Action Plan After Ramadan - Protecting ourselves from SINS
▪My Dear Friend, I am your beloved Month Ramadan. Read My Advice carefully.
~ I know you love me alot and also know that you are grieved as am leaving you.
~You've spent your Days in Fasting & Nights in Qiyaam seeking the Blessing of Allah.
~ You've alloted special time for Recitation & Understanding of Quran.
~You were in the forefront in doing good deeds & you tried your best to avoid all evil.
~It was easy for you to do that, as the devil/Shaitan was bound in chains.
~ But now with the sighting of new moon of shawwal, the shaitan will be free again.
~He will be back on his mission, i.e, to lead you astray & away from Allah swt.
~ He will use every tool to get you back to your sins & will work hard to stop you from Good & push you towards evil.
▪ So here is My Advice :
1》 Don't Return back to your Sins
[ Protect Your Imaan] :
~ As i leave, many people fall to the whispers of Shaitan & get caught in his traps and end up commiting the sins which they have avoided in Ramadan. They end up returning to the same sinful life they had before ramadan.
~ This means they have not learned much from month long training.
~ These people will regret on the day of Judgement as mentioned in the Quran.
وَيَوۡمَ يَعَضُّ ٱلظَّالِمُ عَلَىٰ يَدَيۡهِ يَقُولُ
يَٰلَيۡتَنِي ٱتَّخَذۡتُ مَعَ ٱلرَّسُولِ سَبِيل
يَٰوَيۡلَتَىٰ لَيۡتَنِي لَمۡ أَتَّخِذۡ فُلَانًا خَلِيلٗا
لَّقَدۡ أَضَلَّنِي عَنِ ٱلذِّكۡرِ بَعۡدَ إِذۡ جَآءَنِيۗ وَكَانَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ خَذُولٗا
"And the Day the wrongdoer will bite on his hands [in regret] he will say, "Oh, I wish I had taken with the Messenger a way.
Oh, woe to me! I wish I had not taken that one as a friend. He led me away from the remembrance after it had come to me. And ever is Satan, to man, a deserter."
(Quran 25 : 27-29)
~ These people will regret on the day of Judgement as mentioned in the Quran.
وَيَوۡمَ يَعَضُّ ٱلظَّالِمُ عَلَىٰ يَدَيۡهِ يَقُولُ
يَٰلَيۡتَنِي ٱتَّخَذۡتُ مَعَ ٱلرَّسُولِ سَبِيل
يَٰوَيۡلَتَىٰ لَيۡتَنِي لَمۡ أَتَّخِذۡ فُلَانًا خَلِيلٗا
لَّقَدۡ أَضَلَّنِي عَنِ ٱلذِّكۡرِ بَعۡدَ إِذۡ جَآءَنِيۗ وَكَانَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ خَذُولٗا
"And the Day the wrongdoer will bite on his hands [in regret] he will say, "Oh, I wish I had taken with the Messenger a way.
Oh, woe to me! I wish I had not taken that one as a friend. He led me away from the remembrance after it had come to me. And ever is Satan, to man, a deserter."
(Quran 25 : 27-29)
~ My friend, you don't become one of them.
2 》 Hold on to your Good Deeds :
▪ My friend, You've done a lot of Good deeds in this month. So hold on to them.
▪ Don't Abandon them after Ramadan be it your prayers or Recitation of Quran or Night prayer.
▪ As you've planned for this month, Make a Plan for other months too. Plan for your Development.
May Allah swt help you in your journey & Protect your imaan. May He allow us to meet again Next year.
Yours Beloved Month
RAMADAN
Dear Brothers & Sisters,
▪ This Advice of Ramadan first of all is for Myself than for others.
▪ As Ramadan Passes, we tend to get back to our same previous life that we were living before Ramadan without much change.
▪ So to not return back to sinful life.These are some of the things which i found beneficial for myself after referring to some lectures & Books which can help us out.
First of All, Lets Pray this Dua Frequently & Beg Allah swt.
ACTION PLAN AFTER RAMADAN :
Topic Credits : https://youtu.be/dKEMfROHwOI
1》 For Protecting Our Imaan :
[Staying Away from Sins]
▪ First thing to Remember is, After Ramadan obviously our faith will not be the same as in Ramadan but that should not let us go beyond the Baseline & Commit Major sins.
