The month of Ramadan ended. But did he leave a trace in our life? Is it really that the prayer to Ramadan and who committed it during the time begins to leave her again, eating a percentage - he will again take up his job, a lover of amusements - will again take the old one?

This is not about the fact that people are as active as in Ramadan. No. We want to say: do not cease to do the good that you committed in Ramadan: voluntary posts, night prayers, alms, etc.

We escort the blessed Ramadan with its beautiful days and fragrant nights. We escort the month of the Qur'an, the month of God -fearing, patience, zeal, mercy, forgiveness, a month of liberation from the fire of hell.

What did we manage to collect from his fruits? Did God -fearing manifest in us? Did we graduate from the Ramadan school, having received a “evidence of God -fearing”? Have we learned how to patience and the motivation of each other to do good and beware of the bad? Have we raised ourselves in showing zeal in various matters? Have we fought with our ego and were we able to defeat him? Have we got rid of bad habits? You can ask a lot of questions. They themselves must arise in the heart of every Muslim, honest with himself, who will ask himself and answer frankly and clearly: what did I get from Ramadan?

Ramadan is a spiritual school, a stop for collecting provisions for a whole year and energy for life. When can a person come to his senses, think, realize, if not this month?

Ramadan is a school of changes in which we change our actions, behavior, habits, and a disposition that previously contradicted the law of Allah. Allah Almighty said: “Verily, Allah does not change the position of people until they change themselves” (Surah “Thunder”, ayah 11).

Do not break what you built

If you used Ramadan, trying to find the qualities of God -fearing: you sincerely fasted, prayed, fought with passions, thanked and praised Allah, then ask Allah to keep the qualities you have acquired until the end of your life.

Do not be similar to the example that is given in the Qur'an: “Do not be likened to the woman who dismissed her yarn after she stuck the threads” (Sura “bees”, ayat 92). Do not return to sins, wickedness, disobedience, abandoning worship and doing good deeds after Ramadan. Is it really after you felt the grace of faith and the taste of worship, will you return to sins and disobey? Those who know Allah only in the Holy month are bad.

Such behavior is a sign of the failure of the post, because a sincere fasting rejoices at the end of the post, praises and thanks his Lord for his honor and at the same time is afraid that his post will not be accepted, as, for example, happened to the righteous ancestors, which the next six months after the ramadan of crying asked Allah to accept their post.

A sign of the adoption of the post is the presence of qualities that were not before Ramadan, as well as the fact that the person turned to worship: “Your Lord announced: “ If you are grateful, then I will give you even more ” ” (Surah “Ibrahim”, ayat 7) - both spiritual and material terms. The increase applies to both faith and good deeds. If the slave is grateful to his Lord, he will see how he gives him the opportunity to do more good deeds and multiply worship, and will also be remote from sins. Gratitude of the slave can be manifested through the abandonment of sins.

Worship until the end of life

“Worship your Lord until death comes to you” (Sura “Hijr”, ayat 99). So there should be a Muslim: constant in worship, holding the Sharia tightly, directly walking along the path of religion. The Muslim worships Allah everywhere and at all times. He knows that the Lord exists not only in Ramadan, but in all other months.

After the end of Ramadan’s post, there are additional posts - six days in the month of Shavval, a post on Mondays and Thursdays, a post on the day of Ashura, Araf and other days. After the end of the night prayers of Ramadan, there are prayers at any other night.

If a Muslim wants to find an opportunity to communicate with Allah, the sweetness of love when remembering Allah, let sins beware. The possibility of exposing night prayers is not honored by the one who impersons in sins.

Someone asked Ibrahim Adham : “I can’t do night prayers. Tell me some medicine. ” He replied: “Do not commit sins in the afternoon. It is they who fetter you at night. Verily, exposing nights in prayer is one of the great honors. The sinner is not worthy of such honor”. ”

Foodil ibn Ijad ( may Allah mercy on him) said : “If you cannot exhibit nights in prayer and fast, then know - you are constrained. Your sins have been shot by you. ”

The exposure of nights in prayer is a worship that connects the heart with Allah. It gives strength in overcoming the tests of the mortal world, to combat egoism. This is a time when the voices are not heard: the eyes of people sleep, and the bodies lie in bed. That is why the exposure of nights is a criterion of sincere determination, will strength and a feature of great people. Allah Almighty answered about such people with praise: “Is it really the one who humbly spends the night clock, falling NIC and standing, fearing the last life and hoping for the mercy of his Lord, equal to the unbeliever? Say: "Are those who know, and those who do not know?" Truly, only those possessing the mind is remembered ” (Sura“ crowds ”, ayat 9).

