السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
“I hope you benefit from this ramadan by creating good habits that will last beyond ramadan إن شاء الله.
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Post Ramadan Habits
Before you start reading please keep in mind this is a reminder to all of us first. Keeping the good habits we've instilled in our daily lives this month is hard to keep post Ramadan. I pray that Allah swt inclines your heart to seek his guidance and not the desires and misguidance of this worldly life.
Abu Huraira narrates: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 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 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.
- Keep Up the Practice of Fasting. Fast on Mondays and Thursdays
“The Prophet of Allah used to fast on Monday and Thursday. When he was asked about it, he said: The works of the servants (of Allah) are presented (to Allah) on Monday and Thursday.” [Sunan Abi Dawud]
2. Keep up with prayers(salah) and give charity often
- Ramadan Allowed us to become consistent with our daily prayers. charity isn't only done during Ramadan. Giving zakah is a must as a muslim through out your life. It also benefits the giver in Islam.
Jabir (ra) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said; “The Qur’ān is an intercessor and it’s intercession is accepted and its plea is believed. Whoever makes it lead him, it leads him to Paradise and whomsoever places it behind him, (the result will be that) he is dragged to the Fire.”[21]
3. Make time for the Quran
- Yes, Ramadan is the month of the Quran, but make sure your love for the Quran increases during Ramadan so it can become a daily habit for you post Ramadan. Set the same small goals for Ramadan and track your daily or weekly reading.
Jabir (ra) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said; “The Qur’ān is an intercessor and it’s intercession is accepted and its plea is believed. Whoever makes it lead him, it leads him to Paradise and whomsoever places it behind him, (the result will be that) he is dragged to the Fire.”[21]
4. Cut Away Music
- Spend less time listening to music and with time cut music away from your life.
Ibn Al Qayyim رحمه الله who said “Qur’an and Music cannot remain in the same heart except one expels the other.
- - Music affects the heart, the Quran and music can not coexist in the same heart. Music leads you to fulfill your temptations and desires which leads your nafs to misguidance.
- - It distracts the heart and prevents it from understanding and reflecting upon the Qur’an and acting upon it. For the Qur’an and singing can never coexist in the heart, because they are diametrically opposed.
5. Make Dua often
- Dua is an act of prayer that you should always seek. Ask Allah swt for anything and don't limit it. Ask for Guidance and that Allah swt inclines your heart towards the love for your creator.
6. Pray Tahajjud
- Tahajud can solve all of your problems
- it's one of the best ways to attain closeness to Allah swt
- Seeking Allah swt forgiveness and being granted what you ask from Allah swt.
“The Lord descends every night to the lowest heaven when one-third of the night remains and says: ‘Who will call upon Me, that I may answer Him? Who will ask of Me, that I may give him? Who will seek My forgiveness that I may forgive him?’” (Bukhari, Muslim)
I will leave you all with a dua and I hope this Ramadan helped you gain knowledge and guidance to seek Allah swt's love and forgiveness. May Allah protect us and forgive us for our shortcomings and increase us in knowledge of the deen.
O Allah, I ask You for forgiveness and well-being in this world and in the Hereafter. O Allah, I ask You for forgiveness and well-being in my religious and my worldly affairs. O Allah, conceal my faults, calm my fears, and protect me from before me and behind me, from my right and my left, and from above me, and I seek refuge in You from being taken unaware from beneath me. Sahih (Darussalam) – Sunan Ibn Majah 3871