▪ Our Good Deeds done in Ramadan should not be wasted by returning back to Sins.
As Allah swt says in the Quran :
▪ Don't Abandon them after Ramadan be it your prayers or Recitation of Quran or Night prayer.
▪ As you've planned for this month, Make a Plan for other months too. Plan for your Development.
May Allah swt help you in your journey & Protect your imaan. May He allow us to meet again Next year.
Yours Beloved Month
RAMADAN
Dear Brothers & Sisters,
▪ This Advice of Ramadan first of all is for Myself than for others.
▪ As Ramadan Passes, we tend to get back to our same previous life that we were living before Ramadan without much change.
▪ So to not return back to sinful life.These are some of the things which i found beneficial for myself after referring to some lectures & Books which can help us out.
First of All, Lets Pray this Dua Frequently & Beg Allah swt.
ACTION PLAN AFTER RAMADAN :
Topic Credits : https://youtu.be/dKEMfROHwOI
1》 For Protecting Our Imaan :
[Staying Away from Sins]
▪ First thing to Remember is, After Ramadan obviously our faith will not be the same as in Ramadan but that should not let us go beyond the Baseline & Commit Major sins.
▪ Our Good Deeds done in Ramadan should not be wasted by returning back to Sins.
As Allah swt says in the Quran :
وَ لَا تَکُوۡنُوۡا کَالَّتِیۡ نَقَضَتۡ غَزۡلَہَا مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِ قُوَّۃٍ اَنۡکَاثًا
"And do not be like she who untied her spun thread after it was strong"
( Quran 16 : 92 )
This Ayah Refers to the women in makkah who used to put togther the knots & after it was strong she untied them at once, making all her efforts/Work to go in vain.
~ Likewise we shouldn't cause our Good deeds done in Ramadan to go in vain by returning back to the sinful life.
▪ If We prayed Qiyam ul layl 30 days of Ramadan & then Stopped praying even our 5 daily prayers
After Ramadan, then all that Qiyaam goes to waste. Its like untying the Knot after it was strong.
~ As The Prophet(PBUH) said, “Verily, between a man and idolatry and unbelief is abandoning the prayer.”
Refer this 6 min lecture to understand this better:
📌"Healthy Fluctuations" by Sh.Omar Suleiman
https://youtu.be/-Q0M_5UthaU
▪▪ Here are some tips i found useful :
1) Understand the Stages that lead us to Sin as explained by Ibn-Qayyim (R.A) :
Whenever a Thought of Sin comes to our Mind, let us immediately Seek Allah's Refuge & do Astaghfaar.
2) Whenever Shaitan tries to get you, Seek Allah's refuge immediately. And Recite these verses often.
وَقُل رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنۡ هَمَزَٰتِ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ
وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحۡضُرُونِ
And say, "My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the incitements of the devils
And I seek refuge in You, my Lord, lest they be present with me."
(Quran 23 : 97, 98)
Refer : 5 Mins Clip by Sh.Omar suleiman
📌"Remebers His Place in front of Allah"
https://youtu.be/1zuYhbUij2g
3) Always Reminding ourselves about the grave Consequences of Sins.
Imam Ibnul Qayyim summarises some of the main repercussions of sins;
A list that should be screenshotted, set as a one’s mobile phone background, and read over and over again, *particularly* during times of weakness and satanic suggestions.
3) Keeping ourselves busy in Remembrance of Allah swt as Shaitan is likely to whisper when you are heedless.
▪ As Hasan al Basri said :
اذا غفل وسوس
When you become heedless Shaitan Whispers
اذا ذکراللہ خنس
& When you Remember Allah Shaitan sinks away.
4) Doing Constant Zikr in Places or at Times where Shaitan is mostly likely to Whisper you to sin.
Eg : ▪ In Privacy with your Mobile/Laptop.
▪In Gathering where you might backbite.
5) Remember! Zikr is our Fortress(Hisnul Muslim) against shaitan.
6) And Lastly this might help us in Breaking our bad habits. Pic from Book "Atomic Habits - by James clear"
2 》 Holding on to Our Good Deeds & Improving them:
~ Some of reasons for Abondoning Good After Ramadan have been explained in this Short lecture by My Ustaad Janab Kaleemullah sir :
https://youtu.be/az3VBJ5dpS8
▪ PRAYER : We've Prayed 5 times regularly at prescribed time throughout the month. Let us Hold on to it.
