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Question Yourself:
Do you pray fajr (morning prayer) in the
mosque in Jamaa'ah (gathering) every day?
Do you keep all prayers in the masjid
in Jamaa'ah?
Did you read any portion of Allah's
Book today?
Are you consistent in saying your thikr
(words of remembrance) and praise of Allah (T) and wird (regular daily
dhikr) after every prayer?
Do you pray all the regular sunnah
prayers (supererogatory prayers) before and after the fard prayers?
Were you humble and sincere in your
prayers today, conscious of what you were reciting?
Did you reflect upon death and the
grave?
Did you reflect upon the Last Day, its
horrors and its perils?
Did you ask Allah (three times) to let
you into the Jennah? For, Anas, (ra), reported that the Messenger (pbuh)
said:
When someone asks Allah (three
times) to let him into the Jannah, the Jannah says: 'O Allah, let him
into his Jannah?' And when someone asks Allah (three times) to shelter
him from the Fire, the Fire says: 'O Allah, protect him from the Fire'."
[At-Tirmidhee, an-Nasaa'ee, and al-Haakim; Saheeh al-Jaami' by al-Albaanee
no. 6275]
Did you ask Allah (three times) to
protect you from the Hellfire?
Did you read any of the hadeeth of the
Prophet, (pbuh)?
Did you consider keeping away from evil
companions?
Did you try to avoid excessive laughing
and joking?
Did you cry today for fear of Allah?
Did you say the morning and evening
thikr?
Did you seek forgiveness for your sins
from Allah for today?
Did you sincerely ask Allah (ta`ala)
for the Shahaadah (martyrdom) today? For, the Messenger of Allah,
(pbuh), said: "Whoever asks Allah (ta`ala) for the Shahaadah with
sincerity, Allah will grant him the rank of martyrs, even if he dies in
bed." [Muslim and others]
Did you supplicate to Allah to keep
your heart firm upon His Deen?
Did you take advantage of the
answerable periods (those during which supplications are answerable) to
ask of Allah? |