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I was going thru some of our family Raya photos and realized
that today is the last day of Syawal 1442H.
And it is the second year that Malaysian’s Raya Celebration
has changed.
Years ago, while we were on the road trip going from one
house to another, I remembered thinking...
Why do we, Malaysians make so much effort visiting families
far and wide during month of Syawal?
Why do we go thru bad traffics, congested highways, crowded
bus stations and airports just to spend Raya with our loved ones?
Why do we excitedly send our open house invitations inviting
family and friends into our house during month of Syawal?
Why do we dedicatedly and eagerly fulfilling the invites of
our family and friends to their open houses?
Why do we go extra in preparing Raya dishes and Raya cookies
spread for our guests?
Why do we receive guests up to the wee hours at night during
Syawal when we usually close our doors by 9pm on other nights?
Why do we prepare Angpau Packets and give to our little
children and elderly even if it is RM1 per Angpau?
Why do we try our best to wear new beautiful clothes on the
first day of Eid?
And a list of my other whys...
It was then I realized something.
All those things that we do.
All the answers to those whys..
Whether we realize it or not..
Has only one answer.
It was because it was part of Islam and the teachings of
Prophet Muhammad SAW.
We visited because we want to re-established and strengthen
our relationship with our kins, which is what Allah loves for us to do. And
while doing so, Allah rewards us with His Abundance.
Allah has said that the fastest way to cut our Rezki is to
cut ties with our family and kins. And the fastest way to increase our Rezki is
to strengthens our ties and bond with our family and kins.
We have open houses
because we love to feed others, which is Prophet Muhammad SAW’s teachings
and Sunnah.
We fulfill invitations even some were simply touch and go
because Prophet Muhammad SAW taught us that fulfilling invitations is one of
our responsibilities as Muslims.
We go extra on our food offerings because feeding people is
one of the best kind of charity.
We received guests happily anytime of the day because
Prophet Muhammad SAW has taught us that guests brings in abundance into our
household and when guests leave, they take away all kinds of harms, trials,
tribulations and harmful creatures from our homes.
We give Angpau packets because giving charity and
gift-giving increases our sustenance and increase our love and bond with one
another.
We wear new clothes or even old ones but the best ones we
have because that was what Prophet Muhammad taught us to do to demonstrate our
happiness of successfully fasting for 30 days.
And all those extras that we received when we visit and see
one another like smiling, shaking hands, asking for forgiveness, givings hugs
etc all has rewards of charity, pardoning of our sins and earning Allah’s Love
and Blessings.
SubhanAllah Allahu Akbar.❤️❤️❤️
And this beautiful Malaysian culture could be one of the
reasons why Allah has blessed our nation
so much.
💞
And I truly missed it.
I felt these past 2 years, we have been robbed of this beautiful manifestation of our Islamic faith.
So many of Prophet Muhammad’s Sunnah that we have been
practicing for years are no more.
On the surface it looks like it was robbed by Covid 19.
But if we truly understand, reflect and read between the
lines, this is a test from Allah for us.
He has taken back some of our live’s greatest pleasure. He
has taken away the opportunity for us to practice some of the Sunnah and
teachings of our beloved Prophet Muhammad SAW.
Will things go back to normalcy in the future?
Only Allah knows.
Only He can restore what He has taken.
But for now, I know we need to find a way to earn back all
those rewards we used to earn during Syawal in another way.
And I know that we need to grab whatever opportunities that
is still left to practice the teachings and Sunnah of my beloved Prophet
Muhammad SAW.
May Allah help and protect us all...
....Allahumma Solli Ala Saiyidina Muhammad...
💖💖💖
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Tariq asking for forgiveness from Baba on morning of ‘Eid |
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As usual, Tariq needs Baba’s help to wearing his samping.🤩
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Alhamdulillah, we are grateful to Allah for blessings He
bestows upon us... |
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Baba forgive you, sayang.. whispered Baba to Tariq..🥰💞 |
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