Istiqbal-e-Ramadan

Book Name:Istiqbal-e-Ramadan

his eyes, ‘Ya Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! My respect is in Your power, this man has called out to me with great expectation, O Creator عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Do not disgrace me in front of him, have mercy on his powerlessness and forgive this helpless man.’ Sayyiduna ‘Ali کَـرَّمَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی وَجۡـھَـهُ الۡـکَـرِیۡم was making Du’a to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ with tears in his eyes. He then heard a voice, ‘O ‘Ali! We have forgiven him for the sake of your sadness.’ The deceased person was then released from the torment.

(Anees-ul-Wa’izeen, pp. 25-26)

 

مغفِرت کروایئے جنّت میں لے کے جایئے

واسِطہ حَسَنَین کا مولٰی علی مشکلکُشا

 

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

 

Dear Islamic brothers! Have you heard! That unfortunate person, who instead of respecting blessed Ramadan, disrespects it, and being careless of the wrath of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ continues to commit sins, meets such a bad and horrible end that after death, torment is inflicted upon him and he is greatly disgraced. Just ponder over this! This is the state of those who commit sins whilst fasting, then how severe and horrible will be the end of those unwise Muslims who do not observe fasts at all without any Shar’i reason in the blessed month of Ramadan and eat and drink publically, مَـعَـاذَ الـلّٰـه عَـزَّوَجَـلَّ or rather they commit sins without any fear and hesitation. Therefore, have mercy on your weakness and instantly repent of your sins forever, start offering Salahs and observing fasts regularly. Remember! By not observing the fasts of blessed Ramadan without any Shar’i permission is a cause of very severe deprivation. Let’s listen to two blessed sayings of Beloved Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in this regard:

 

1.         Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ has narrated that the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: ‘Anyone who misses one fast in Ramadan without a valid reason or without being ill cannot make up for it even if he fasts for the rest of his life.’ (Sahih Bukhari, pp. 638, vol. 1, Hadees 1934)