After you have paid the Zakatu-L-FIR, do not forget that there is a mandatory cleansing alms-Zakat.

Ask a lot of forgiveness of sins, especially after the commission of good deeds, and thank the Almighty for making it possible to fast and expose prayers. Allah Almighty said at the end of the ayat about the post: “... He wants you to bring to the end a certain number of days and exalue Allah for instructing you on a direct path. Perhaps you will be grateful ” (Sura“ cow ”, ayat 185).

Gratitude is not a stirring language. It is manifested by the heart, words, deeds and relevance in the subsequent.

Are your posts and prayers accepted?

Successful Muslims in Ramadan spent days in a post, and nights in prayers, crying and fearing. During the sunset and sunrise, they glorified Allah, expressed the form of monotheism, remembered Allah and asked for forgiveness. If possible, they committed good deeds. But even with all this, their hearts were in fear and trepy, since they did not know whether their post and good deeds were accepted, were their actions sincere, only for the sake of Allah?

The righteous ancestors (Salafu-Salikh) were more worried about taking cases than for their commission. Allah Almighty said: “who distribute alms, while their hearts are afraid that they are destined to return to their Lord” (Sura “believers”, ayah 60). Such is the state of righteous believers - they give alms, zakat, do things to get closer to the Lord, but at the same time they are afraid that their deeds will not be accepted.

Ali Ibn Abu Talib said: “Take a concern for the acceptance of your affairs than for their completion, have you not heard the words of the Almighty:“ Verily, Allah accepts only from God -to -be worried ”” (Sura's “meal”, ayah 27).

Which of us was a similar thought bothered on these blessed days of Ramadan - acceptance or rejection of affairs? Did we bother ourselves with requests to Allah to accept our affairs? The righteous ancestors asked Allah for six months to give them the opportunity to meet Ramadan, and then the next six months they asked him to accept their affairs.

Signs of acceptance

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1. The commission of good deeds both in Ramadan and after him, as well as constancy in this. This is a sign of the contentment of Allah. When Allah is pleased with a person, he directs him to commit good and leaving sin.

2. The opening of the heart for worship, a feeling of sweetness of worship and faith, as well as the joy of a good deed committed. The believer is pleased with good deeds and upset sinful.

3. The biggest sign of taking cases is repentance in past sins.

4. The fear that good deeds committed in this glorious month will not be accepted.

5. Jealousy for religion and hatred of the manifestation of sin. Performing with the enthusiasm of affairs for Islam, as well as a waste of forces and means to call for it.

Beware of pride and self -deception. Hold on humility and self -control

Beware of seduction for your affairs in Ramadan. Do not succumb to the instructions of the soul that you have become the owner of many good deeds in a month or that your sins have said goodbye, as if you are also clean as on your birthday. Shaitan and your soul will not cease to mislead you, so that through this you quietly begin to commit sins.

Perhaps you will think that you have done a lot in Ramadan and proud, believing that you are a good person. This is a mistake. Allah Almighty said: "Do not have mercy to get more!" (Sura “wrapped”, ayat 6). Do not present to Allah that we did this and that, because we often forget about the dark spots of our life: “... it will be revealed to them from Allah what they did not even suggest” (the “crowds” sura, ayah 47).

Do not destroy your acts with hypocrisy, showing, self -deception.

We praise and thank Allah Almighty for giving us the opportunity to hold Ramadan, ask us to accept our posts and prayers and the good outcome of our affairs.

Oh Allah, make Ramadan a witness for us, and not against us. Oh Allah, make us from the among those released by you this month from hell. They reckon us to those who have succeeded and who have been adopted for this month.

Let Allah accept our posts, good deeds, forgive sins and write us down among the righteous. Amine!

No. 28, 07/16/2015

What did we take from Ramadan?