By Allaah, were the hearts sound (pure), they would be saddened at missing out [from goodness to be attained]. How many are the hours which pass by us, and we are prevented from benefitting from them?
Category: Fasting
Whoever protects his time
Whoever protects his time [engaged] in the remembrance of Allaah…
The right of Allaah upon you is greater
Do not look in vain at your hard work [in doing righteous deeds]…
Taste the sweetness of obedience in worship
[In accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu ’alayhi wa sallam)] it is recommended for the one fasting to eat dates for suhoor and iftaar.
This world is the ‘farm’ of the Hereafter
So if he did not ‘sow’ anything in there for his Hereafter, then he has lost it, and [as a result] he has lost his Hereafter.
Allaah fills their heart with eemaan
[There are] three [categories of people] in whom [should these habits] exist, then Allaah fills their heart with eemaan…
He is not considered a traveller
That is because in both cities, he is with his family.
The easy prize
«Fasting in Winter is the easy prize.»
Rejoicing at the arrival of Winter
Welcome to Winter – during which blessings descend [from Allaah]; wherein the nights are long [and therefore conducive] to stand[ing] in prayer, and the days are short [and conducive] to fast[ing].
When Allaah accepts a deed
The habituation of fasting after the fast of Ramadhaan is a sign of [Allaah’s] acceptance of the fast of Ramadhaan.