~ And not become like the ones mentioned in this Ayah
▪ Let us try our Best to Improve state of Khushoo(concentration) of our Salah.
This Book will help us in achieving that :
📌[PDF] How to Taste the True Beauty of Salah -
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://download.understandquran.com/fileadmin/user_upload/extras/Salah.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwibgc_olszpAhWr8HMBHfPLCrMQFjAFegQIBhAB&usg=AOvVaw0ymBc68DDdMDSLxJSLDjTR&cshid=1590312456017
▪ QURAN : We've Recited the Quran tirelessly this month alotting special time for it even if were busy, Let's continue it even if we recite just a ruku or a few pages but lets be consistent.
~ Let us also study the translation and Tafseer and complete it before next Ramadan.
📌 Let us Try to understand the Message of Quran in detail before Next Ramadan.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYZxc42QNctUnn09Of4rBuakQhu-Q2qpc
▪ NIGHT PRAYER: We've prayed 20 Rakah in Taraweeh & also tried to pray Qiyam ul Lail before Saher. This was to train us to build it as a Habit in our lives.
And it has immense benefits as mentioned in the Quran
~ Don't Abandon it, Lets Try to pray atleast 2 Rakah daily before we go to bed. And also try to wakeup at early hours of morning atleast once or twice a week. This will helps us to keep our relationship with Allah firm.
This Beautiful Advice of Hasan al Basri(R.A) regarding Night Prayer :
▪ FASTING : we've fasted for a month long and that helped us increase our Imaan & Taqwa.
~ Let us try our Best to Keep atleast 1 fast per week after Ramadan or as per Sunnah.
This Helps us to Maintain our Imaan & Taqwa.
The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said to us: “O young men, whoever among you can afford it, let him get married, for it is more effective in lowering the gaze and guarding one’s chastity. And whoever cannot afford it should fast, for it will be a shield for him.”
(Bukhari)
▪ FREQUENT INTROSPECTION :
▪ Let us Keep track of our deeds frequently after Ramadan.
~ Introspect often & Keep reminding ourselves.
~ Check the state of your heart & Always Strive to achive Pure Heart.
a Heart like this : 💖
▪ INCREASING OUR KNOWLEDGE OF ISLAM :
~ Until the Ramadan visit us next year, lets be equipped with more knowledge.
▪ Let us Read Books that increase our understanding of Islam & help us to get closer to Allah swt & be connected to His deen.
📌You can download some good Books from here: https://islamicstudies.info/
We can also Watch some of the beneficial Online Series :
📌Detailed Seerah of Prophet Mohammed(PBUH) by Sh.Yasir Qadhi :
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAEA99D24CA2F9A8F
~ A similar Series on Sahaba "The Firsts" is also availabe on Youtube by Sh.Omar Suleiman
"And do not be like she who untied her spun thread after it was strong"
( Quran 16 : 92 )
This Ayah Refers to the women in makkah who used to put togther the knots & after it was strong she untied them at once, making all her efforts/Work to go in vain.
~ Likewise we shouldn't cause our Good deeds done in Ramadan to go in vain by returning back to the sinful life.
▪ If We prayed Qiyam ul layl 30 days of Ramadan & then Stopped praying even our 5 daily prayers
After Ramadan, then all that Qiyaam goes to waste. Its like untying the Knot after it was strong.
~ As The Prophet(PBUH) said, “Verily, between a man and idolatry and unbelief is abandoning the prayer.”
( Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 82)
📌"Healthy Fluctuations" by Sh.Omar Suleiman
https://youtu.be/-Q0M_5UthaU
▪▪ Here are some tips i found useful :
1) Understand the Stages that lead us to Sin as explained by Ibn-Qayyim (R.A) :
2) Whenever Shaitan tries to get you, Seek Allah's refuge immediately. And Recite these verses often.
وَقُل رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنۡ هَمَزَٰتِ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ
وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحۡضُرُونِ
And say, "My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the incitements of the devils
And I seek refuge in You, my Lord, lest they be present with me."
(Quran 23 : 97, 98)
Refer : 5 Mins Clip by Sh.Omar suleiman
📌"Remebers His Place in front of Allah"
https://youtu.be/1zuYhbUij2g
3) Always Reminding ourselves about the grave Consequences of Sins.
