Eid Mubarak!!
Hope this blog was a great help to all you lovely, determined Muslimeen! See you next year inshAllah!
Have a blessed Eid,
-N
Daily Duaa, 28. Our help.
O Allah, on this day, grant me a share in its nawafil (recommended prayers),
honor me by attending to my problems, make closer the means to approach You, from all the means, O One who is not preoccupied by the requests of the beseechers.
share NOT hoard!
Abu Productive’s message about this journey.
Assalamu’alaikum,
Around this time each year, a feeling of ‘sadness’ clouds our hearts. We feel sad because we wonder if we’ll ever continue being this spiritual and close to Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) as we were during Ramadan. Our past experiences have shown that we always fail to keep up after Ramadan, so what can we do so this journey doesn’t end here?
Here’s a video on this topic in which I share 6 tips with you – Watch here: http://bit.ly/end-beg, but here’s one important idea I didn’t mention in the video..
Normally, one of the big reasons why we ‘fall’ after Ramadan is that we lose self-discipline. We’ve this false idea in our mind that “It’s Eid! Do whatever you want!” (even though we don’t say this, but our actions say it!)
One of the best ways to fight this is to instill discipline in your life from day 1 of Eid. And here’s a quick way of doing this: From day 1 of Eid, make sure you wake up early and stay up those early hours of the morning! Occupy these precious hours with either reading quietly, doing some housekeeping tasks or even taking your children to the park/sea-side for a nice picnic.
By this ONE simple act of waking up early (Fajr at least) and staying up in those early hours you’ll be installing self-discipline in your life which will radiate in the rest of your day/actions inshaAllah. Also, by this one simple act, you’ll be setting yourself up to a productive and healthy post Ramadan lifestyle that’s going to help you throughout the year inshaAllah.
Try it this year. Let me know how it goes! Keep an eye out for the ‘How to Sustain Your New Productive Ramadan Habits!’ on the website.
Yours sincerely,
Abu Productive
Scrubbing your heart clean!
The first hadeeth, the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said:
“There is a polish for everthing that takes away rust; and the polish for the heart is remembrance of God.” ( Bukhari )
The second hadeeth, the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said, “Renew your faith!” It was said, “O Messenger of Allah, how do we renew our faith?” He (Peace be upon him) replied, “By saying la ilaha illa Allah (‘There is no god but God’) a lot” [Ahmad and Hakim]
So there you have it. Two simple prescriptions to soften your heart, remove the rust from it, and feel closer to Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) especially in these last few days of Ramadan.
Try it today, say “La ilaha illa Allah” lots of time; when driving, sitting at your computer, cooking, or playing with your child..just say it and keep saying it.
hahahah, awwwwwwwhh how to energize your fast!
Worship NOT Shop in Last Days!!
Daily Duaa, 27. Laylat Al Qadr
Allah, on this day, bestow on me the blessings of Laylatul Qadr, change my affairs from (being) difficult to (being) easy, accept my apologies, and decrease for me [my] sins and burdens, O the Compassionate with His righteous servants.
