Ahmed Salim Jn

 ASSALAMU ALAYKUM WARAHMATULLAHI WABARAKATUH   Praise be to ALlāh. If he or she cannot fast because he or she is sick, but there is the hope that he or she will recover and become able to fast later on, then he or she has to make up the days that she did not fast in Ramadan, because ALlāh says (interpretation of the meaning):  “and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number [of days which one did not observe Sawm (fasts) must be made up] from other days” [Al-Baqarah 2:185] But if he or she cannot fast and there is no hope that he or she will be able to do so in the future because of sickness or old age, then she does not have to fast, but he or she has to feed one poor person for each day.  The evidence for that is the report narrated by Abu Dawood (2318) from Ibn ‘Abbaas concerning the verse (interpretation of the meaning):  *“And as for those who can fast with difficulty, (e.g. an old man), they have (a choice either to fast or) to feed a Miskeen (poor pe...

 Al Birr is attaining purity in the heart. It is an effort to make the outer and inner worlds of the disciple to resemble the state of our Prophet PBUH . اَلْمَرْءُ مَعَ مَنْ اَحَبَّ إليه : Hadith “A person will be with whom he loves.” (Bukhari, Adab, 96) In order to be with the Messenger of Allah PBUH, it is essential to take on his states, deeds and character (Sunna).  Adherence to the Sunna is the only education for this task of fully taking on the prophet example not just with our deeds but with our character and inner states. Sometimes, the prophet passed through the most severe tests a person can go through. However, he did not lose his trust and submission even for a moment. Sometimes, he was stoned but he never cursed those who treated him with cruelty. On the contrary, he sought refuge with his Lord and prayed for their descendants to be Muslims.  At times, he passed through a thousand troubles and tribulations but he became the peak example of patience and grati...