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seekingknowledge
"Whoever reaches the month of Ramadan & is not forgiven, then he will enter Hellfire & Allah will cast him far away, so say amin."
What does that mean please? What if they have it on and off days?
Asalaamu Alaikum,
Meaning that forgiveness is made so much easier for us during this blessed month as the rebellious shaythans are locked up and the gates of Jahannam are closed and the gates of Jannah are open for us. Almighty Allah frees many countless souls from the fire every night. So what is our excuse not to change for the better? How much easier do we want things to be for us in order for us to begin fulfilling our obligations unto Allah? Things will never be as easy as they are during this blessed month for us to make positive and necessary changes to our conditions, so this is the best opportunity for us to change our lives forever.
However if we cannot change now then what hope is there for us to change throughout the rest of the year when it becomes harder to change? Those of us who are truly rebellious and insist on persisting in evil and major sins during this blessed month and do not make an effort to stop nor ask for forgiveness then for them is a great loss. However Allah wants to forgive us during this month:
Narrated Abu Hurayrah: Allah's Apostle 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." (Bukhari 2:37)
SubhanAllah. How can we not try to attain forgiveness for our past sins during this blessed month? Therefore we must take heed and not take this blessed month lightly. What an amazing lifeline this month is. It is a truly special gift to the believers each and every year. Just when we are at our lowest point Almighty Allah the most compassionate most merciful throws us a lifeline when we need it most. This month gives us the boost we need to make it through the year until the next Ramadan. It is also a true blessing that each and every one of us has made it to this blessed month so that we may be forgiven and freed from the fire and that we may increase in our good deeds, begin to work for the Hereafter and develop a closer and stronger bond with our creator.
So we must realise that this is the best time for us to change for the better. Whatever has happened in the past then let it be and we should learn from those mistakes but we must now look forward and make a firm intention with conviction that we will do our best to strive to get closer to Allah and that we will do all of our prayers no matter what. Of course we will slip and fall for that is inevitable as we are weak beings but then we must get up and continue to strive. We are in a constant battle with shaythan and our desires until our very last breath. So the key is - constant repentance. No matter what happens we must constantly repent and Allah loves those who beg of his forgiveness and he loves to forgive.
So its now or never. How many have died and could not make it to this month? How lucky we are yet we are ungrateful. We must treat this month like our last Ramadan as we may not make it to the next. So let us make the best of each and every day and night of this blessed month beg of Allah to forgive us and strive to get closer to him and connect to him through the Qur'an by reading the meanings of each and every verse we recite and to ponder, contemplate and try our best to apply it to our lives. That is the real reward of reciting the Qur'an during this month.
May Allah enable us to be of those who are forgiven of all of our sins and that we may change our ways for the better so that we may be successful in this life and the next. Ameen