How Can Ramadan Be a School of Faith?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. I move on to another questioner who asks, may Allah bless you: How can the blessed month of Ramadan be a school of faith from which the Muslim emerges with sincere faith in Allah (Mighty and Majestic)?
Answer:
It becomes a school of faith if the Muslim guards it and pays attention to its virtue, so he does not let it slip away, but rather utilizes it in the obedience of Allah and in what Allah has prescribed in it, such as fasting, standing in night prayer, reciting the Qur'an, and the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Then it will be a gain for him. There were two men who were diligent in worship in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). One of them died before the entry of Ramadan, while the other remained until he fasted Ramadan and stood in prayer in it. The vision of this one was ahead of the one who died before him.
So the Companions were amazed that he was ahead of him, even though they both lived in the obedience of Allah and in the worship of Allah. He said: Did not (peace and blessings be upon him) say, did not (peace and blessings be upon him) say such and such and such? They said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. He said: Did he not reach the month of Ramadan and fast it and stand in prayer in it? They said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. He said: By Him in whose hand is my soul, the difference between them is like the difference between the East and the West. Yes.
May Allah reward you. I move on to another questioner who asks, may Allah bless you: How can the blessed month of Ramadan be a school of faith from which the Muslim emerges with sincere faith in Allah (Mighty and Majestic)?
Answer:
It becomes a school of faith if the Muslim guards it and pays attention to its virtue, so he does not let it slip away, but rather utilizes it in the obedience of Allah and in what Allah has prescribed in it, such as fasting, standing in night prayer, reciting the Qur'an, and the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Then it will be a gain for him. There were two men who were diligent in worship in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). One of them died before the entry of Ramadan, while the other remained until he fasted Ramadan and stood in prayer in it. The vision of this one was ahead of the one who died before him.
So the Companions were amazed that he was ahead of him, even though they both lived in the obedience of Allah and in the worship of Allah. He said: Did not (peace and blessings be upon him) say, did not (peace and blessings be upon him) say such and such and such? They said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. He said: Did he not reach the month of Ramadan and fast it and stand in prayer in it? They said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. He said: By Him in whose hand is my soul, the difference between them is like the difference between the East and the West. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف يكون رمضان مدرسة إيمانية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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