Is my Ramadhaan accepted?
Submitted by Mohammed Gilani on
Hadratjee Maulana Inaa’mul Hassan Saheb (Rahimahullah) mentions, “A
person that spends his life in the manner he spends
Ramadaan, his death will approach him like the day of Eid
(a day of happiness).”
WHO IS A DEPRIVED PERSON
There is a discussion amongst the pious people of the past
as to who is a deprived person. Obviously, there are
different angles and explanations to this question in the
Hadith, but amongst the pious servants it refers to a person
that stops his Ibaadaat after the month of Ramadaan. After
the month of Ramadaan, we may not be able to carry out
good deeds at the level that we did in Ramadaan, but we
should continue with steadfastness. We should continue
with our five times Salaah, Tilaawat, etc.
INCREASE THE LEVEL OF SHUKR
A diabetic perhaps feared that he will not be able to fast,
doctors also feared that he won’t be able to manage, yet he
managed keeping all his fast, then he should make even
more Shukr. Similarly, a person that estimated that he will
be able to complete 2 Khatms in Ramadaan but he managed
to complete 3 Khatms, he too should express plenty of
gratitude.
At the same time a person should fear or rather be
concerned as to whether his Ibaadat has been accepted or
not. Keeping the mercy of Allah Ta'ala before us, we should have hope that our Ibaadat will be accepted. However,
looking at our condition, we should think, where is my
Ibaadaat worthy of acceptance? How many pious people
after spending their entire lives in the Ibaadat of Allah Ta'ala said, “If Allah forgives me, then it is sufficient.”
HAS OUR IBAADAT BEEN ACCEPTED?
There should be some anxiety at the end of Ramadaan
whether our Ibaadat has been accepted or not. Hadrat
Maulana Muhammad Umar Saheb Palanpuri (Rahimahullah) used to give
an example of a meter or a gauge. If the radiator
temperature is high, the needle of the temperature gauge
will be in the red indicating that the temperature is high
and the driver will immediately realise that it is dangerous.
At the same time, it is not healthy for the needle to indicate
extremely low temperature rather the needle should
remain in the middle. If we have too much of hope in the
mercy of Allah , it is not a healthy sign as such a person
will easily develop pride within himself and as a result
regard himself superior to others. A person that could easily
develop pride should study the warnings and punishments
of Allah Ta'ala, look at his past life (that is at the errors that he
has committed) so that a balance is created between fear
and hope.
(Hazrat Moulana Abdul Hamid Ishaq Saab (Daamat Barakaatuh)