Imam Ibnul Qayyim summarises some of the main repercussions of sins;
A list that should be screenshotted, set as a one’s mobile phone background, and read over and over again, *particularly* during times of weakness and satanic suggestions.
3) Keeping ourselves busy in Remembrance of Allah swt as Shaitan is likely to whisper when you are heedless.
▪ As Hasan al Basri said :
اذا غفل وسوس
When you become heedless Shaitan Whispers
اذا ذکراللہ خنس
& When you Remember Allah Shaitan sinks away.
4) Doing Constant Zikr in Places or at Times where Shaitan is mostly likely to Whisper you to sin.
Eg : ▪ In Privacy with your Mobile/Laptop.
▪In Gathering where you might backbite.
5) Remember! Zikr is our Fortress(Hisnul Muslim) against shaitan.
6) And Lastly this might help us in Breaking our bad habits. Pic from Book "Atomic Habits - by James clear"
2 》 Holding on to Our Good Deeds & Improving them:
~ Some of reasons for Abondoning Good After Ramadan have been explained in this Short lecture by My Ustaad Janab Kaleemullah sir :
https://youtu.be/az3VBJ5dpS8
▪ PRAYER : We've Prayed 5 times regularly at prescribed time throughout the month. Let us Hold on to it.
~ And not become like the ones mentioned in this Ayah
▪ Let us try our Best to Improve state of Khushoo(concentration) of our Salah.
This Book will help us in achieving that :
📌[PDF] How to Taste the True Beauty of Salah -
▪ QURAN : We've Recited the Quran tirelessly this month alotting special time for it even if were busy, Let's continue it even if we recite just a ruku or a few pages but lets be consistent.
~ Let us also study the translation and Tafseer and complete it before next Ramadan.
📌 Let us Try to understand the Message of Quran in detail before Next Ramadan.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYZxc42QNctUnn09Of4rBuakQhu-Q2qpc
▪ NIGHT PRAYER: We've prayed 20 Rakah in Taraweeh & also tried to pray Qiyam ul Lail before Saher. This was to train us to build it as a Habit in our lives.
And it has immense benefits as mentioned in the Quran
~ Don't Abandon it, Lets Try to pray atleast 2 Rakah daily before we go to bed. And also try to wakeup at early hours of morning atleast once or twice a week. This will helps us to keep our relationship with Allah firm.
This Beautiful Advice of Hasan al Basri(R.A) regarding Night Prayer :
▪ FASTING : we've fasted for a month long and that helped us increase our Imaan & Taqwa.
~ Let us try our Best to Keep atleast 1 fast per week after Ramadan or as per Sunnah.
The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said to us: “O young men, whoever among you can afford it, let him get married, for it is more effective in lowering the gaze and guarding one’s chastity. And whoever cannot afford it should fast, for it will be a shield for him.”
(Bukhari)
▪ FREQUENT INTROSPECTION :
▪ Let us Keep track of our deeds frequently after Ramadan.
~ Introspect often & Keep reminding ourselves.
~ Check the state of your heart & Always Strive to achive Pure Heart.
a Heart like this : 💖
▪ INCREASING OUR KNOWLEDGE OF ISLAM :
~ Until the Ramadan visit us next year, lets be equipped with more knowledge.
▪ Let us Read Books that increase our understanding of Islam & help us to get closer to Allah swt & be connected to His deen.
📌You can download some good Books from here: https://islamicstudies.info/
We can also Watch some of the beneficial Online Series :
📌Detailed Seerah of Prophet Mohammed(PBUH) by Sh.Yasir Qadhi :
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAEA99D24CA2F9A8F
~ A similar Series on Sahaba "The Firsts" is also availabe on Youtube by Sh.Omar Suleiman
📌 Series on Social Justice by Sh.Omar Suleiman:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ02IYL5pmhGxqbRtm6IvObV2Ysu9oLVa
📌 Series on Beginning and the End
by Sh.Omar suleiman :
▪ Let's Structure our lives to Please Allah Swt.Let us Prepare ourselves for the Hereafter..Let's Abstain ourselves from His disobedience & Strive to achieve His love.
▪I Pray to Allah Swt to Allow us to Witness Ramadan Again. May Allah swt be our helper in our journey of this life. May Allah help us to lead a life of Remembrance & Protect us from the traps of Shaitan & Forgive us all of our sins & Accept our deeds in Ramadan. Aameen......Summa Ameeen
Jazak Allah Khair!
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