Ramadan 2012: Why we Fasting and Prayer for our Muslim brothers and sisters

السلام عليكم

O you who believe, the fasts have been enjoined upon you as they were enjoined upon those before you, so that you may be God-fearing, (183) For days few in number. However, should any one of you be sick or on a journey, then (he should fast) a number of other days (equal to the missed ones); and those who have the strength, (still, they do not opt for fasting,) on them there is a fidyah (compensation), that is, the feeding of a poor person. 97 Then whoever does good voluntarily, that is better for him. 98 However, that you fast is better for you, if you only knew. (184) The month of Ramadan is the one in which the Qur’an was revealed 99 as guidance for mankind, and as clear signs that show the right way and distinguish between right and wrong. So those of you who witness the month must fast in it. But the one who is sick, or is on a journey (should fast) as much from other days (as he missed). Allah intends (to provide) ease for you and does not intend (to create) hardship for you. All this is so that you may complete the number (of fasts as prescribed) and proclaim the Takbir of Allah for having guided you, and (so) that you may be grateful. 100 (185)

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيۡڪُمُ ٱلصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِڪُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَتَّقُونَ (١٨٣)أَيَّامً۬ا مَّعۡدُودَٲتٍ۬‌ۚ فَمَن كَانَ مِنكُم مَّرِيضًا أَوۡ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ۬ فَعِدَّةٌ۬ مِّنۡ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ‌ۚ وَعَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يُطِيقُونَهُ ۥ فِدۡيَةٌ۬ طَعَامُ مِسۡكِينٍ۬‌ۖ فَمَن تَطَوَّعَ خَيۡرً۬ا فَهُوَ خَيۡرٌ۬ لَّهُ ۥ‌ۚ وَأَن تَصُومُواْ خَيۡرٌ۬ لَّڪُمۡ‌ۖ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ (١٨٤) شَہۡرُ رَمَضَانَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ فِيهِ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ هُدً۬ى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَـٰتٍ۬ مِّنَ ٱلۡهُدَىٰ وَٱلۡفُرۡقَانِ‌ۚ فَمَن شَہِدَ مِنكُمُ ٱلشَّہۡرَ فَلۡيَصُمۡهُ‌ۖ وَمَن ڪَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوۡ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ۬ فَعِدَّةٌ۬ مِّنۡ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ‌ۗ يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ بِڪُمُ ٱلۡيُسۡرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِڪُمُ ٱلۡعُسۡرَ وَلِتُڪۡمِلُواْ ٱلۡعِدَّةَ وَلِتُڪَبِّرُواْ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَٮٰكُمۡ وَلَعَلَّڪُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ (١٨٥) 

Wahai orang-orang yang beriman! Kamu diwajibkan berpuasa sebagaimana diwajibkan atas orang-orang yang dahulu daripada kamu, supaya kamu bertakwa. (183) (Puasa yang diwajibkan itu ialah) beberapa hari yang tertentu; maka sesiapa di antara kamu yang sakit atau dalam musafir, (bolehlah dia berbuka), kemudian wajiblah dia berpuasa sebanyak (hari yang dibuka) itu pada hari-hari yang lain; dan wajib atas orang-orang yang tidak terdaya berpuasa (kerana tua dan sebagainya) membayar fidyah iaitu memberi makan orang miskin. Maka sesiapa yang dengan sukarela memberikan (bayaran fidyah) lebih dari yang ditentukan itu, maka itu adalah suatu kebaikan baginya dan (walaupun demikian) berpuasa itu lebih baik bagi kamu (daripada memberi fidyah), kalau kamu mengetahui. (184) (Masa yang diwajibkan kamu berpuasa itu ialah) bulan Ramadan yang padanya diturunkan Al-Quran, menjadi petunjuk bagi sekalian manusia dan menjadi keterangan-keterangan yang menjelaskan petunjuk dan (menjelaskan) perbezaan antara yang benar dengan yang salah. Oleh itu, sesiapa dari antara kamu yang menyaksikan anak bulan Ramadan (atau mengetahuinya), maka hendaklah dia berpuasa bulan itu dan sesiapa yang sakit atau dalam musafir maka (bolehlah dia berbuka, kemudian wajiblah dia berpuasa) sebanyak hari yang ditinggalkan itu pada hari-hari yang lain. (Dengan ketetapan yang demikian itu) Allah menghendaki kamu beroleh kemudahan dan Dia tidak menghendaki kamu menanggung kesukaran dan juga supaya kamu cukupkan bilangan puasa (sebulan Ramadan) dan supaya kamu membesarkan Allah kerana mendapat petunjukNya dan supaya kamu bersyukur. (185)

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While we celebrate Ramadan for this year, lets make a special Dua at Iftar time for Our Brothers and Sisters in Syria, and Burma, Palestine, Nigeria, Iraq, Somalia and the rest of the world who have hard time especially on this holy ramadan. May ALLAH help them and bless each one of them with HIS mercy. Amen. 

OH MY MUSLIM BROTHERS & SISTERS, 
it is Ramadan, the best & blessed month of the year. the shaytaan is chained, the gates of heavens are open, our good deeds are rewarded in multiplied . try to do as much good works as possible. but....

DON'T FORGET TO PRAY & READ AL QUR'AN 
DON'T FORGET TO FEED THE POORS
DON'T FORGET TO HELP THE HELPLESS
DON'T FORGET TO STAND FOR OPPRESSED 
AND PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKE DUA FOR THEM & US. 

ALLAH IS ALMIGHTY & MERCIFUL .

The story of the Question why: If the Syaitan is locked up during Ramadan, why do we still do bad things?

السلام عليكم

Someone asked a righteous man : "If the Syaitan is locked up during Ramadan, why do we still do bad things?"
He answered him:” "What happens when you stir a cup of coffee for a long time? After you take the spoon out, the coffee continues to stir on its own, right? Syaitan is that stirrer and we are his coffee. Our bad habits continue to stir even when he is away."

Syaitan is weak but he knows that he will not be able to misguide us in Ramadan so he makes us get used to the sins. He sets us to make the sins as a habit. It’s true that shaytan will be gone in Ramadan but our old habits will stay with us. So, in the Month of Mercy our true battle is with the evil in our Nafs, our real encounter is with our bad habits.

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