Al-Salam ‘Alaykum, this is Syed Ali Imran – and you are listening to the Forties podcast, brought to you by Mizan Institute.
This is episode 44 – The Fast of Rajab is More Valuable Than All the Gold on Earth
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَلَا إِنَ رَجَباً شَهْرُ اللَّهِ وَ شَعْبَانَ شَهْرِي وَ رَمَضَانَ شَهْرُ أُمَّتِي- أَلَا فَمَنْ صَامَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ يَوْماً إِيمَاناً وَ احْتِسَاباً اسْتَوْجَبَ رِضْوَانَ اللَّهِ الْأَكْبَرَ وَ أَطْفَأَ صَوْمُهُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ غَضَبَ اللَّهِ وَ أَغْلَقَ عَنْهُ بَاباً مِنْ أَبْوَابِ النَّارِ وَ لَوْ أُعْطِيَ مِلْءَ الْأَرْضِ ذَهَباً مَا كَانَ بِأَفْضَلَ مِنْ صَوْمِهِ وَ لَا يَسْتَكْمِلُ لَهُ أَجْرَهُ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا دُونَ الْحَسَنَاتِ إِذَا أَخْلَصَهُ لِلَّهِ وَ لَهُ إِذَا أَمْسَى عَشْرُ دَعَوَاتٍ مُسْتَجَابَاتٍ إِنْ دَعَا بِشَيْءٍ فِي عَاجِلِ الدُّنْيَا أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ وَ إِلَّا ادَّخَرَ لَهُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ أَفْضَلَ مَا دَعَا بِهِ دَاعٍ مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِهِ وَ أَحِبَّائِهِ وَ أَصْفِيَائِه
In Hadith #3 the Prophet (p) says: Be aware, Rajab is the month of Allah, and Sha’bān is my month and Ramaḍān is the month of my nation. So one who fasts any day in Rajab out of belief and for seeking proximity to Allah, they become deserving of the greatest blessings of Allah. The fast of that person would end the anger of Allah upon him; a door of Hell would be closed for him. The reward of this fast with pure intention is better than them being given the earth filled with gold as charity. No object in this world can make his reward complete except these rewards in this world and the hereafter. As soon as night falls, Allah would fulfill his ten wishes. If he prays for worldly life his prayers would be accepted, or else Allah will save for him the best of that which His (swt) friends, lovers and chosen people pray for.
This is a mind-blowing narration, and it shows the extent of Allah’s mercy upon us and His favours. For just a simple recommended fast in the month of Rajab these are all the rewards that He will bestow upon us, why should we not benefit from this opportunity? Furthermore, these fasts also allow for our Du’as and supplications to be accepted much more easily.
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Sayyid Ali studied in the seminary of Qom from 2012 to 2021, while also concurrently obtaining a M.A in Islamic Studies from the Islamic College of London in 2018. In the seminary he engaged in the study of legal theory, jurisprudence and philosophy, eventually attending the advanced kharij of Usul and Fiqh in 2018. He is currently completing his Masters of Education at the University of Toronto and is the head of a private faith-based school in Toronto, as well as an instructor at the Mizan Institute and Mufid Seminary.
