The mercy of Allah is abundant in our life. Let us consider the
mercy in His rewards. “Surely those who have believed, emigrated, and struggled in the Way
of God - they can hope for God’s mercy. And God is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (Qur’an
2:218) “…And God multiplies (the reward even more) to whoever He wills. For
God is All-Bountiful, All-Knowing.” (Qur’an 2:261)
Our Merciful Lord and the source of All -Mercy rewards every good
deed of ours in manifold – from 10 to 700 rewards depending on our sincerity.
We don’t just get one rewards for one good deed. We get more. That is His
mercy. However, in Ramadan, the reward is even more, it is limitless; Allah’s
mercy is extensive. Our Prophet (pbuh) said, “Every
action of the son of Adam is given manifold reward, each good deed receiving
ten times its’ like, up to seven hundred times. Allah, the Most High said: ‘Except
for fasting, for it is for Me and I will give recompense for it, he leaves off
his desires and his food for Me.’ For the fasting
person, there are two times of joy; a time when he breaks his fast and a time
of joy when he meets his Lord, and the smell coming from the mouth of the
fasting person is better with Allah than the smell of musk.”
Whenever
you feel the thirst from fasting, remember the rewards is Paradise where you
shall be thirsty no more because you were thirsty on earth for the sake of
Allah. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: “Indeed there is a gate of Paradise called Ar-Rayyaan.
On the day of Resurrection, those who fast will enter through it; no one enters
it except for them…, and whoever enters it drinks, and whoever drinks never
becomes thirsty.” (Ibn Khuzaimah)
You should know about the rewards of
fasting and while you dedicate yourself to Allah, you should also be hopeful of
the rewards you will get. As our beloved Messenger of Allah said: 'He
who fasts during Ramadan with faith and seeks his reward from Allah will have
his past sins forgiven; he who prays during the night in Ramadan with faith and
seeks his reward from Allah will have his past sins forgiven; and he who passes
Lailat al- Qadr in prayer with faith and seeks his reward from Allah will have
his past sins forgiven.' (Bukhari and Muslim) Once your sins are
forgiven in Ramadan, you start life afresh, pure and spiritually nearer to
Allah than before.
The believers strive day and night for Nearness to God and for
His Pleasure. They hope for Allah’s rewards and His mercies. They neither lose
hope, nor despair whatever their condition is. Despair of His rewards undermine
our faith and trust in Allah. Such hopelessness implies that we do not trust
Allah to be able to rectify our situation and protect us. That is no faith.
Fasting Ramadan means we have Faith and Hope. Alhamdulillah.
So, let us not limit the extent of Allah’s reward or undermine
our hope with doubts. Life may delve you a dirty blow, or give you plenty stupendously,
our lives are in Allah’s hands. We must seek Allah regardless of the
attractions or distractions. Our success, failure or life’s vicissitude are all
ordained by Allah, but the final measure, judgement and rewards are in the Hereafter.
Allah is the Owner of that Day, so let’s fast and hope in Allah’s rewards. “Do not
falter or grieve, for you will have the upper hand, if you are (true)
believers.” (Qur’an 3:139)
- Contributed by Shamsideen AbuSuad, UK. 2021
Email: MuslimMessage@gmail.com
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