that smell.
Whatever is a result of obedience and worship, it is beloved to Allaah and He will reward you for it with something much better and higher and everlasting.
Do you not see the shaheed who is killed in the way of Allah? He will come on the Day of Judgment with blood that is red, but its smell will be the smell of musk.
And during Hajj Allah says so proudly to his Angels, “Look at my slaves who have come to me disheveled and dusty.” (Narrated by Ahmad and Ibn Habban in his Saheeh).
This disheveled appearance is beloved to Allah in this situation because it is a sign of obedience to Him.
So be glad and know that your breath is beloved to your Rabb. And He will reward you for it with something much better.
2) Angels ask for your forgiveness until you break your fast.
Just imagine! Angels!! Making dua for you!!
Angels...that are beloved to Allaah!
Angels....that are noble slaves to Allah!
“They do not disobey Allah in what they are commanded, and they do what they are ordered.” (at-Tahreem: 6)
And they are most deserving for their duaa to be answered for the people who fast.
Subhaan Allaah! What more could one ask for?!
3) Heaven is beautified for you.
Whenever we expect an important guest, we prepare the house for them because we want to honor them...
because we want to please them and make them comfortable. So imagine, if Allaah, Rabbul Aalameen, prepares His Jannah for you, because He wants to honor you and please you and make you comfortable.
And that is not just one day....but it is beautified every day.
And Allaah Subhaanahu wa Taala says about you:
“My righteous servants are about to be spared suffering and harm, then they will be sent to you.”
The Ulama tell us that this suffering refers to whatever suffering and hardship a believer goes through in this life. And that includes bearing patiently in the month of Ramadhaan, your hunger and thirst, holding back from harming your fellow Muslim with your tongue and hand, staying away from the disobedience of Allaah and staying firm upon His Commands.
So be glad....a beautiful abode awaits you if you obey your Lord.
4) The Devils are locked up.
This is from Allahs help for the believer. See how much Allaah loves the believer! He, Subhaanahu wa Taala, chains the major Shayaateen up so that they are not able to mislead the believer as much or keep him away from the obedience of his Lord.
And that explains why it is easier for you to do good this month, and easier to wake up for Fajr and easy to stand for Taraweeh, and do all those other good deeds that Allaah enables you to do. And it is easier to stay away from evil in this month more than in any other month.
What a mercy and blessing from Allaah!
5) Allaah will forgive you.
Allah forgives the ummah of Muhammad (sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa sallam) in the last night of this month. If you did what was required of you in this blessed month....if you fasted and prayed, and observed the boundaries set by Allaah, staying away from haraam and obeying Allaah to the best of your ability, then Allah will reward you when you complete the deed and forgive you your sins.
For indeed the good deed is rewarded at the completion of the deed.
Allaah says:
"Is there any reward for good other than good?" (Surah ar-Rahmaan:60)
Is there a better reward than this that anyone could ask for?
So rejoice and celebrate and thank Allaah. Be grateful for all the blessings He gave you and realize how easy He made for you to achieve Jannah. Just by fasting for His sake, only for a short while, from sunrise to sunset and that only for a month.
Subhaan Allaah wa Alhamdulillaah! Such little effort on our part and such great reward!
And continue this effort throughout the year. Use this training that you had during the month of Ramadhaan to do good, to pray on time and stand for tahajjud, to give charity and keep up the ties of kinship.
Keep up the recitation of the Quraan and do your best to stay away from haraam. And you will find with your lord, a reward that no eye has seen and no heart can imagine.
"Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?" (Surah ar-Rahmaan:51)
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