Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem
Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barkatuh!
Respected brothers and sisters in Faith,
We are marching towards the sacred month of Muharram.
Muharram is the first month of the Islamic year.
Wish you all a very happy & prosperous new Hijri year-1433
Virtues of the Month of Muharram
A
Muslim is to be keen to get closer to Allah and draw nearer to Him all
the time. Such keenness gains more weight and significance during
blessed occasions and times. One of these occasions in which a Muslim
should exert more effort and show more keenness is the month of
Muharram.
To shed more light on the significance of worship in this blessed month we would like to cite for you the following:
Indeed,
the sacred month of Muharram is a blessed and important month. It is
the first month of the Hijri calendar and is one of the four sacred
months concerning which Allah says, "Verily, the number of months with Allah is twelve months (in a year),
so it was ordained by Allah on the Day when He created the heavens and
the earth; of them, four are sacred. That is the right religion, so
wrong not yourselves therein" (At-Tawbah 9: 36)
Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Time
has come back to its original state which it had when Allah created the
Heavens and the Earth; the year is twelve months, four of which are
sacred. Three of them are in succession: Dhul-Qa`da, Dhul-Hijja and
Al-Muharram, and (the fourth being)Rajab Mudar (named after the tribe of Mudar as they used to respect this month)which stands between Jumad (ath-Thani)and Sha`ban."
Muharram is called so because it is a sacred (muharram) month and to confirm its sanctity. Allah Almighty says, "so wrong not yourselves therein", which means do not wrong yourselves in these sacred months, because sin in these months is worse than in other months.
It was reported that Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said
regarding the above verse that these four months were singled out and made
sacred. Sins in these months are more serious and good deeds bring a
greater reward.
Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said concerning this phrase (so wrong not yourselves therein)
that wrongdoing during the sacred months is more serious and more sinful than wrongdoing at any other time. Wrongdoing at any time is a serious
matter, but Allah gives more weight to whichever of His commands
He will. Allah has chosen certain ones of His Creation. He has chosen
from among the angels Messengers and from among mankind Messengers. He
chose from among speech His remembrance or dhikr. He chose from among
the earth the mosques, from among the months Ramadan and the sacred
months, from among the days Friday and from among the nights laylat
al-qadr, so venerate that which Allah has told us to venerate. People of
understanding and wisdom venerate the things that Allah has told us to
venerate.
(Summarized from the Tafseer of Ibn Kathir, may Allah have mercy on him. Tafseer of Surat at-Tawbah, verse 36).
The Virtue of Observing
More Voluntary Fasting during Muharram:
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with
him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best of fasting after Ramadan is fasting Allah's month of Muharram." (Reported by Muslim).
The phrase "Allah's month",
connecting the name of the month to the name of Allah in a genitive
grammatical structure, signifies the importance of the month. Al-Qari
said:
The apparent meaning of the above Hadith is to fast
all of the month of Muharram. But it was proven that the Prophet (peace
and blessings be upon him) never fasted any whole month apart from
Ramadan, so this Hadith is probably meant to encourage increasing one's
fasting during Muharram, without meaning that one should fast for the
entire month.
It was reported that the Prophet (peace and
blessings be upon him) used to fast more in Sha`ban because he may have
not learnt of the virtue of Muharram until the end of his life, before
he was able to fast during this month, or because certain circumstances
may happened during this month hindering him from fasting such as
sickness, travel, etc. (Sharh al-Nawawi `ala Saheeh Muslim)."
Thus,
a true Muslim has to seize the opportunity of these blessed days and tries his best to get as much reward in them as possible.
Allah Almighty knows best.
Source: http://www.islamonline.net
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