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Alhamdulillah, waSalatu waSalamu 'Ala Rasulillah
Wa ba'd
- In the last 10 nights of Ramadan,
the Muslims are encouraged to switch into high gear
to go the extra mile, to roll up their sleeves,
to really strive in the worship
of Allah subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
And that's because in these last 10 nights,
there's a night that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala describes
as being better than a thousand months.
And that's Laylatul Qadr.
'Laylatul Qadri Khairun Min Alfi Shahr'
the worship that a person does
on Laylatul Qadr
is better than them doing that same act
of worship for a thousand months.
The reward that they get
from Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala is tremendous.
So Aisha Radiallahu Anha the mother of the believers
went to the prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam
and said to him, "If we know which night is
Laylatul Qadr
and in those last 10,
if we know which one of them is
Laylatul Qadr
what should we say?"
The prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said,
Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun tuhibbul-'afwa fa-a'fu 'anna
O Allah you are Al-'Afu
you're the one who pardons.
You love pardoning, so pardon us.
There are three main components to this du'a.
The first is affirming the name
of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
Al-'Afu
the all pardoning.
The second element of this du'a is mentioning
that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala loves
Al-'Afu
He loves pardoning.
And this is amazing because it's very different
from how we may interact with other human beings
when we may forgive, but not forget
or we let it go, but begrudgingly,
it's not something we really want to do, no.
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala loves to pardon us.
So when we turn to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
in repentance and asking for his forgiveness,
and asking for him to pardon us, he actually loves that.
He loves it, it's not being done begrudgingly.
As such, when we think about this part of the du'a
Tuhibbul 'Afwa
you love to pardon.
We should also in turn love to pardon.
We should get to that point, strive to get
to the point where we're able to pardon others.
This is part of the qualities
of the people who are striving to achieve
and to attain taqwa
in the month of Ramadan.
Allah Azawajal describes the Mutaqeen in Surah Aal-e-Imraan
by saying Wal 'aafeena 'anin naas
those who pardon people don't take people
to task for everything that they do to you.
Maybe they've done you wrong.
Maybe it was even unintentional, but yet we, you know
we hold them to such a high standard
and we wanna get back at them.
Wal 'aafeena annin naas
to pardon the people.
This is from the qualities of the
Mutaqeen
And we're striving to attain taqwa
in this month and Allah loves pardoning.
So just the same way we want Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
to pardon us then we should also pardon the people.
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala says,
walyasfahoo ala tuhibboonaan yaghfira Allahu lakum
pardon them, overlook their faults.
Do you not love that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
would have forgiveness for you and have mercy on you?
So the same way that you want
that from Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala give that to the people.
This du'a should be said frequently
throughout the last 10 nights of Ramadan especially,
but you can say it throughout the year.
But especially in those last 10 nights
and not just in the Qunoot
right.
You wanna say this du'a in your salat.
So whether it's in your sujood
or before the tasleem
You can to say outside of salat
between the athaan and the iqama
is a great time.
Obviously, during the last third of the night,
it's one of the best times that you can make du'a.
So you want to be saying this du'a on repeat.
It's very, very important because this is the du'a
that the prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam
taught the most beloved person to him
in the world, Aisha Radiallahu Anha.
And now notice brothers and sisters
in Islam that Aisha Radiallahu Anha,
She came to the prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam
to ask him what to say.
She came to the prophet and asked him, "What do I say?"
This shows us the importance
of us as Muslims being inquisitive
about the things that the prophet
Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Salla was saying
throughout, out the day and throughout the night.
There's du'a for almost every occasion.
It's upon us to go out and seek,
what did the prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam say
when he put his clothes on?
What did the prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam say
when he woke up?
What did he say before he went to sleep?
What did he say before going
into the restroom and coming out?
All of these things, the prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam
used to say things.
Let us go now, seek that knowledge, seek out the way
of the prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam.
What did he do throughout his day?
Let us learn more du'as, and learn what they mean.
May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala increase us in knowledge,
and bless us with the best of this life and the next.
Wassalamu Alaykum, warahmatullahi wabarakaatuh
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