Ramadan Day 2

Alhamdulillah, we completed Day 1 and now we are going to begin on Day 2. I break my fast at my parents place. Unfortunately Dad is working.

Anyway it was ok.

Yesterday on facebook i put up this status:

Message of the day: Kalau awak sudah berniat untuk berpuasa sepanjang bulan ini, adalah lebih baik jika awak tunaikan solat sekali (Bagi mereka yang tidak besolat). Tiap tiap orang ada perjalan masing masing, mungkin ini adalah satu permulaan yang baik kerana solat & puasa adalah Rukun Islam, wajib dilakukan. Tidak masuk akal kalau awak puasa tapi tak solat. renungkanlah :)

Alhamdulillah, i have quite a number of supporters for this - if i m Siti Nurhaliza i may have more but too bad i m not so 11 likes is considered good for me :p

I m aware that when one speaks the truth, be prepared for people not willing to accept it. the truth is always bitter. Judging from some feedbacks which i received, it is obvious that this message did not go well with some.

Truth be known, there are 5 tenets of Islam and everyone who is a born Muslim knows that (who doesnt let me know, i can teach you). Right after syahada is the obligation to pray 5 times a day and after that is to Fast for a month during Ramadan. Next came zakat (obligatory) and then Hajj.

Tell me dear friends, how can you skip the second one and do the third?

however, my intention of writing is merely a reminder that Allah SWT reward encompass everything. You get reward for your intent to fast. You wake up for the sunat sahur and get reward for it but you skip subuh. It is like you get paid for something and it was quickly taken away from you at the same time - does that make sense  to you? no right? so imagine you fast thru the day but you didnt pray for the whole day. What reward you get ?

It is never in my intention to be boastful or look down on those who dont do prayers. No i cant do that neither He allows us to do that. Allah SWT hates boasters and link them equal to the place of the non-believers.

However a reminder is good for the soul so that you look back and check if there is anything missing in place of your deeds during Ramadhan. Think about it, out of 5 tenets in Islam, 3 of it is fulfilled in Ramadan simultaneously - prayer,fast & zakat. Syahada is repeated thru out the prayers and whenever we want to and that makes it 4. Doesnt that tell you that Ramadan is a special month and He put it across to us that everything that we do is doubled,tripled during the month?

Therefore, never question friends who put such messages in their facebook. What their intention to put up is THEIR intention and only God decides if it is a reward for a good intention or a bad one. We who see it should take it in positive manner and never question because BY questioning, we already in the path of "buruk sangka" and this leads to more destructive opinion and may cause disintegration within the ummah.

With that, i hope i cleared the air on why i encourage friends to perform the solat during the month - for those who never did, it was never in my intention to put you down but i feel that this is the right time. You need not go lunch, no tea breaks, no coffee breaks,  no smoke breaks and just work. You can rest an hour of lunch spread out 30 mins for Zuhur and 30 mins for asar. Insya Allah may we receive blessings from Him for this. Amin.