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AlHamdulillah was Salatu Wassalam wa'ala Rasullullah
wa ba'ad
- Often times in the month of Ramadan,
we are hosted by family and friends for Iftars.
Maybe there's even a communal Iftar at the masjid
which is often hosted by a individual
or family that we know.
If we're hosted in the month of Ramadan,
there is a good du'a that we should make for our host.
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One day, the Prophet
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
visited the great companion,
Sa'ad bin Ubadah radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu
who was the chief of the Khazraj of Medina.
And when the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam visited him
Sa'ad radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu
brought him bread and olive oil,
which, I mean doesn't seem like a lot,
but as the Arabs say,
al judu minal mawjud
ya ni, generosity is from what you have available.
So he brought the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam bread
and olive oil and the Prophet SalAllahu Alaihi Wasallam ate.
And when he finished eating,
he made this beautiful du'a,
for Sa'ad radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu
The Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam said
aftara 'indakum as-sa'imun wa-alaka ta'amakum
al-abrar wa-sallat 'alaykum al-mala'ika
This du'a has three elements and
we're gonna cover them one by one inshaAllah.
So the first part of the du'a, the Prophet
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam said
Aftara 'indakum as-sa'imun
May those who have fasted, break their fast with you.
Look at that.
So you're, you're saying you're
you're asking Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
to make it easy for this person
to feed those who are fasting.
And what happens when you feed those who are fasting?
You get the reward of the people who fasted, right?
The Prophet
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam said
man fattara sa'ibin falahu mithlu ajalih
Whoever feeds a fasting person,
he receives the reward of the one who has fasted.
The Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam said
man fathara sa'imin falahu mithlu ajirihi
whoever feeds a fasting person,
has a reward similar to the one who fasted
without anything being decreased from any of their reward.
So when you're asking Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala,
to make it easy for this person to feed fasting people,
you're asking Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
to give him this great reward.
And you're also asking Allah to make it easy
for him to feed the fasting people,
meaning that he has enough
to provide those who have been fasting.
Likewise, it is a request from Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala,
for this person,
that Allah puts that generosity in their heart,
that willingness to feed those who have been fasting.
The second part of this du'a is,
wa-akala ta'amakum al-abrar
May the pious, eat your food.
Well, what exactly does that mean?
This is actually a du'a,
that Allah bless you with good companionship,
that you keep good people around you.
So that the people who eat with you
are people who are reminding you
of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala,
they are pious, they are helping you
draw closer to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
A lot of times it is our company who pulls us one way or,
or another.
They, they pull us in one direction or
or push us, you know, to do better.
And this is what we want.
We want to be around good company who helps us
in the obedience of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
and drawing closer to him.
The third part of this du'a is
wa-sallat 'alaykum al'mala'ika
And may the angels pray for you.
This is such a tremendous du'a
because you're asking that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala,
allow the angels who are sinless,
to pray for this person who has hosted you
and it corresponds very well
with the statement of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
in Surah Ghafir:
alladhīna yaḥmilūna l-ʿarsha waman ḥawlahu
yusabbiḥūna biḥamdi rabbihim wayu'minūna bihi
wayastaghfirūna lilladhīna āmanū
rabbanā wasiʿ'ta kulla shayin rahmatan wa'il'man (40:07)
To the end of the du'a, that the angels make...
Now listen to this,
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala says,
alladhīna yaḥmilūna l-ʿarsh
Those angels who are carrying the throne
and those around it...
yusabbiḥūna biḥamdi rabbihim
they glorify and praise Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
wayu'minūna bihi
And they have faith in Allah.
Allah Azawjal is describing the angels as being
mu'minu
And then he says,
and they seek forgiveness,
lilladhīna āmanū
They seek forgiveness for those who have faith.
They seek forgiveness for the
mu'minu
Look at this, look at the bond
between the angels and human beings.
The bond, the common denominator is Iman.
Those are the
mu'minun
who are in the heavens.
Who are carrying the throne of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala,
and those around it,
Allah Azawajal
describes them as having Iman
and then their relationship with the,
with the people on earth, their relationship is Iman.
And so they seek forgiveness,
for the believers who are on earth.
I mean, look at this SubhanAllah,
just from having iman, that these angels are praying for us.
Bi'idhnillah Ta'ala
We ask Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala to make us people of iman.
So when we think about this du'a,
when we think about the Iftars, let's not,
let's not let the Ibadah of this Iftar of feeding others.
Let's not let it get lost
in the social component of the Iftar.
The ibadah of feeding other people,
should also be met by those who are being hosted
with the Ibadah of du'a.
So they're feeding you
and that's an act of worship
that gets them closer to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala,
and you respond with an act of Ibadah,
and you make this du'a
aftara 'indakum as-sa'imun wa-akala ta'amakum
al-abrar wa-sallat 'alaykum al-mala'ika
Learn this du'a, memorize it,
put it into practice and teach others.
Jazakumullahu khair
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