MONITORING OUR INTENTIONS FOR ANYTHING WE DO
Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem.
RAMADAN is around the corner and we pray that ALLAH make us among those who fast in the coming Ramadan which falls between Tomorrow Tuesday and Thursday SUBJECT TO MOON SIGHTINGS PLEASE.
Our beloved Messenger of ALLAH peace be upon him said: ‘The deeds are considered by their intentions, and a person will get the reward according to his intentions.’ We usually make an intention before we perform good deeds such as fasting or giving sadaqah (charity). However, we often tend to forget to make an intention for the little everyday tasks we normally do. If we really want our hasanat (reward from good deeds) to soar during all the time especially in the coming Ramadan, let's make a sincere intention for every little task we perform. For instance, if you’re cooking for your family, make the intention that the time you spend in the kitchen cooking in order to feed your family especially during fasting is to please ALLAH. Do not complain to them about something they've done bad to you referring to your sacrifice to wake up and cook, doing so takes away the rewards from ALLAH.
If you smile at a stranger in the street, make the intention that you are doing it because smiling at others is considered a form of charity, as the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam said: ‘When you smile in your brother’s face, it is charity. Even if you get into bed early, make the intention that you are doing this in order to be able to wake up early to pray tahajjud and have suhoor etc. Subhan’Allah (glory be to God), when we make a sincere intention before performing these normal everyday tasks, they transform into `ibadaat(Acts of Worship) and we get rewarded for them and the reward we get for doing good deeds in Ramadan is multiplied so let's get preparing to welcome it. Imagine the amount of reward we can get simply for sleeping, something everyone enjoys doing! ALLAH truly is merciful to HIS creation. Allahu Akbar. To be continued in Shaa ALLAH.
*_We ask ALLAH to forgive our ignorance and accept our good deeds even when we fault doing it_*. Aameen.